With writer-director John Michael McDonagh’s The Forgiven now playing in select theaters, I recently spoke to Jessica Chastain and Ralph Fiennes about making the film. Based on Lawrence Osborne’s 2012 novel of the same name, The Forgiven tells the story of two wealthy Londoners, David and Jo Henninger , who, when driving through the Moroccan desert to a friend’s lavish weekend party, are involved in a tragic accident with a local teenage boy.
RELATED: Jessica Chastain and Ralph Fiennes Wrestle With Murderous Guilt in ‘The Forgiven’ Clip [Exclusive] James and I hadn't even spoken, I hadn't read the script yet, but I knew it was about his childhood and it was a passion project for him. And I was very happy to be a part of it.FIENNES: It would have to be Schindler's List, I guess. I had met Steven briefly and I was one of many people he was meeting and then I didn't even... I just wanted... The part was great clearly. And when the offer came through, it was a no brainer. It was a wonderful one...
CHASTAIN: I had read the novel years before. I loved the book and I tried to get the rights to the book actually, because it seemed so important, and it felt like it could be a great film. The rights were taken. So I just forgot about it a little bit. And then it came my way again. And I heard that John McDonagh was involved, who I love his writing and I love what he does as director. And then I got a text from Ralph telling me that he was going to do it. And I was like, "Okay, I'm in.
I've said this many times, but I'm a big fan of both of your work. And I love talking to actors about the way they like to work. If you guys both have say a really big scene on a Monday and you know it's a challenging scene, how early on are you preparing for that scene? Is it weeks out? Can you tell me a little bit about your process?
FIENNES: Yeah. I completely agree with everything Jessica said. I feel that you get to a point where you can't control everything. You're in the hands of the director and the editor and you ... I mean, it's wonderful if there's a director that's sympathetic to the actors being present. But I mean, Anthony Minghella was wonderfully sympathetic to what his actors might give. He didn't try to control.
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