Steve Weintraub is currently at CinemaCon, which is where the studios promote their upcoming films to theater owners. Before the Warner Bros. presentation, Steve spoke withThe Nice GuysstarRussell Croweabout the film, which stars Crowe andRyan Goslingas an enforcer and a P.I., respectively, who team up to investigate the disappearance of a young woman.
During their conversation, Crowe talked about his thoughts onThe Nice Guysand if it met his expectations, working withShane Black, and memories of working onMan of Steel.
He also addressed what it would take for him to do aMaster and Commandersequel, and pointed out the difficulties involved:
What do I need to do as a fan to get anotherMaster and Commander?
RUSSELL CROWE: I think it’s just something you need to talk to the studio about because the possibility of doing another one is there, and even though I’m not contracted to it, I’d love to play that character again, because after playing that character I kept reading the books, and there are so many wonderful stories. But that was a very expensive movie for its time, so that’s something that has to be examined.
Something else that’s difficult is you also have the estate of Patrick O’Brian, you have the original studio, which I think was Samuel Goldwyn, then you have Fox, who was the principal studio that made it, but they made it in partnership with Universal and Miramax. So it’s very complex to try and get those people on the same page and working towards a second one. Not that I’m trying to do that, but I get asked this question quite a lot.
The Nice Guysopens May 20th. Here’s a time index of the interview:
