The director of Outlaw talks about creating graphic and believable on-screen violence.
Nick Love makes movies that people love or hate. His films contain more testosterone than a Nuts editorial meeting, and they depict men behaving badly. Very badly. Anyone of a squeamish disposition should steer clear of The Football Factory, The Business, and Love's latest pic, Outlaw. His new film - made for Vertigo Films, of which he's a partner - is his most ambitious yet, aiming to capture the spirit of a nation that's mad as hell and isn't going to take it anymore.
Outlaw is violent, brutal, and certain to be condemned by the broadsheets for its seeming support of vigilantism. It's also sure to be popular. Each of Love's films has been a DVD phenomenon, with The Football Factory alone shifting almost a million units in the UK. Making films for a specific audience, Nick admits that he only cares what the man in the street thinks (unless, of course, that boulevard is Wardour Street - heart of the British film establishment).
In the video Nick talks about his approach to movie violence, and offers some pointers on how to make compelling fight scenes.
Outlaw is released in UK cinemas on Friday 9th March 2007.
Adrian Hennigan | Published 08 March 07
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