It was a great script, but it was kind of gray men in a gray room, chatting away. What would have happened had he not taken over at that point? Had he not made that decision?” It could have so easily been such a different world.

I know there’s a lot of controversy over the tube scene, which I kind of agree with, but what was fascinating was that is was something that I didn’t know about a critical piece of our history, the fact that we came so close to going the other way. Bill is such a nice guy and great to work with.ĭarkest Hour was kind of like going back to your roots. That project was like the jewel in the crown for Disney. I spent probably 18 months all in all, starting pre-, pre-, pre-prep, way back when. We did Beauty and the Beast first, which was a long haul. What was it that drew you to these two very different projects?

Greenwood’s year with Beauty and Darkest Hour encapsulates a broad range of experience across the spectrum of filmmaking-on location and sound stages, through history, fantasy, and a combination of the two. 'Darkest Hour' Crosses $45M ‘Lady Bird’ Tops $41M Met Opera Screen’s 'Tosca' Hits $2M: Specialty Box Office

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