Last week I landed an exclusive video interview with Atlas Entertainment’s President and FounderCharlesRoven. While I’ve spoken to the prolific producer (full resume here) a number of times for some of his previous movies likeThe Dark Knight Rises,Man of Steel,Get Smart, andThe Dark Knight, this was my first time getting to sit down with him for an extended conversation about the industry and all his upcoming projects.
Over the course of nearly an hour at Atlas’ Beverly Hills office, I was able to go in-depth with Roven about Atlas Entertainment, theWarcraftmovie,The Great Wall, theUnchartedmovie, future DC movies likeBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,The Flash,Wonder Woman,Suicide Squad, and somuchmore. As someone that is excited about a number of his upcoming projects, I tried to ask all the things fans want to know. Since our extended talk covered so many topics, I’m breaking up the interview into smaller sections starting with theWarcraftmovie and Atlas Entertainment.
In the interview below, Roven talks about how the industry has changed over the past two decades, if the talking drama is dead in Hollywood, how the industry has been moving into the event business, the way Atlas decides what they’re going to produce, how Atlas has three divisions at the company so they can produce all sorts of films, and more. In addition, he explains how they got involved in theWarcraftmovie, why the film can break the cycle of unsuccessful video game movies at the box office and appeal to casual moviegoers, the movie’s amazing spectacle, the incredible VFX, the reaction from test screenings, how it wasDuncan Jones’script that got everyone excited to make it, and where they are in post-production.
Finally, a huge thank you to Charles Roven for agreeing to sit down with me for this interview. Over the upcoming week you can expect a lot more from our extended conversation.
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