1:52:00
"...how can I even film it?
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How can you even pretend it?"
1:52:07
He became very depressed
during the preparation. . .
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. . .and I was glad
when he gave up on it. . .
1:52:14
. . .because it was really
taking its toll.
1:52:17
Kubrick turned his attention
to another longstanding project. . .
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. . .based on a short story
by Brian Aldiss.
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But A.I. evolved
into such a mammoth undertaking. . .
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. . .he sought the collaboration
of another director.
1:52:30
He said, "You ought to direct A.I.
and I should produce it. "
1:52:34
I was shocked. I said, "Yeah, right. "
1:52:37
He said, "I'm serious.
1:52:39
It would be a Kubrick production
of a Spielberg film. "
1:52:42
I remember him actually giving me
a title card on the whole proposal.
1:52:47
I said, "Why would you want to?"
1:52:49
Because I knew he had been developing
this from his heart for so long. . .
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. . .and had contributed
so many elements. . .
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. . .beyond Brian's
original short story.
1:53:00
And Stanley said:
1:53:01
"I think this movie is closer
to your sensibility than mine. "
1:53:06
He was so insistent. . .
1:53:07
. . .he said, "When can you come out
and talk in person?"
1:53:11
I said, "When would you like?"
He said, "Tomorrow. "
1:53:14
I was on Long Island,
it was during the summer.
1:53:17
So I got on an airplane
the next day and flew to his kitchen.
1:53:21
We, for the first time, sat down
and he said:
1:53:23
"I'll show you the storyboards. "
1:53:26
And he started to show me
a plethora of work. . .
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. . .that he had done.
1:53:31
It was a project which needed
many special effects.
1:53:34
He eventually postponed the project
for technical reasons.
1:53:38
Computer technology
was about to explode. . .
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. . .and he figured he would benefit
enormously by waiting a few years.
1:53:46
So the next project
became Eyes Wide Shut.
1:53:49
When Eyes Wide Shut was announced
as Kubrick's next film. . .
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. . .celebrity columnists focused
on the mysterious director. . .
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. . .who had not made a film
or given an interview in 1 0 years.