Directors on Directing WonderCon Panel Featuring Radio Silence, David Leitch & Wes Ball
34For WonderCon 2024, Collider's Steve Weintraub had the opportunity to moderate another Directors on Directing panel where we hosted Radio Silence — Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (Scream 6) — David Leitch (Bullet Train), and Wes Ball (The Maze Runner) ahead of the release of some of this year's hottest blockbusters. Between this quartet of filmmakers, this year's panel ran the gamut of genres, from the bloodbath that is Abigail, to Leitch's love letter to stunt performers in The Fall Guy, and the epic return to the sci-fi franchise in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
During their conversation, the four directors share the behind-the-scenes of filmmaking and demystify the collaboration process between a director and "the hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people that are making choices" throughout production. They walk us through the miracles it takes to get a movie into theaters and even discover techniques and hurdles from each other. If you've ever found yourself wondering, "What exactly does a director do?" this panel is for you. There are even a handful of famous faces and Hollywood insiders who send in questions, including Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick), The Fall Guy's Emily Blunt, Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World), Damon Lindelof (The Leftovers), Bear McCreary (composer The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power) and Greig Fraser (cinematographer of Dune and The Batman).
In addition to the peak behind the Hollywood curtain, each director shares some exciting updates on their upcoming projects. We find out just how bloody Abigail really is, and how their multi-talented young star, Alisha Weir (Matilda the Musical) changed the film; Leitch talks about why The Fall Guy is so personal to him and how the release and success of Barbie has impacted his film; and Ball dives into the technical and practical aspects of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, where it falls on the timeline, and working with extended VFX shots.
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