In the Fast Lane Christian Bale Chats About Racing Legend Ken Miles and Filming Ford V Ferrari at the Celebrated Le Mans Racetrack
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Q + A WITH THE STAR In the fast lane Christian Bale chats about racing legend Ken Miles and filming Ford v Ferrari at the celebrated Le Mans racetrack The film has been critically acclaimed, with critics saying that there’s enough drama to satisfy people who may not be racing fans. Would you agree with that? It was important to get the audience – the majority of whom have probably never been around a racetrack – to understand why these men get such thrills out of [a sport] that entails a high likelihood of death. This was the 1960s, where the brakes are nowhere near as advanced as they are now, and the car is flying down the track at 230 miles an hour. What type of person is willing to do that? That’s a “For me, it’s a real GOING BACK fascinating character study, for sure. IN TIME What motivates your character Ken luxury playing a Turn the page to find Miles, the British racing car driver who’s more films set in the past one of the main subjects of the film? real person” He was driven by the idea of a perfect lap. Water for Elephants The meaning of that has changed with What was it like seeing actual racing Based on the acclaimed technology, but in Miles’ mind, if you could drivers in action on set? bestseller, this romantic story set in a traveling circus in the take every corner perfectly at top speed, it We were so fortunate that we had on set 1930s stars Reese Witherspoon, was possible to pull off the perfect lap. He the sons of the characters portrayed in Robert Pattinson and was obsessed by that. the film, who are now racing drivers too. Christoph Waltz. The scene where Ken Miles is at Le Mans What differs when you play a real person looking side to side at the men surrounding as opposed to a fictional character? him… those guys he’s looking at are the For me, it’s a real luxury playing a real sons of the people who were around Miles Motherless Brooklyn person. Some people find it intimidating at that very moment. It was beautiful to Set in New York City to portray somebody real, but for me it’s have sons playing their fathers. in 1957, the film follows a the opposite. There are eccentricities real private investigator with Tourette syndrome who is people have that you have to learn, which What was it like filming at Le Mans? determined to solve the means having to put my ego aside as an The 24 Hours of Le Mans is such an iconic murder of his mentor. actor. I find that liberating. race and just being there gave us goose bumps. For the Paris premiere of the film, we were joined by legends of the sport Gérard Larrousse and Tom Kristensen. Argo These guys have lived it and know exactly In this historical drama set what it takes to win such a gruelling race. It during the Iran hostage crisis between 1979 and 1981, the was incredibly special to have them join us. CIA creates a fake sci-fi film to rescue the US diplomatic Ford v Ferrari is playing on board. Check your inflight staff who escaped their entertainment system for channel information. besieged embassy in Tehran. IMAGES: ROBERT ASCROFT / AUGUST / CLICK PHOTOS (PORTRAIT), MERRICK MORTON (FILM STILL) MORTON MERRICK (PORTRAIT), PHOTOS / CLICK AUGUST / ASCROFT ROBERT IMAGES: MALAYSIAAIRLINES.COM 69 067-78_Going Places Entertainment.AO.AK.KG.indd 69 7/2/20 5:00 PM NEW THIS MONTH HOLLYWOOD FROZEN 2 FORD V FERRARI DOCTOR SLEEP MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN KRISTEN BELL, MATT DAMON, CHRISTIAN BALE, EWAN MCGREGOR, REBECCA EDWARD NORTON, GUGU IDINA MENZEL, JOSH GAD JON BERNTHAL FERGUSON, KYLIEGH CURRAN MBATHA-RAW, ALEC BALDWIN PG / 103 mins / Animation, PG13 / 152 mins / R / / 152 mins / R / / 144 mins / Adventure, Comedy / E, J, K Action, Biography, Drama / E, J Drama, Fantasy, Horror / E Crime, Drama, Mystery / E After hearing a mysterious voice, American car designer Carroll Years after the events of The Based on the acclaimed novel Elsa accidentally creates chaos in Shelby and racing driver Ken Miles Shining, a now-adult Dan Torrance by Jonathan Lethem, Edward Arendelle. With Anna, Kristoff, battle corporate interference, has found peace working at a Norton’s longtime passion project Olaf and Sven, she leaves home the laws of physics and their hospice. After learning about a finally comes to life in 1950s New to travel to an ancient, autumn- own personal demons to build a young girl with similar powers, he York. Norton plays a lonely private bound forest of an enchanted revolutionary race car for Ford. must protect her from a cult of detective afflicted with Tourette land. The group must find the Their creation faces off against psychic vampires known as the syndrome who’s determined to origin of Elsa’s powers in order to the untouchable Ferrari at the 24 True Knot, who prey on children solve the murder of his beloved save their kingdom. Hours