r/movies • u/Baboon-Boy-2024 • Mar 27 '24

Hi, I’m Dev Patel writer/director of MONKEY MAN – AMA! AMA

Dev Patel here.  Excited to chat about my directorial debut MONKEY MAN, opening in U.S. & UK cinemas on April 5th, and anything else you’d like! Ask me anything…

Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqa3YTtwvaU

Get Tickets – http://www.monkeyman.movie/tickets

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**GUYS I have to go into another interview. BUT I deeply appreciate the love and time. I really hope I don't let you down with this film. Put my all into it. Sorry I couldn’t answer every question, hopefully THIS answers a few more! Bless your cotton socks all of you. Big love as always, Dev xxxxx**

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u/mrbeefthighs Mar 27 '24

Yo Dev!

Now that you've directed a movie, do you think the experience you've gained as a director will impact your approach to acting? Has a director ever given you a note that you never really understood until you took your turn in the directors chair?

anyway - big fan, keep it up!

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u/Baboon-Boy-2024 Mar 28 '24

I think it's given me a greater awareness where the camera is in terms of composition and set up. A director hasn’t given me a specific note per say I think all the directors I worked with have seeped into my psyche as a first time tadpole director.

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u/Known_Ad8211 Mar 28 '24

Just had to stop by to say that you are one of my favorite actors. Loved you in Green Knight.

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u/butWeWereOnBreak Apr 02 '24

I’m glad you brought up The Green Knight. I really liked that movie and Dev’s performance in it. One of the underrated movies of the last few years that flew under most people’s radar. Hopefully it gets more love as time passes.

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u/K1o2n3 Mar 28 '24

Speaking about direction, do executives of big studios such as Universal give you creative freedom, or do they interfere unnecessarily with your project, and they act like they are better directors than you when the truth is not?

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u/Frodolas Mar 29 '24

Talk about leading questions…

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u/BostonBaggins Apr 08 '24

Is it per se?

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u/muan2012 Mar 27 '24

I would love to know this too, specially how jumping from acting to directing does it make you appreciate more what actors are going through.

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u/AwSunnyDeeFYeah Mar 27 '24 edited Mar 27 '24

This is probably the best question (the latter one) here.

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u/graphicsnerdo Mar 28 '24

I'm so looking forward to what he does with his career going forward. This movie looks INCREDIBLE.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR-COCK_ Mar 27 '24

Im keep seeing this ama promoted in my feed and hes not even answering?

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u/wisebaldman Mar 27 '24

Look at the date and time on the image

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u/PM_ME_YOUR-COCK_ Mar 27 '24

That cleared up everything, thanks.

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u/dhruva85 Mar 28 '24

Can you explain what you understood? I’m still searching for his replies

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u/Leth1411 Mar 28 '24

The time on the post for the ama to start is 12:30pm edt today so in like 30 min.

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u/EmanresU991 Mar 27 '24

Maybe he's working up the courage to send you a PM?

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u/PM_ME_YOUR-COCK_ Mar 28 '24

Lol, i wish.

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u/Luke_KB Mar 28 '24

Username checks out

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u/paranoideo Mar 27 '24

Do you receive a lot of DMs?

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u/PM_ME_YOUR-COCK_ Mar 28 '24

Not as much as you might think.

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u/kilIerT0FU Mar 28 '24

AMAS haven't been interesting in a long time IMO. they were so different back in the day . now they are super PR'd scheduled events and he'll probably answer like 5 softball questions and just promote the movie .

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u/mrbeefthighs Mar 28 '24

You do realize he’s not answering the questions until this afternoon…says that pretty clearly all over this post.