Saulnier Credits Patrick Stewart at Green Room 10th Anniversary Screening
Director Jeremy Saulnier told an LA audience that Green Room nearly shut down before Patrick Stewart joined and secured its green light.
Jeremy Saulnier gave a surprise introduction at a 10th-anniversary screening of Green Room at the Alamo Drafthouse in Los Angeles, according to joblo.com. During his remarks, the director paid tribute to the late Patrick Stewart, saying the film came close to shutting down before Stewart joined and helped it get the green light.
Saulnier said Stewart is the reason he can still make movies. The director also shared a set anecdote about Stewart asking to add a swear word to a scene, a request Saulnier approved.
He asked the audience to celebrate Stewart's contribution loudly when that moment played on screen during the screening.
Released in 2015, Green Room features Stewart as Darcy Banker, the leader of a neo-Nazi group holding a punk band in a remote venue.
Saulnier's upcoming project, SLAYGROUND, is currently in editing.
Quick answers
What did Jeremy Saulnier say about Patrick Stewart at the Green Room screening?
Saulnier said Green Room was close to shutting down before Stewart joined and helped it get the green light, and that Stewart is why he can still make movies.
Who did Patrick Stewart play in Green Room?
Stewart played Darcy Banker, the leader of a neo-Nazi group holding a punk band in a remote venue.
What is Jeremy Saulnier's upcoming project?
SLAYGROUND, which is currently in editing.