Directing duo Daniels (Kwan and Scheinert) have come a long way since Daniel Radcliffe's flatulent reanimated corpse prompted walkouts at the 2016 Sundance premiere of ‘Swiss Army Man.' THR’s Young Filmmakers of the Year talk obsessively planning for worst-case scenarios, their 13-year partnership, and what to expect after buzzy 'Everything Everywhere All at Once.'
This personal negotiation tactic marks a career built by troubleshooting, battling budgets and managing expectations. Analyzing their approach, Kwan says: “That’s always how our brains work because this industry is so unpredictable. It’s such a miracle anytime anyone lets us — or anyone — do anything that’s of their own voice.”Everything Everywhere
“We love to chase things that could almost be a catastrophe,” says Kwan. Notes Scheinert, “We thrive on being told no, in moderation,” and adds, “I am nervous about having a budget that makes us not have those tough conversations.” The directors — collectively known as Daniels but, in conversation, only one is Daniel while the other is Dan — cut their teeth on music videos in the early 2010s, working with bands like Foster the People and Manchester Orchestra. They became known in the music industry for being able to create ultra-cinematic shorts for little money that would invariably go viral.
, a heist movie set during a high school’s annual musical production. Says Scheinert, “There’s a lot of it that I’m still very proud of — but we would’ve needed to get Jackie Chan, and we also wrote the musical, a two-hander about a man stranded in the forest who befriends a washed-up corpse that reanimates and helps him find civilization.
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