[Movies] Details From an Early Look at Danny Boyle’s Trance Posted by Larry Csonka on 03.09.2013
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- Danny Boyle was on hand at the SXSW Festival to preview his latest project, Trance. Here are some quotes from the presentation…
On His Deal With Fox Searchlight: "The great part of our deal with Fox Searchlight in the US and Pathe, who distribute our films in Europe, is that -- while we do have a cap -- within that we have a lot of freedom to f--k with genre."
On His Research into Hypnotism: "We did a lot of research into hypnotism -- about 5 percent of the population is highly susceptible which is what hypnotists look for -- and while everything you're about to see is ethically dubious, it is possible."
Here are the details from the footage shown at the presentation…
James McAvoy is in a parking garage, trying very hard to light Vincent Cassel on fire. He covers the car Cassel is tied to with gasoline despite the teary protests of Rosario Dawson. Unable to take it any longer she runs off while McAvoy fires a pistol into the gasoline trail he has laid, starting the conflagration.
Desperate, Cassel dogs around for his keys, using them to cut free of his bonds, but too late to get out of his car before the fire spreads. McAvoy fires continually into the car to keep Cassel's head down and body in place.
As the fire grows so hot the plastic begins to melt, Dawson careens into the garage driving a wrecker, headed straight for McAvoy and the burning car.
Remembering a computer message, McAvoy spreads his arms and repeats it "Bring it to me." She does, pinning McAvoy to the burning car with the truck, pushing both out of the garage and over an embankment into the water below in one of the trailers signature images.
Cassel splashes about as water fills the car and just as he is on the verge of drowning ...
He awakens and pops up in a pool some other place and some other time. Was he remembering something that happened or seeing the future? Or is it all a creation of Dawson's professional hypnotist?
