Isnt it incredible, Dudok de Wit says.
Its that classic thing that Spielberg did inJaws, where you dont see the shark for ages.
Yet that makes the suspense even stronger.
In this case it felt natural to keep whats going on under the water mysterious.
The film plays very consciously with the idea of reality and dreams, he says.
There are those two extremes but the separation line is so thin.
So its hugely subjective.
Thats not a bad idea at all.
It wasnt my intent but I like it a lot actually.
Usually those characters are human beings in animal bodies, Dudok de Wit says.
But those little crabs are naturally like that.
They are cute but at the same time in they are slightly creepy.
They are like spiders and they move very fast.
And they become slightly tamed, which I dont think would be true in real life.
The characters seemed so comfortable together that they didnt need it.
It didnt feel right.
So we spent a lot of time getting the dialogue right and then we just dropped it.
And then suddenly it felt like such a relief.
When we were developing the movie, I immediately thought of Charlie Chaplin, he says.
His films are a century old, more or less, and theyre so touching.
Not many close-ups, not many fancy camera movements.
Just one guy in his surroundings.
Just to see him.
His body language is so exquisite.
And then theres Tom Hanks and his volleyball friend.
Cast Away was inspiring, Dudok de Wit says.
For sure, Tom Hanks was in my mind when I started writing.
Ive seen many versions of the Robinson Crusoe, castaway story and thats really one of the better ones.
Tom Hanks is brilliant.
Hes so expressive and when hes talking to Wilson, its perfect.
