NEW YORK, United States —
Owen Wilson’s new superhero film “Secret
Headquarters,” out Friday, was originally slated for a theatrical release —
before creators opted to put it out exclusively on the streaming platform
Paramount Plus instead.
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In the old days,
the move akin to a straight-to-video release might seem like a slight — but the
film’s directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman say the release strategy
appeals to kids, the movie’s target audience.
“There was talk of
the theatrical versus streaming and Henry and I were torn and then we sort of
pitched it to the kids just to see how they felt because their response is more
important to us,” Schulman told AFP, referring to the youthful cast. “We want
them to have their big premiere ... what do they want from it?”
“They all sort of
just shrugged and said ‘streaming’ — like of course,” he continued. “Because we
want to watch it right away, and as many times as possible.”
The film —
available on streaming in the
US as well as in Australia, Canada, and Britain —
sees Wilson play an absent father who turns out to be a superhero, with a lair
of world-saving gadgets revealed underneath his bachelor pad.
It’s told
primarily from the perspective of Wilson’s character’s son — a classic
superhero flick set against the growing pains of puberty.
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Wilson told AFP when he first received the script he read some of the
scenes to his young sons, who got “caught up in the story”.
“That’s kind of
what appealed to me ... you know, being in middle school and trying to fit in
and that stuff just kind of rang true to me,” the 53-year-old said.
Wilson said the
film also brought on some awkward moments for him: a lefty, the actor was
scripted as a right-handed superhero.
“I think that my
throwing motion, if I get any flack about it, I want to get this story out
there — I want to get ahead of it,” the actor known for his roles in Wes
Anderson’s oeuvre said with a hint of a smirk.
“It’s hard to
throw with your opposite hand.”
“And people say
Owen Wilson doesn’t push himself,” director Schulman laughed.
Wilson next is set
to appear in the second season of Marvel’s “Loki” on Disney+, in which he plays
Mobius M. Mobius, an agent focused on “time variant” criminals.
In 2021 the
Dallas-born actor starred in Anderson’s “The French Dispatch,” continuing his
long association with the filmmaker.
Asked if there
were any forthcoming Anderson projects in the works, Wilson paused before
saying, “that would be nice too.”
“Could he join the
MCU?” the actor then quipped, referring to the blockbuster franchise Marvel
Cinematic Universe.
“You never know.”
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