'Everything Will Change'; Steven Spielberg Warned Antonio Banderas About CGI
Antonio Banderas recalls what the Indiana Jones creator said to him on the set of one of the last, in his opinion, super-productions not using CGI.
In 1998 Antonio Banderas played the lead role in The Mask of Zorro - a film that turned out to be a real hit, earning $250 million worldwide. The production was much talked about not only because of the participation of the aforementioned star, but also because of the great cast. In the show we could admire Catherine Zeta-Jones and Anthony Hopkins, among others. As it turns out, the movie's set was also visited by Steven Spielberg, who was the movie's executive producer. The actor never forgot his words.
The conversation with the iconic filmmaker was mentioned by Banderas on the occasion of a recent interview with Yahoo! Entertainment, held on the occasion of the film's twenty-fifth anniversary. As the star revealed, during the meeting Spielberg made him realize that cinema will soon change a lot. He announced that The Mask of Zorro could be one of the last superproductions not using CGI.
"When we were shooting, Spielberg told me, 'This is most likely the last western shot the way westerns were shot in the old days, with real scenes, with real horses. The last one where everything is real, real sword fighting, no CGI.'
He also said: 'Everything will change, and it will change quickly. That's why you should be proud of this film'," Banderas said.
The director's words cannot be denied truthfulness, and computer effects do indeed play a not inconsiderable role in blockbusters or Marvel superproductions. However, there are filmmakers, trying to shoot some of their works "the old way". Here we should recall Christopher Nolan, who assured that in his latest work - Oppenheimer - did not include a single shot using CGI.
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