Benjamin Button, the titular hero of David Fincher’s adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story of the same name, has a rare condition which forces him to age backwards.
Thank goodness, then, that our technology goes in the “right” direction, “Benjamin Button” co-star Tilda Swinton said – or else there’d be no Benjamin Button at all.
“The programs they developed for that are just going to blow everything out of the water,” the recent Oscar-winner gushed of the technology involved in aging and de-aging star Brad Pitt, who will play Button throughout the nearly 80 years of his life. “I think it’s going to be extraordinary.”
The film, which Swinton calls “an omnibus of Button’s life,” may have borrowed more than just a plot from Fitzgerald’s short story. It may have borrowed the form as well, Swinton said.
“There are about eight sections and I’m one of them. I’m his first love in the 30s in Russia,” the actress explained. “What’s fascinating is we were all in these little films and they’ll all be put together [like an anthology].”
Man, the more I hear about this film, the more and more I can’t wait to see it. Are you as excited as I am about “Benjamin Button”? Sound off below.
March 21st, 2008 at 9:45 pm
No. Maybe I would be excited if the lead was not Brad Pitt. He is one of my least favorite Actors. so overrated.
I’ll catch it on dvd.
March 21st, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Elli’s just jealous that Brad is better looking, gets better looking sex partners, and makes more money in 1 day then Elli ever will.
Sucks to be Elli.
March 23rd, 2008 at 2:01 am
Well, Brad Pitt impressed me in “The Assassination of Jesse James…” so yeah, I’ll catch this one. Besides, F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of my fave authors. Why not.
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Brad Pitt is a hell of an actor who’s had my respect since Fight Club, coincidentally done with the same director, who’s one of my favorites and one of my influences. I’ll be the first in line to see this….well maybe not the first, but pretty damn close.
May 29th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
Since I’m working on an extended critique of the life and work of David Fincher, I cannot wait. After waiting five long years to see a new film from the director, it’s a real treat to have ‘Zodiac’ out in January of 2007 and now ‘Benjamin Button’ on Christmas of 2008. Aside from Alien3, every film he’s released has been a groundbreaker, whether it’s the content (Fight Club, obviously), the genre-mind-screw (Se7en, The Game), or the technique (Zodiac, Panic Room). I hope ‘Benjamin Button’ gets the Oscar that all this buzz is generating for a uncompromising visionary who’s well overdue. If anyone has any information on reaching Fincher for a telephone interview, please contact me through my web site. Sincerely,
Tom Waters