You have to forget how difficult it is, otherwise you would never do it. She continued, “Producing is like childbirth. I guess the answer is: ‘Thank God I didn’t.’ It’s out there and it exists, no matter what people think.” I made it then and it was a different cultural climate. “It’s hard for me to wrap my head around if you could make ‘X’ film today,” she said. When something tips over the zeitgeist to such a degree, it’s irresistible not to look under the hood of that,” she said, underlining that its subject matter and script still “scared people.”īut Vachon, also known for “Boys Don’t Cry” and “Happiness,” is no stranger to controversy. “It surprises me how many people, some of whom were children when it happened, still remember this case. Recently, Vachon collaborated with Haynes on Cannes premiere “May December,” inspired by the story of Mary Kay Letourneau and starring Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman and Charles Melton. He was able to use it to gain the confidence to bring investors on, with my help, for his first feature ‘Poison’.” “The movie made a tremendous splash, until we got a true cease-and-desist order. “The reason he didn’t seek permission for these songs was because he didn’t expect it would blow up the way it did,” Vachon said. While he appeased the famous company, Carpenter’s family was less pleased, filing a lawsuit against the director. There were Barbies, but also all these Barbie rip-offs, so he was able to prove to Mattel that it was off brand,” Vachon said. “Todd bought all these toys in garage sales. That's a Nightmare'Ĭzech Sci-Fi Film 'Restore Point' Confronts Karlovy Vary Audiences With Questions of Immortality Greta Gerwig Said 'Oh, God No!' When Asked If 'Barbie' Should Use CGI for Actors' Arched Feet: 'That's Terrifying. 'Barbie' Set Visitors High-Fived Ryan Gosling but 'Wouldn't Say Anything' to Margot Robbie: 'They Just Looked at Her' and Made Her 'Self-Conscious' The now-banned film, dedicated to Carpenter’s tragic life and her untimely passing, featured dolls instead of actors. Back in 1987, she was helping out on the Todd Haynes and Cynthia Schneider-produced movie. “Mattel did pay a visit to our office,” said acclaimed producer Christine Vachon during an onstage interview with Deadline at Karlovy Vary Film Festival. Before Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” there was “Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story.”
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