Overview
- Speaking at the Marrakech Film Festival, Dominik said he remains surprised by the negative response to Blonde, describing it as “kind of a horror film.”
- He argued that financing realities push directors to cast bankable stars, saying filmmakers often have to “miscast a movie to get it made.”
- Dominik said Ana de Armas’s screen test made the project “come to life,” while de Armas separately noted some producers initially doubted her casting and that some still view her Oscar nod as a fluke.
- He credited Brad Pitt with repeatedly getting him out of “director jail” and noted Pitt also produced Blonde.
- Dominik outlined two potential next directions — a religious or spiritual film or a stylized project using generative AI — with no new project yet announced.