Hollywood Reporter “Mr. Hollywood” Shannon Rose recently had the chance to sit down and talk with with Simon Curtis, the director of “My Week with Marilyn” about this smash new movie that was nominated for SAG Awards (Screen Actors Guild Awards) and Golden Globe Awards.
SAG Award nominations for the movie are: Kenenth Branagh for Best Supporting Male Actor and Michelle Williams for Best Female Lead Actor. The movie was nominated for a Golden Globe in the “Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical” category. Michelle Williams was nominated for a Golden Globe for “Best Performance by an Actress In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical” and Kenenth Branagh was nominated for “Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture”.
Throughout his career Curtis has directed and produced hundreds of titles. Some of his work includes “My Week with Marilyn”, and the 1999 version of Charles Dickens’s classic “David Copperfield”, in which Curtis directed. He also was the Executive Producer of “Five Days” for BBC in 2007.
Rose talks with Curtis about his work on set of “My Week with Marilyn” and what made the movie so special to him. You’ll get the inside scoop of the making of the movie right from the director himself.