He also talked about the alien invasion movie hes got withIce Cubeand the sequel forSearching.
TIMUR BEKMAMBETOV: Was it your first Screenlife movie?
It wasnt, but I feel like each one is different, in its approach.
BEKMAMBETOV: Every time, I think, Okay, this is Screenlife.
Do you have to think about everything else that youre doing, in a different way?
BEKMAMBETOV: Its an organic process.
I tell the story and the story takes place on a screen.
The person is just the face.
What now, you see me, but Im just a part of the screen.
The rest is your folders and your personal your world.
How will this character fly in the space?
What will he eat?
How will he sleep?
There is no gravity, so he needs to attach himself to the rope.
There are very practical questions that it’s crucial that you answer.
And then, your story and your movie will be relatable and real and believable.
I could imagine the journalist working in todays world.
Theres a specificity of todays life, which we call Screenlife.
What do you hope to continue to be able to do, in the future, with this format?
BEKMAMBETOV: First of all, I want more and more people to be attracted by this language.
The only way to connect to people is to show them.
It doesnt matter what you say, you have to show them.
For myself, I have so many different ideas.
I dont know if they can go inside, but fantasy would be really interesting.
I also want to develop the technology of this language.
Its only just beginning.
In 500 years, there were only two cameras in Los Angeles, and theyre the same jot down.
I know that theres a camera capturing me.
I want to record everything that Im doing, because then I can pick what I need for Screenlife.
There are a lot of technological tools that I need.
We produce different movies.
In the last few years, we produced Romeo & Juliet, which premiered at Sundance.
Its Shakespeare in a digital world.
Were producing a sci-fi, post-apocalyptic disaster movie with Ice Cube and Eva Longoria.
Itll be cool to travel, to see the exotic aspects of Screenlife.
What can you say about the sci-fi movie that you did with Ice Cube?
How are you using the format for that?
BEKMAMBETOV: Its an alien invasion movie with Ice Cube.
When aliens invade us, they will probably try not to steal oil or our blood or our brain.
They will make a run at steal something else, something more relevant.
BEKMAMBETOV: Its scary because its relatable.
Im not talking about with terrorists.
Thats just the trigger to set it up.
Thats what makes it scary.
Its amazing how interactive it starts to feel, as you keep watching.
BEKMAMBETOV: I made this movie for people spending time in the digital space.
Its part of our lives.
All of the biggest events of my life are happening in the digital space.
Im contacting my wife and Im talking to my friends and doing business, and its all on screen.
Searchingwas a real hit, and youre set to do a sequel for that.
How do you approach doing a sequel?
Do you think about pushing things further?
BEKMAMBETOV: Its an organic process.
It will not be exactly the same story, just the same language.
Im curious what it will be.
When are you hoping to release that film?
BEKMAMBETOV: We finished the shooting and now are in post-production.
BEKMAMBETOV: Yes, because Screenlife is a language.
Its a format, not a genre.
Were producing a musical in Screenlife.
Its easy to tell a story in musical form in Screenlife.
Its the Old Testament told in the Screenlife format.
Profileis now playing in theaters.
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