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“In terms of how [Allied] looks, it's fantastic and much better than I had hoped because it's so lush and so beautifully executed.”

Quote by Steven Knight

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Steven Knight, born in 1959, is a distinguished screenwriter known for his work across various genres, including crime, mystery, and science fiction. Knight is renowned for his unique narrative style and profound insights into human nature. more

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“The story [of Allied ] itself is the story I wrote, and that's what's great about Bob [Zemeckis ]. You have meetings, but it's meetings for clarity, not to change what they're saying or doing. He takes what's on the page and executes it so brilliantly.”

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Author:Steven Knight

“Whenever I see a cut of a film and something is gone, I don't notice it unless it obviously should have been kept.”

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Author:Steven Knight

“There [in Allied] were things that were written that were cut, and things that were shot that were cut, but if the film works, they are erased from memory.”

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“The sandstorm, which I think is an absolute triumph, could have been awkward. It's sex in a car, so who knows. And I think the rooftops look fantastic [in Allied].”

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“There [in Allied] was depicting London in the war, as well, and doing that in a way where you see something that you don't normally see, which is how hedonistic it was. In reality, that's what was going on. But, all of it worked.”

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Author:Steven Knight

“I visited the set [of Allied] a few times, and it was a great set to visit. A lot of it was in West London, in an old Gillette factory. You'd go into the factory through the security, and then there were a lot of camels and goats. Most sets are really dull, but this was fantastic.”

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“It felt [at the Allied set] like, "At last, I'm in Hollywood," even though I was in West London. It was like, "This is how a film should be made." It was beautiful.”

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“It's great that the story [Allied] is set in the '40s because the '40s feel to it is completely appropriate.”

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Author:Steven Knight

“It has to be an actress like Marion Cotillard [in Allied] because there are so many levels to it. It's set in the Second World War, when lots of people were doing things that, outside of a war, you wouldn't do, like killing and dropping bombs. She's doing things that one wouldn't approve of, but it's war.”

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“What I wanted to do [in Allied] was get two characters who fall in love for real, across the barricade, and then it transcends the war.”

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Author:Steven Knight