‘Let Them All Talk’ Trailer: Meryl Streep Stars in Steven Soderbergh’s Latest Chatty Experiment
Since coming out of quasi-retirement in 2016, Steven Soderbergh has arguably been at his most daring at exploring the possibilities of creative freedom in filmmaking. The director has never shied away from projects that buck the traditional mores of studio distribution and navigate the uncharted territory of new platforms and camera technology. He’s been at this game a long time, since 1989’s Palme d’Or winner “Sex, Lies, and Videotape.” Since then, his varied filmography documents a tireless work ethic matched with a desire to experiment with any facet of making movies both within and beyond the studio format.
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Soderbergh’s recentoutput has been the most innovative in financial and formal approaches and howeach project reaches audiences. His return to filmmaking in 2017’s “Logan’sLucky” was produced on his own and co-released the movie throughFingerprintReleasing, a company he created to distribute films independent from studioinvolvement. 2018’s “Unsane” was shot in secret and entirelyon an iPhone 7. 2018’s “Mosaic” was released as both a limitedseries onHBO and a mobile app on iOS/Android that works as aninteractive movie where app users choose the plot’s direction.
A deal withNetflixproduced two films exclusive to the streaming platform in 2019, “HighFlying Bird,” this time shot on an iPhone 8, and “TheLaundromat.” He also served as executive producer this year for theQuibi-exclusiveshow “Wireless,” another project that explores the creativepossibilities of short-form video content and mobile-phone technology.
His new film, “LetThem All Talk,” follows the same trend of exclusive releases. Thismovie is part of a 3-year overall Soderbergh struck with HBO/HBO Maxlast year. Soderbergh and HBO have a long, successful history working together.Recent projects include“Mosaic,” 2013’s “Behind theCandelabra,” and the TV series “The Knick.”
“Let Them AllTalk” marks a reunion for Soderbergh with one of the stars of last year’s“Laundromat,”Meryl Streep. Streep stars as a novelist whoembarks on the ocean liner Queen Mary II after receiving a literary award inthe U.K. She invites two old friends and her nephew to tag along for thecruise, where old wounds inevitably resurface amid the non-stop repartee. Diane Wiest,Candice Bergen, andLucas Hedges round outthe cast.
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The movie’s productionwas unconventional, even by Soderbergh’s standards. Filming lasted only two weeks,with minimal equipment and crew. Actors improvised dialogue without an officialscript, with only basic outlines for scenarios drawn up by short-story writerDeborahEisenberg to guide their performances. Soderbergh also shot the film on thenewRED Komodo Dragon camera, a prototype at the time.
What’s the result of such an innovative production? Audiences find out in December, when “Let Them All Talk” premieres exclusively on HBO Max. Meanwhile, Soderbergh’s prolific output continues elsewhere. His next film, “No Sudden Move,” is in pre-production and will be released throughHBO Maxon December 10. Watch the first trailer below.
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