QUEEN OF THE DAMNED director, Michael Rymer, has been talking about what's up with the long in coming film, and one of its featured players: Aaliyah.
While talking to the Australian Urban Cinefile website, Rymer revealed that the film will be, understandably, dedicated to the late actress-singer. The helmer spoke of Aaliyah, saying, "It was a challenging role for her to play an evil, powerful character... she worked on her craft and put a lot of energy into it, from movement coaching to dialogue coaching, to harness flying lessons. She did the entire role wearing uncomfortable teeth (prosthetics), heavy make up, difficult costumes and contact lenses. Not only did she deliver like a real pro, she never got grumpy and she never complained. She set a real example.
"This beautiful, slender 21 year old girl impressed me enormously. It's easy to lionise people when they're dead, but I used to say it every day during the shoot."
Regarding the film's release daste, the helmer says, "The film will be released in February 2002, as planned even before the tragic accident. It was once slotted for October, but we've still got some sound-design work to do, and the studios still have a huge backlog of films to get through. It's really hard for any of us to say how her death will impact on the film."
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