Joe kery in ‘finally dawn’. Photo: 01 Distribution.
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Opening in theaters on July 18th is the new Italian movie ‘Finally dawn‘, which was directed by Saverio costanzo ,Hungry Hearts‘), and stars Lily james ,Cinderella, Willem Dafoe ,Poor Things, Joe keery ,Stranger Things‘), and Rachel Sennott ,Saturday night,
Moviefone Recently had the pleasure of speaking with joe kery about his work on ‘Finally dawn’, how he got the role, Learning Italian, Shooting At Cinecittà Studios, Working with Women’s Women’s Wint Director Sverio Costanzo, as well as shooting the final season of ‘Stranger Things’ and his memory of working on the series.
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(L to r) joe kery and lily james in ‘Finally dawn’. Photo: 01 Distribution.
Moviefone: to begin with, can you talk about the audition process and how you get cast in the film?
Joe kery: I don’t really know the history of the movie before me. Saverio Had Maybe Thought of Me For the Job and There was a conflict. So, I didn’t even see it. They sort of passed on me, maybe just due to scheduling stuff. I think maybe because of the show (‘Stranger Things’). Then somebody changed, and I freed up after they were looking for somebody for a while. I read it, and thought it was fantastic. It was an easy “yes” for me. Saverio’s other work is beautiful. The script was amazing. And shooting in rome, what an amazing options.
Mf: How was your Italian before making the film and was it difference the language for this role?
Jk: Yeah, I was working a little overtime in that Regard. It’s funny. My Sister Lived In Rome at this time. She ended up working on the film as well. So, the two of us doing a little duolingo between us. She was good thought. I had some work to do, but she was good. I picked up some stuff thought.
Joe kery and lily james in ‘finally dawn’. Photo: 01 Distribution.
MF: What was it like collaborating with director savero costanzo on set?
Jk: Great. I mean, he’s got a lot of trust, I think, in his actors. But he also isn’t afraid to challenge you, i think. It’s always like there’s a cross section between the way that you see a character and maybe the director sees the character. Somemes it’s good if that venn diagram is really connected, but someimes it’s also good it’s not. I’d say we we We We WEDE of Right in the Middle Where We We We WERE WERE WERE WARE WARE WARE WARE IN Interesting Ways and Taking the Character. He also just made some changes on I kind of came Around. I think we bot talked about the character and adjusted it as the movie was happy. That’s one of his strengths, I think, is that he’s alive to take the different inputs and shape it to what will best fit the film. I think he did that across the board. He’s such a great guy to work with. It was an enjoyable experience on set.
Mf: You play an actor in the film and when we first meet him, He is playing another character in the movie with the movie. What was it like playing a character that is playing another character?
Jk: You know, I kind of tried to not honestly think too hard about it, I guess. You go down the rabbit hole of thinking about all this different stuff. Then at a certain point you’re like, “Well, now’s time to actually do it.” So, you just sort of put all your work aside and kind of get into it. But I really liked that dynamic within the movie. The meta dynamic of kind of bouncing in between what is real, what’s a movie, and what’s going on. That was exciting for me personally.
Rachel Sennott in ‘Finally Dawn’. Photo: 01 Distribution.
Mf: You also get to shoot at cinecittà studios in italy where some legendary films were made. What was that experience like for you?
Jk: Absolutely. I think shooting at cinecittà was great trust of the reference movies that I watched beforehand, they were filled on the back lot there. That’s where they did these things. So, the fact that we’re paying homage to that period, and we are making a movie about it, it’s just perfect. I think everybody on set was just sort of blown away by that. Then, also we we showoting on the spanish steps. That’s ridiculous. I’m not in that Scene when she’s walking down the steps. But one of my first days on that film was, it was the night shot at the beginning of the movie when we we are coming down the steps. You know, it’s world war ii. Then as the sun was rising, we switch over and we do rebecca’s thing at the end of the movie, so we stuck Around. Just watching rebecca come down the stairs, and it’s totally Empty, and the city’s waking up, and there’s no tourists. I mean, it was incredible. Nobody gets that experience. You really don’t get to experience that unless you’re very lucky.
MF: Just to Follow Up, What was some of the films you Watched for inspiration before shooting this movie?
Jk: Obviously, I think there’s a fair Amount of ‘8 ½‘In this film. ,Ben hur‘And’Cleopatra‘Were too. I know I’ve Watched The Film ‘Cleopatra’, just based on that big old Scene that we do with me and lily, and Hafþór (júlíus BJORNSSON) And Stuff. That are the three that come to mind off the top of my head.
Willem dafoe in ‘finally dawn’. Photo: 01 Distribution.
Mf: What was it like working with actress rebecca antonaci?
Jk: I mean, I think she’s extramely talented. Working with her on set, I feel like there’s so much of the movie where she has no dialogue. But She, for Me, was the most captivating part of the film, just to watch her experience this world and the emotions that she’s able approximate to convey just through one look. It’s unbelievable. She’s extramely talented. I can’t wait to see what she does next.
Mf: Were you intimidated to work opposite the great will be dafoe?
Jk: Yeah, definitely. I mean, he is like singular. He’s one of the great working actors, i’d say. It’s very clear to me. I think he’s just like a lover of acting. To me, it just seems like We were all making this movie togeether. There’s no “holier than thou” thing going on. He’s just a real person. So, it makes a lot of sense to me why he he’s had the career that he’s Had.
Joe kery as steve harrington in ‘Stranger Things’. Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2022.
MF: Finally, ‘Stranger Things’ will be ending soon. What was it like filming the final season and what memory will you take with you from working on the show?
Jk: Well, for the whole thing? I mean, I don’t think i can pick a favorite single memory. There are a lot of great working memory in all these amazing sequences that we get to film. The end of season 1 sticks out. The underwater stuff sticks out to me in season 4. Working in the mall. But then, mostly I’ll just remumber the Amount of time that I Spent with all these people and the deep connection that we have. Yeah, That’s really what i’m going to take away more than anything else, is that.
Editorial Note: James White Conducted this interview and contributed to this article.
What is the plot of ‘finally dawn’?
A young roman woman (lily james) during the 1950s is on the verge of become engaged to a man. She goes to cinecittà to do an audition as an extra and is thrust into this almost infinite night during
Who is in the cost of ‘finally dawn’?
- Lily james as josephine esperanto
- Willem Dafoe as Rufus Priori
- Joe kery as sean lockwood
- Rachel Sennott as Nan Roth
- Rebecca antonaci as mimosa
- Enzo Casertano as rinaldo
- Michele Bravi as singer en travel
‘Finally dawn’. Photo: 01 Distribution.
