Jan de Bont
Jan de Bont
Jan de Bontis a Dutch cinematographer, producer, and film director...
NationalityDutch
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth22 October 1943
creativity imagination exciting
Using my imagination and creativity is exciting to me.
hero creating fabulous
We are creating a fabulous franchise with an incredible female action hero.
creativity creative trying
As a director, you try to find what is creative.
second-chance firsts film
When I heard about the first Tomb Raider, I was very interested and I would have liked to have directed that. When I was approached for the second film, I was delighted.
thinking complexity shows
We're all complex human beings, and if some of that complexity shows through, I think it's advantageous for the movie.
thinking watches stunning
I think the audience would like to see movies that are stunning to watch. I really think they'd like to see spectacles.
believe action disappear
I really believe action will always be there and will never disappear.
real character thinking
I think there are a lot more relationship scenes in my movies that people tend to overlook. A lot of scenes really feel real and are about the characters.
challenges film raiders
This film, Tomb Raider 2, is a big challenge. It's quite exhausting.
real quality used
The quality of CGI, audiences are now so used to it. They don't know what is CGI and what is real.
interesting guy might
The bad guys are not typical; they are not just bad, they are interesting. They might be good or bad.
summer thinking dollars
Summer movies are spectacles; that's what you pay 10 dollars to see. You want to get teased by effects sometimes. I think that will never stop.
pressure demand enormous
It's always an enormous pressure when you do a sequel. The demands are so high, and it's expensive.
thinking stories action
I think what makes a good action film is a story that gets you involved. Just action, by itself, is not going to work.