Rumoursfollows the leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies as they gather for the annual G7 summit to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis. Things go completely awry as the world plummets into uncertainty and what they think could be an apocalypse. Part comedy, part suspense, part satire, and part horror, this movie checks a lot of boxes for genre fans.
The film stars Rolando Revello, Roy Dupuis, and Nikki Amuka-Bird as three of the government officials, alongsidethe legendary Cate Blanchett. All three have extensive acting careers, with Amuka-Bird most well-known in the United States for her role in films likeKnock at the CabinandOld.Rumourscomes to theaters on October 18.
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Screen Rantinterviewed Rolando Revello, Roy Dupuis, and Nikki Amuka-Bird to talk about their new film,Rumours. They revealed what it was that drew them to want to be a part of the movie. They also discussedworking with Cate Blanchettand confessed that she was like the mother on set.
The Script & The Chance To Work With Cate Blanchett Caused Much Of The Cast To Sign On To Rumours
“I think that if someone calls you and asks you if you want to shoot a movie with this cast, and this screenplay, you are crazy if you don’t do it.”
Screen Rant: What drew you to want to be a part ofRumours?
Rolando Revello: I think that if someone calls you and asks you if you want to shoot a movie with this cast, and this screenplay, you are crazy if you don’t do it. For me, it’s a miracle.
Roy Dupuis: Yeah, I totally agree. This is a script that I don’t see a lot of actors refusing. For my part, I already had worked three days with Guy Madden and Evan and Galen, which were the three best days of shooting in my life. But that was another story, completely different from what we did here. What I prefer of a script is to be surprised, to be positively surprised. And that was it. I mean, it’s not very surprising to be surprised from a script coming by Guy Madden, but I was still surprised.
“She was actually also the host country, so it fell in line with that.”
Screen Rant: What was it like working with Cate Blanchett?
Roy Dupuis: Well, the fact that we were always the seven of us together shooting at night created that family, I’d say. And it was obvious that Cate was the mother. She was actually also the host country, so it fell in line with that. But she was kind of the mother of the family from my point of view.
Nikki Amuka-Bird: Totally. And actually, she had her family join the set a lot. It was really impressive to see how she was literally juggling those roles of acting in the movie and being a mom. She’s got incredible stamina, and she’s also incredibly brave. I think it really helped, as Roy says, we’re all in it together, and the more you may take chances and feel vulnerable in front of each other and OK to take chances and fall flat on your face. I think Cate was the first one to keep trying different things and not being afraid to look foolish. That was really liberating.
Rolando Revello: Cate, for me, is one of the greatest presence of my life because she is so kind and sweet. All the cast, except Roy, because the worst I’ve heard.
Roy Dupuis: Sorry. It’s a Canadian thing. We’re known to be really bad and not polite.
More About Rumours (2024)
Leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies gather for the annual G7 summit to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis. They soon become spectacles of incompetence, contending with increasingly surreal obstacles as night falls in the misty woods and they realize they are suddenly alone.
Rumours
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Rumours is a comedy film directed by Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson, and Guy Maddin. The film centers on seven leaders of rich democracies. While attempting to draft a global crisis statement, they become lost in the woods and struggle to find their way out.
