Tom Rothman, chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group, says the studio continues to make films in the UK despite the May tariff threat from US President Donald Trump.
“The UK is still a very important destination for us,” Rothman said. screen Danny Boyle’s world premiere 28 years laterphotographed in a location in northern England and produced by British DNA film.
“In addition to being a favorable economic environment, the UK has the best crew in the world,” continued Rothman.
Sony is taking pictures this summer Spider-Man: Brand New Day and the beatles A four-part epic poem of the country. “It’s a great place to make a movie,” he added.
Rothman said it’s important to film. 28 years later In the UK. “It’s a very English film. Danny and Alex (Garland, the writer) take pride in English, so it’s a film that hasn’t been made anywhere else.”
Last month, President Trump said on social media that he was considering imposing a 100% tariff on non-US films, trying to bring more production back to the country. No details or confirmation has been announced yet.
The possibility of a trilogy, Geordy’s accent
Sony releases 28 years later From June 19th, it has been around the world. The film comes 23 years after Boyle and Garland 28 days later, And 18 years later 28 weeks later. Jody Comer and Aaron Taylor Johnson star as a couple who live in an isolated community on an island off the northeast coast of England. Co-stars between Ralph Fiennes and rookie Alfie Williams.
The second film, Nia Dacosta-Direced 28 years later: Kozoku Templefilmed in a row in the first film. It will be released by Sony in January 2026.
As for the third article, Rothman said he’s waiting to see how this first one will do at the box office. “We’re waiting for the audience,” he said. “If the audience loved it just as much as we did, we would pay ahead.”
Boyle confirmed screen They are also waiting for the third film Green Light. 28 days later. “(Murphy) plays a major role in the second film and plays a major role in the third film,” Boyle revealed.
“We’re still trying to fund a third film. We have to wait for our way. I think that will affect whether we get money for the third film.”
Murphy is the first executive producer 28 years laterBoyle joked, and they “paid him £50” for the role. Both Boyle and Garland create features alongside Andrew McDonald’s UK-based DNA film and Peter Rice and Bernard Bellow.
Boyle admits that the Geordie accents used by the characters played by Comer and Taylor-Johnson in the film are “everyone is nervously nervous” that the audience can’t understand them. The character comes from the northeastern city of Newcastle.
But “Gordy’s accident turned out to be OK,” Boyle said. “That’s odd. You can’t predict this, but Americans, when they saw it, they’re fine. They figured it out. We tested the screening, it was fine.
“They were quick to be the thing, so they spin a bit into the trailer. They need to get one word or one sentence.”
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