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Danny Boyle Says He Would Never Make Oscar-Winner ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Now Amid “Cultural Appropriation” Concerns
- Danny Boyle directed the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire, which won eight Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director in 2009.
- Boyle recently said they would not be able to finance or make Slumdog Millionaire now due to cultural appropriation concerns and changing views.
- He admitted that he did not fully comprehend India during the making of the film and mentioned that if the project were undertaken now, he would prefer it to be led by an emerging Indian director.
- Boyle remarked that creating a film like that would be unthinkable in today’s climate and rejected the notion that the film represented colonialism, except in a broad, generalized way.
- These reflections highlight Boyle’s shift from pride in the film to awareness of its cultural context, while he focuses now on new projects like 28 Years Later.
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Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle on why he would never make 'Slumdog Millionaire' today
Danny Boyle.Steve Marcus/REUTERSDanny Boyle, the director of "Slumdog Millionaire," has said he "wouldn't be able to make" the movie today.The 2008 film won eight Oscars but faced criticism for its portrayal of Indian society.Boyle said he's "proud of the film" but "wouldn't even contemplate doing something like that today."British director Danny Boyle has said he wouldn't even think of making a film like "Slumdog Millionaire" today, citing conc…
Danny Boyle Won an Oscar for Directing 'Slumdog Millionaire.' Now He Says He 'Wouldn't Be Able to Make That' Today
“We have to look at the cultural baggage we carry,” said the British director of his 2008 hit set and filmed in India BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP/Getty;AJ Pics / Alamy Danny Boyle on June 18; Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in 'Slumdog Millionaire'NEED TO KNOWDanny Boyle, director of 2008’s Slumdog Millionaire, reflected on the making of that film in a new interviewThe British director said he “wouldn’t be able to make” such a film, set and filmed in India, …
Danny Boyle admits he couldn't make 'Slumdog Millionaire' today because of cultural appropriation concerns
English film director Danny Boyle said in an interview he couldn't make the India-set "Slumdog Millionaire" today out of cultural appropriation concerns.
Danny Boyle says he wouldn't make 'Slumdog Millionaire' today because of its 'cultural appropriation'
The director add that we "have to look at the cultural baggage we carry and the mark that we’ve left on the world.”Ishika Mohan/Fox Searchlight Dev Patel in 2008's 'Slumdog Millionaire'Seventeen years ago, Slumdog Millionaire swept the 81st Academy Awards, walking away with eight of the 10 Oscars it was nominated for.But Danny Boyle, who took home the 2009 Academy Award for Best Director for his work on the film, says he wouldn’t be the right pe…
The one who directed "Slumdog Millionaire" in 2008 explains that despite his efforts to blend into Indian culture, he "would look for a young Indian director to shoot it" today.
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