Hello reddit. I'm Andrew Scott. You may know me from films and series such as WAKE UP DEAD MAN, FLEABAG, RIPLEY, ALL OF US STRANGERS, SPECTRE, DENIAL, 1917, and BLUE MOON.

My newest film, PRESSURE, is out in UK cinemas September 9. It also stars Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, Damian Lewis, and Chris Messina.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYa8N3R2cZw

Synopsis: The fate of the free world hangs in the balance as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Capt. James Stagg face an impossible choice -- launch the D-Day invasion or risk losing World War II altogether.

Ask me anything!

I'll be back today at around 10 AM ET/3 PM BST to answer questions.

I’ve thought about this for a very long time ever since I saw it, and it still feels strange putting such a relatively recent movie this high on my favorites list. But at the same time, it just feels right.

I first saw it in theaters in January 2020, and it ended up being one of the last movies I saw in a theater before the world shut down.

1917 is my second favorite movie of all time, behind The Lord of the Rings, which I personally tend to consider one enormous 12-hour movie. Count them separately and I guess 1917 is technically fourth on my list. Either way, it’s my favorite completely self-contained film.

Every time I rewatch it, I notice something new, especially in the backgrounds and environments. And even knowing what happens, I’m always exhausted by the end. The continuous journey makes me feel like I’ve been right there alongside the characters the entire way, something this film does effortlessly so well.

And of course, Roger Deakins is truly a master of his craft. The lighting, composition, and camera movement throughout this movie are nothing short of spectacular.

1917 is an incredible film, and for me, a masterpiece of cinematography.

Your thoughts? Is it a film you still enjoy watching?

I always thought it was interesting that "Back to the Future II" was essentially a bunch of people in the year 1989 pretending that it's 2015 and attempting to simulate what it would be like to live in that year, while "Straight Outta Compton" is essentially a bunch of people in the actual year 2015 pretending it's the year 1989 and attempting to simulate life then. (of course these movies may have been filmed partially before their release year).

Are there any pairs of movies that show each other's actual year like that? For example, Blade Runner is from 1982 but is set in 2019. Are there any biopics or other films that were released in 2019 that are set at least partially in 1982?

Hello Reddit. We're Jodie Comer and Michael Sarnoski, here to answer your questions!

You may know Jodie from Killing Eve, 28 Years Later and now, The Death of Robin Hood.

You may know Michael's directorial work on Pig and A Quiet Place: Day One.

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THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD lands in UK & Ireland cinemas on Wednesday 2nd September.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhGvbX_8E1Y

Synopsis: THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD is a darker reimagining of the classic Robin Hood tale. Set of its time, the film sees the title character grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder; a battleworn loner who finds himself gravely injured after a battle he thought would be his last. In the hands of a mysterious woman, he is offered a chance at salvation.

Cast:

- Hugh Jackman

- Jodie Comer

- Bill Skarsgård

- Murray Bartlett

- Noah Jupe

Ask us anything and we'll be back to answer your questions at 5pm BST on Wednesday 2nd September.

I'm talking about a movie where where somebody who had real power over the production (or over whether the movie got made at all) ends up being portrayed onscreen as basically the greatest possible version of themselves. I am decidedly NOT talking about flattering biopic made twenty years later by SOMEBODY else. I mean somebody who could actually influence the movie saying, more or less, “Yes, this seems like an accurate depiction of me.”

My nomination is the 1949 Soviet film "The Fall of Berlin" which features Joseph Stalin’s idea of Joseph Stalin.

Stalin doesn’t play himself but the movie gives us Stalin not as an actual human being but as this serene, paternal, _barely not_ omniscient demigod who calmly guides the Soviet Union to victory while everyone around him reacts like they’ve just been permitted to stand in the presence of Capital H History itself.

It is basically the cinematic equivalent of being allowed to commission your own statue and telling the sculptor, “No . . my wang needs to be larger. No, larger than that.”

So what are the best examples of this?

Only interested in cases where the person being glorified had some actual control over the production: politicians, dictators, directors, producers, actors making vanity projects, celebrities producing their own biopics, etc.

What movie contains the most shameless example of “me, as imagined by me is pretty darn great” ever put onscreen?

I was looking through Fincher’s filmography earlier and realized his last standard wide release was Gone Girl back in 2014. It’s kind of a bummer to realize it's been over a decade since he had a movie playing in regular theaters everywhere.

Since then, it's just been his Netflix projects. Even this new Cliff Booth movie isn't getting a traditional wide release, it's only getting a two-week limited IMAX run before it goes to streaming.

Considering he recently renewed his contract with Netflix, it looks like he’s going to be exclusive to streaming for the foreseeable future. Just wanted to bring it up because it’s strange that a director of his calibre has essentially been absent from standard theaters for so long, and it unfortunately doesn't seem like it's changing anytime soon.

Anyone else miss seeing his movies in a theater? I still remember seeing Panic Room in theaters.