Steven Spielberg, considered one of Hollywood’s most well-known filmmakers and producers, has had a busy 12 months with the discharge of Jurassic World: Dominion and The Fabelmans, however making his debut as a music video director was most likely not initially within the plans.
During a Monday interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, actress Carey Mulligan defined how her husband, Marcus Mumford, and Spielberg teamed up to create the music video for his music “Cannibal.” As it turned out, the lead singer of Mumford & Sons wanted assist with the music’s video earlier than the discharge of his solo album Self-Titled.
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Earlier this 12 months, Mulligan was engaged on Maestro with Bradley Cooper on the time, with Spielberg govt producing the movie. The actress stated she beforehand realized Spielberg’s spouse, Kate Capshaw, is a Mumford & Sons fan and despatched her Mumford’s newest album.
“Not long after that, we got a video of Steven and Kate dancing in their kitchen to one of the songs,” Mulligan says. ”And it was so pretty they usually have been so supportive and so candy.”
Months later, the Great Gatsby actress instructed Kimmel she was on set, in a make-up bus, when her husband — frantic about getting the music video achieved — referred to as with an attention-grabbing thought.
“He says, ‘We really need a video, and I just had this idea, and would it be mad if like … would it be really rude if we asked Steven?’ And I was like, ‘Steven — sorry, sorry, Steven Spielberg?’” Mulligan explains.
She ended up asking the filmmaker in July, who agreed to direct the video, saying, “They [Mumford and Spielberg] got on the phone and then the next day, they were scouting locations.”
During the interview, Kimmel held up a photograph of Spielberg making the video with Mumford. The director could be seen holding an iPhone whereas on a rolling workplace chair, filming the singer.
“The message is, if you have a crazy thought, express it…. Follow through with that,” the late-night speak present host responded.
Mulligan’s newest movie, She Said, is presently in theaters.
Watch Mumford’s music video for “Cannibal” beneath.
