Republic Pictures’ Dan Cohen & Producer Annabelle Dunne Talk Emotional Venice Premiere For William Friedkin’s ‘Caine Mutiny’; Collaboration On Karl Lagerfeld Doc
deadline.comRepublic Pictures President Dan Cohen and producer Annabelle Dunne were among the main representatives of William Friedkin’s last film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial at its posthumous world premiere at Venice Film Festival over the weekend.
Taking place less than a month after Friedkin died at the age of 87 on August 7, it was an emotional night for both. Alongside tributes from this year’s jury president Damien Chazelle and Venice director Alberto Barbera, Dunne took to the stage to share anecdotes, including how Guillermo del Toro and J.J.
Abrams’ became involved as back-up directors after Friedkin’s age made it impossible to secure a completion bond. Deadline caught up with the pair on the terrace of the Venice Lido’s Excelsior Hotel the next day, ahead of a screening of Friedkin’s The Exorcist in Venice Classics. “It was really emotional for everybody.
It was important to us that it really be about the movie because that’s what Billy… did not want fanfare,” said Dunne. “We did as best we could to just stick to let’s look at this and this is the best way to think about this person and how he’s living.
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