The Filmmakers Podcast #292: Baltasar Kormákur talks ‘Beast’
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #292: ”Beast” – roaring to success with Baltasar Kormákur, director of award winning indie films and huge studio movies
Today, Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir welcome director/producer/actor Baltasar Kormákur to the show. He has made films such as Contraband (2012), 2 Guns (2013), Everest (2015) and Beast (2022) and has worked with star-actors such as Mark Wahlberg, Denzel Washington, Jason Clarke and Idris Elba to name a few. He sits down with our hosts to chat about:
- being on set
- the difficulties of shooting on location
- making and starring in his debut feature film
- how he put his own money into making his debut
- navigating between Hollywood and indie films
- directing tips
- his learnings over the years
- working with star actors like Denzel Washington
- shooting with a CGI lion vs a real lion
- working in the studio system
Baltasar was very honest about his journey. We know you’ll love this. So sit back, relax and listen to this week’s episode with the rather fantastic Baltasar Kormákur.
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