From Spielberg and Kubrick’s A.I. to Back to the Future II, Rick Carter on an Iconic Career
10At the third annual Mediterrane Film Festival, held on the island nation of Malta, Collider's Steve Weintraub had the esteemed pleasure of sitting down with Film Commissioner and CEO of Malta Film Studios Johann Grech and Hollywood production designer and art director Rick Carter for an in-depth conversation about filmmaking and expanding the horizons of cinema beyond Tinseltown.
In just under a decade, Grech has made it his mission to put Malta on the moviemaking map, turning the remarkable island into a hub for productions to stake out breathtaking locations, and for the Mediterrane Film Festival to offer cinephiles and studios the chance to step back in time. During their conversation, Grech shares the pride and plans he has for the growing film festival, and discusses why building a "world-class soundstage" in Malta will cement the nation's position as a production must.
Collider also goes behind the scenes with Carter, whose career launched after serving as art director under the tutelage of Richard Donner and Steven Spielberg on The Goonies. After 1987, Carter took on the role of production designer for Robert Zemeckis on Back to the Future Part II, before working his movie magic on the sets of Death Becomes Her and reuniting with Spielberg for Jurassic Park. In this interview, Carter shares tales about practical dinosaur design with the likes of ILM and Phil Tippett, what it truly means to be a Goonie always and forever, how he designed the future in Back to the Future Part II, and what it was like watching Spielberg bring Stanley Kubrick's original vision for A.I. Artificial Intelligence to the big screen.
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