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How Not To Make A Movie

Those Filmmakers Are Not Us

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Simon Sweetman
Jun 14, 2021
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Well, the news cycle was spinning in overdrove on Friday and then over the weekend.


First we were told that Rose Byrne would be playing Jacinda Ardern in a movie based on the aftermath of the Mosque shootings. Instantly it didn’t feel right. And I’m not talking about the casting. The whiff of White Knight Saviour Complex was strong instantly. Andrew Nicc…

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