‘Civil War’ Director Alex Garland Warns Mistrust of Journalists ‘Makes Life Dangerous For Everyone’
variety.comSelena Kuznikov Nick Offerman said he never thought he would be cast in a project that wasn’t a comedy. That is, until he got the script for “Civil War” from writer and director Alex Garland. “(Alex) is so thoughtful, that he could make this movie without pandering to anything, and instead is like here’s what I think about where we’re all headed,” Offerman told Variety. “We don’t need to talk about who voted for who, because we’re all headed this way if we don’t become better neighbors.
When I first read the script, I was like ‘I’m so grateful that he needs a dipshit like me to show up and put on a wig and say some lines.’” The star-studded cast unanimously agreed with Offerman, all singing Garland’s praises at the movie’s premiere at the Tedd Mann Theater at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
Set in a dystopian future America, the story follows wartime photojournalist Lee (Kirsten Dunst) and her fellow reporters as they race to reach Washington D.C.
before rebels incite an insurrection at the White House to remove the three-term authoritarian president (Nick Offerman). “Priscilla” star Cailee Spaeny, who plays young photojournalist Jessie, told Variety Garland was the main draw for her to the project.
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