Frank Miller American Genius Trailer

Frank Miller American Genius Trailer - official movie trailer HD

Transcript

00:00 This man, you talk about talent.

00:03 He writes, he draws, he screenwrites, he directs,

00:08 and he is tops at all those things.

00:11 And that's pretty damn good.

00:14 Frank Miller!

00:16 I'd go into the comic book store and I would only look for Frank Miller.

00:19 I wouldn't even look at other stuff.

00:21 He is 100% a genius.

00:22 There's something about his work that transcends comics.

00:25 That's what great art does.

00:28 He made these massive leaps.

00:31 The Daredevil series.

00:32 Ron and Wolverine.

00:33 Sin City.

00:34 Superman 300.

00:35 The Dark Knight Returns.

00:36 The introduction of the graphic novel to American superhero comic storytelling.

00:41 I have a relationship with the audience,

00:45 who I like to tease and I like to thrill.

00:49 Frank's power comes from silhouettes and shadows,

00:53 which makes everything more valuable.

00:55 I use less and less line, finally I just started using no line at all.

01:00 To be an artist is to speak your truth as loudly as you can.

01:06 The paper, the paint, the brush, the pen, everything matters.

01:11 He got to a point where he was recognized by everyone.

01:16 Frank! Frank! Frank! Frank!

01:18 I had a tough time handling the success.

01:21 It was a real test of character.

01:23 [crowd cheering]

01:25 Stan Lee, he said that my stuff wasn't quite up to Marvel's standards yet.

01:31 I got into comics as an artist,

01:35 and I had to fight to be allowed to write my own work.

01:38 It can look like revolution when somebody's combined things

01:41 that haven't been combined.

01:43 In my career, it's when I've taken the risk to follow the stuff I'm dying to do.

01:52 The stuff that I think would be fun to read.

01:55 Those are the most intense projects I've had,

01:59 and the most rewarding on every level.

02:01 Through persistence and good luck,

02:10 I've managed to spend my life doing exactly what I wanted to do

02:13 ever since I was five years old.

02:14 That's about as American as it gets.

02:16 [MUSIC]