of Le Mans in 1966. to extend their own lifespans. mentor and only friend. MALAY MANDARIN KOREAN HINDI GERAN NE ZHA TUNE IN FOR LOVE BADLA NAMRON, KHOHARULLAH LU YANTING, KIM GO-EUN, JUNG HAE-IN, AMITABH BACHCHAN, TAAPSEE MAJID, FEIYNA TAJUDIN | JOSEPH, HAN MO PARK HAE-JOON | PANNU, AMRITA SINGH PG13 / / 101 mins / PG13 / / 110 mins / PG13 / / 122 mins / PG13 / / 118 mins / Crime, Drama, Action / ML, E+ Animation, Family, Fantasy / M, E+ Drama, Romance / K, E+ Mystery / H, E+ Featuring the fascinating Malay One of the most iconic tales from Set in the 1990s during the IMF This gripping mystery is based martial art silat, Geran is an Chinese mythology tells the story crisis in South Korea, Hyun-woo on a Spanish thriller, The action story about a vicious rivalry of Ne Zha, a demonic baby with and Mi-soo meet while exchanging Invisible Guest. A dynamic young between two rival silat families. Ali a curse. Determined to make the stories on a radio program. They entrepreneur finds herself locked and Fatimah must protect their best of his short life, his parents fall in love, but can’t quite seem in a hotel room with the corpse home and honour when their allow him to train as a demon to get the timing right. Over the of her secret lover. She hires a younger brother, Mat Arip, loses hunter. Young Ne Zha must course of the next few years, their prestigious lawyer to defend her their inherited land grant to their confront his true identity and save tumultuous relationship weathers and they work together to figure father’s lifelong nemesis. a community that fears him. many storms as they grow up. out what actually happened. RATINGS: LANGUAGES: R Restricted. Not suitable for audiences under 17 years of age. G/U General audience. Suitable for all ages. A Arabic / D Danish / E English / ES Spanish / F French / G German / NR Not rated by Motion Picture Association of America. H Hindi / I Italian / IN Indonesian / J Japanese / K Korean / M Mandarin / PG Parental guidance recommended. Some content may not be Malay / Tamil / Tagalog suitable for children. Contains scenes or language that may be disturbing or offensive. ML T TA Viewer discretion is advised. PG13 Parental guidance strongly recommended. Some content may be inappropriate for children under 13 years of age. Programmes with Malaysian content. SUBTITLES: 15 Suitable for audiences aged 15 years and above. Award-winning movies/programmes. A+ Arabic / C+ Chinese / E+ English / J+ Japanese / M+ Malay 70 MALAYSIAAIRLINES.COM 067-78_Going Places Entertainment.AO.AK.KG.RESEND 1.indd 70 15/2/20 2:48 PM feb_OL_mhinsure_going_places_dec.pdf 1 06/02/2020 5:44 PM C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Going Places Jan 2020 MHinsure Going Places Mar 2020.indd 1 meixin 11/2/20 8:20 AM DtpShare3 LATEST FAVOURITES SCREEN AUSTRALIA, BBC MUSIC AND THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH BAIRD FILMS AND FILM VICTORIA PRESENT A PASSION PICTURES AND GHOST PICTURES PRODUCTION A FILM BY RICHARD LOWENSTEIN WONDER WOMAN “A LOT OF IT WAS BASED AROUND PLEASURE.. LET’S FACE IT..” PG13 / 141 mins / Action, KYLIE MINOGUE Adventure, Fantasy THE DROP R / / 106 mins / CINEMATOGRAPHY ANDREW DE GROOT EDITING RICHARD LOWENSTEIN LYNN MAREE MILBURN TAYLER MARTIN EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS MAIKEN BAIRD DOMENICO PROCACCI MANDY CHANG PRODUCERS MAYA GNYP JOHN BATTSEK SUE MURRAY MARK FENNESSY RICHARD LOWENSTEIN LYNN MAREE MILBURN ANDREW DE GROOT COMPOSED BY WARREN ELLIS ORIGINAL MUSIC INXS MICHAEL HUTCHENCE MAX Q OLLIE OLSEN NICK CAVE KYLIE MINOGUE ÓLAFUR ARNALDS & NILS FRAHM DIRECTED AND WRITTEN BY RICHARD LOWENSTEIN Crime, Drama © THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION AND GHOST PICTURES PTY LTD MYSTIFY: MICHAEL JOKER WESTERN BELLBIRD HUTCHENCE JOAQUIN PHOENIX, ROBERT STARS MARSHALL NAPIER, THE MAZE RUNNER MICHAEL HUTCHENCE DE NIRO, ZAZIE BEETZ BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ANNIE WHITTLE R / / 113 mins / PG13 / 102 mins / R / / 122 mins / PG / 83 mins / PG13 / / 96 mins / Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi Documentary / E Crime, Drama, Thriller / E Documentary, Music / E Comedy, Drama / E THE INTERN PG13 / / 121 mins / Comedy, Drama CONTAGION PG13 / / 106 mins / Action, Drama, Thriller WATER FOR ELEPHANTS PG13 / / 120 mins / BY QUANTUM Drama, Romance PHYSICS: A NIGHTLIFE VENTURE LEE DONG-YONG For the complete list of Favourites, PG13 / / 120 mins / please refer to your inflight IF YOU’RE HAPPY STRAWBERRY SONG AESOP’S GAME entertainment system. FU MIAO, GUAN XUAN, YUTARO FURUTACHI , GUAMA, HIROE IGETA, Crime / K, E+ XU XING SHIZUKA ISHIBASHI RIKA ISHIKAWA PG13 / / 99 mins / PG13 / / 114 mins / PG13 / / 87 mins / Drama / M, E+ Drama / J, E+ Crime, Fantasy / J, E+ AWARD-WINNING MOVIES THE DEPARTED ARGO LEONARDO DICAPRIO, BEN AFFLECK, MATT DAMON BRYAN CRANSTON R / / 151 mins / R / / 120 mins / Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller / E Drama, Thriller / E THE LIFT BOY