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Antoine Fuqua Interview 2
by Martyn Palmer
As the Romans prepare to leave Britain, Artorius and his knights are given one last, extremely dangerous mission before they can go home - to rescue a nobleman and his family from behind enemy lines.
Along the way they also rescue the brave and beautiful Guinevere and she desperately tries to convince them that they are all that stands between the native Britons and certain death at the hands of the invading, savage Saxons.
Guinevere knows, that if she can persuade Arthur - himself half Roman, half British - and his knights to stay and fight with her, she has a chance of saving her people. Arthur, in turn, may well realise his own destiny.
“They thought they were going to get their papers and be free,” explains Antoine. “And then they have to do this one last mission and it turns out to be very, very dangerous. It's a fantastic take on it.”
Antoine, 38, was a highly innovative, very successful director of music videos earlier in his career, working with artists including Prince, Stevie Wonder, Toni Braxton and Arrested Development. He was nominated for MTV's Best Rap video for Heavy D and the Boyz. He also directed a host of commercials, including top brands like Armani, Reebok and Stanley Tools.
His films include Bait and the critically acclaimed box office hit Training Day, featuring an Oscar winning performance by its star, Denzil Washington. Antoine also directed the box office hit Tears of the Sun with Bruce Willis, and the blues documentary, Lightning In A Bottle.
He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Lela Rochon, and their two children. This interview was conducted in Los Angeles when Antoine took a break from editing King Arthur.
Q How is it going?
A It's a little crazy right now but it's great man. Yeah, it's fantastic you know. The movie is looking great, everybody is lovin' it, there's a lot of work to do but when it's all said and done, it will be strong.
Q It's a huge movie and a long period of your life, five months or so on location in Ireland. What was it like?
A Going into it was pretty exciting. When you first step into that sort of thing, it's a bit overwhelming and then it becomes difficult. Sort of in that order in a way. There are a lot of challenges that come along with it, that you discover. If you have never dealt with certain things, certain elements, you discover things along the way that you are warned about but you can't do anything about - like the weather (laughs)
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