Sharper Director Benjamin Caron Discusses His Neo-Noir Thriller and the Nonlinear Storyline
16A24’s Sharper, a neo-noir thriller for Apple TV+, marks director Benjamin Caron’s first feature film after years of helming episodes for well-known series like Sherlock, The Crown, and most recently, Andor with Disney+. Dipping his toes into the Star Wars universe was a first for Caron, who says it was the “well-drawn-out narratives and great characters” that really drew him to Tony Gilroy’s series masterpiece. Likewise, Sharper is a character-driven mystery that piqued Caron’s interest, especially considering the star-studded cast, featuring Julianne Moore, Sebastian Stan, John Lithgow, Justice Smith, and new talent, Brianna Middleton.
Taking its audience to the penthouses of Manhattan, Sharper weaves a web of intricate lies revolving around billionaire Richard Hobbes’ (Lithgow) wealth. It begins with a love story between the bookish Tom (Smith) and graduate student, Sandra (Middleton), who encounter one another serendipitously at the bookstore Tom works at. The movie takes a sharp turn when Max (Stan), the con artist son of Hobbes’ girlfriend Madeline (Moore), breaks into his highrise. Tensions simmer when a scam begins to unfold between the mother-son duo, right around the time Hobbes is looking for someone to inherit his empire, someone other than his estranged son Tom who Richard believes to be incapable of taking over the family’s business.
Sharper’s twisting narrative keeps viewers guessing through its four acts, as more lies and deceit unravel between them all. During his interview, Caron discusses the way he and the crew organized the film in order to shoot their out-of-sequence storytelling, how the final act came together during the editing process, and deleted scenes. He also shares what it was like to be a part of Andor and what it was that appealed to him about the series (hint: it isn’t Star Wars).
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