‘The Favourite’ is one of the year’s most original screenplays, here’s how it came about
LA TimesIn 2009, filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos was given the original script for “The Favourite.” The historical tale of a triangle among an ailing Queen Anne and two of her closest associates in 18th century Britain struck him as an ideal narrative for the screen. “I never thought of it as anything else.” REVIEW: Wickedly entertaining ‘The Favourite’ forms a perfect triangle in Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone » Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, attended the UK Premiere of “The Favourite.” The finished script found its way to producer Ceci Dempsey, who championed its development since those early days. If we had a problem we would go, ‘What actually happened?’ If history helped us it was good, and if it didn’t it wasn’t that good.” Lanthimos describes the approach as “inspired by that story and those people create something that had a reason to exist besides just telling what happened back then.” “It was about making relevant to all of us today and things that concern us,” he adds. Instead of making it something bland or serious I used some of the lines in the film.” RELATED: Emma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos reinvent the costume drama with ‘The Favourite’ » Rachel Weisz, Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos attend the UK Premiere of “The Favourite” & American Express Gala at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival on October 18, 2018 in London, England. … I don’t think we ever had a conversation where we went, ‘That’s too much.’” “We wanted it so you might change your mind about these women as you’re watching the film,” Lanthimos adds.
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