Olivier Assayas Will Re-Edit Venice and Toronto Spy Pic ‘Wasp Network’ Ahead Of New York Film Festival Screening
The intricate, multi-layered drama, starring Penelope Cruz, Gael Garcia Bernal, Edgar Ramirez and Wagner Moura, explores the true story of the Cuban Five, who were sent to Florida in the 1990s to infiltrate local groups and carry out espionage. Assayas wants to show a tweaked version of the movie — which is adapted from Fernando Morais’s book,“There are a few things that need clarification,” thedirector told me today. “There are a series of fixes I’ll make.
The movie has been well-sold in Europe but has yet to strike a U.S. deal. There were some very positive reviews out of Venice, though others said they found the plot hard to follow.The changes could see a little more of Penelope Cruz’s character in the film, the director said. “There will possibly be a little more Penelope Cruz because that’s the character we empathise with most.”
Some critics have suggested the film’s sprawling narrative might have also lent itself well to a multi-part movie — like the acclaimed“The work of these guys could have felt quite repetitive [in a series or multi-part movie]. They weren’t James Bond. They were proletarian spies with tough lives. I wanted to have a different focus and approach.”was among the first foreign films about Cuban-American politics to shoot in Cuba.
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