The Oscar-winning master of the diabolical Guillermo del Toro took viewers to the cinemas on the Street of Nightmares yesterday on a journey to the darkest corners of the human soul and consciousness. An adventure full of hatred, greed, deception and betrayal, at the end of which we will discover that real monsters exist and are the ones we see with our own eyes in the mirror. Most of the scenes were shot intermittently during the pandemic, and Bradley Cooper had time to lose 7 pounds to get a younger, fresher look. His role as Stanton Carlisle was initially offered to Leonardo DiCaprio, but he declined due to engagements to Iñárritu, which eventually fell through due to financial shortfalls. But even better, because we watched a love story between Leo and Cate Blanchett, a star in the del Toro film, in another current film – “Do not look up.”
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Bradley Cooper also learned to box while preparing for his character, at the request of Guillermo del Toro, who wanted Cooper to convey through body language that there was violence in Stanton’s past.
Rooney Mara, as Zayna, was pregnant at the beginning of the filming and gave birth to her child while the film was being completed. Joaquin’s favorite Phoenix says that the schedule of the photos was favorable for her and some scenes where she is scantily clad were filmed after the birth and the break in the photos.
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In a special behind-the-scenes look, part of the production’s creative team, led by the irresistible Cate Blanchett, William Defoe, Ron Pearlman and David Straterne, share exciting details about brilliant method, detail and a homage to one of the most popular and beloved film genres. -noir, with which the virtuoso Guillermo del Toro creates the world of “Street of Nightmares”.
Del Toro himself speaks with great passion about nightmares, the construction of the complex characters of stars Bradley Cooper and Cate Blanchett and the decision to build them in the style of classic noir images, whose shoes included some of the greatest and most beloved actors – sophisticated, a sophisticated swindler and seducer, and an intelligent and deadly seductive fatal woman.
The film raises the curtain on the intriguing, little-known and dark part of America and in an impressive way, only on the big screen, will show us the other side of the American dream – Nightmare.
Plot
“Street of Nightmares” tells the story of Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) – a former carnival worker who became one of the top attractions of nightclubs in the big city. Through various tricks he borrowed from his colleague Molly (Tony Colette) and her husband Peter (David Strattern), as well as with the help of his girlfriend Zena (Rooney Mara), Stanton gave the impression that he was a powerful medium capable of reading the minds of people. Initially, the idea was simply to impress and entertain the crowd, but the pursuit of fame and fortune caused the show to become a means of financial fraud, aimed at the wealthier residents of the city.
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Thus, Stanton came to the attention of the brilliant psychiatrist Dr. Lilith Ritter (Cate Blanchett), who became an accomplice in his biggest and most dangerous blow to date, aimed at the unscrupulous industrialist Ezra Grindel (Richard Jenkins). What Stanton doesn’t realize is that he crosses an invisible border, and that if you anger certain people, the world quickly becomes a cramped and hostile place, and the price to pay is appalling.
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