Oscar-winning Spotlight filmmaker Tom McCarthy introduces his buzzy new thriller.
Matt Damonis a father on a mission in this exclusive first look at his new filmStillwater.
“They really opened up their lives to us, and their worlds and their families.
Matt Damon as Bill Baker in ‘Stillwater’.Jessica Forde / Focus Features
They were incredibly instrumental in helping us shape the story.”
“It was just exciting,” McCarthy says.
“You could feel the collaboration, and I think we all learned a lot from each other.
While in Marseille, Bill meets Virginie (Camille Cottin) and her 8-year-old daughter Maya (Lilou Siauvaud, in her debut acting role) and they strike up an unlikely friendship as they help Bill navigate the language barriers and cultural differences in France.Jessica Forde/Focus Features
Perhaps surprisingly, McCarthy was okay with that.
It feels baked now.”
“There is,” he says.
“And I will leave it at that.
You’ve got to buy a ticket.”
Stillwaterhits theaters July 30.
