Sam Mendes On Making Movie Magic With Olivia Colman And Micheal Ward In 'Empire Of Light', And Why A Woman Should Direct The Next James Bond Film

Sam Mendes was writing the screenplay for what would become Empire of Light and he'd hit a wall. He knew he was writing it for Olivia Colman even though they'd never met. Observing her husband's frustrations with his script, Alison Balsom, an eminent trumpet soloist, suggested he somehow get in touch with Colman in the […]