Director David Leitch says he and star Charlize Theron hope to create an iconic character in Atomic Blonde.
For Theron,Atomic Blondefirmly re-establishes her action hero credentials after her astonishing turn inMad Max: Fury Road.
So that started to kick it to another direction.
So I knew a lot about the history.
Not as much as some, but more than most.
But in terms of researching it, there was this one photograph that just encapsulated the whole film.
That was the east and west I wanted to portray.
In the movie its a city on the edge of either complete anarchy or transcending itself.
Im glad you noticed that.
I know what youre asking and it is.
Its a very different situation.
As a filmmaker, Im a collaborator first.
Ive had nothing but positive experiences from those collaborations, so for me its great.
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Lets talk about that centerpiece scene, the fight on the stairs.
It feels like everyone upped their game on that one.
So I started to think about this set piece.
How do we make it realistic?
How do we make it heightened?
How do we make it also provocative and stand out?
Because theres really no editorial outs.
Do you see this potentially as that kind of franchise?
I do and I think that we, and Charlize in particular, hope to create this iconic character.
I think people would love to see her go on multiple adventures.
You know, the Atomic Blonde universe is its own universe.
It is something I think people would want to see her take part in again.
Were almost out of time, so Im obligated to ask you aboutDeadpool 2.
There is a lot of excitement about Josh Brolin playing Cable obviously.
Im grateful to have an actor like Josh that brings a humanity to Cable.
Were having fun with it and people are going to have fun with it too.
Atomic Blondeis out in theaters Friday (July 28).
