From mainstream
cinema like Ocean's 11 to more experimental projects like Bubble, Steven
Soderbergh isn't afraid to mix things up, and though he has "retired"
from filmmaking he continues to pursue his love for storytelling.
In the addition to
the second season of the Cinemax series, The Knick, Soderbergh also has a
secret project over at HBO. According to a number of news outlets, the director
is gearing up to start production on Mosaic, a movie starring Sharon Stone and
Garrett Hedlund, in which the viewer chooses via an app one of the multiple
endings Soderbergh will shoot, thus deciding the outcome of the narrative.
"I believe the
good people at HBO are genuinely enthusiastic about Mosaic for two reasons:
first, it represents a fresh way of experiencing a story and sharing that
experience with others; second, it will require a new Emmy category, and we
will be the only eligible nominee."
Empowering the audience
by allowing them to decide the ending and the future of the characters isn't new
concept in the entertainment industry, but it's not something that usually done,
mainly I assume because it cost prohibitive. In 1985, Jonathan Lynn's "adaptation"
of the board game Clue did something similar but on a slightly bigger scale. Different
endings were sent to theaters meaning audiences saw one of multiple endings each
time they saw the film. DC Comics also did something along these lines in their
Batman: A Death in the Family comic. The publisher asked readers to decide the
future of Jason Todd by calling one of several numbers.
Production on Mosaic should
begin next month after Soderbergh finishes editing the second season of The
Knick.
Source - EW
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