Ex Machina and Annihilation's Alex Garland says he plans to step away from directing for the 'foreseeable future' following A24's Civil War.
, Garland confirmed that he plans to retire, at least for the time being, as a director and will instead focus on writing.
“Nothing’s changed,” Garland said. “I’m in a very similar state. I’m not planning to direct again in the foreseeable future.”He added, “The pressure doesn’t come from the money. It comes from the fact that you’re asking people to trust something that, on the face of it, doesn’t look very trustworthy.
He also spoke on navigating the divisive reactions toward Civil War, which hasn’t yet been released, and some of his other movies, saying, “ trying to circumvent that by not being polarising, and by trying to find points of agreement…What I’m usually doing in films is presenting more than one opinion, so it’s more like a conversation, rather than: ‘Do this, think that’. So there are several ways you could look at Ex Machina; as a film about sentience, or where gender resides, or objectification.
Garland pointed out that he still “loves film” but noted that “film-making doesn’t exist in a vacuum” because “it exists in a life and also in a broader context.”, with Ray Mendoza. “I respect him a great deal, though we’re very different,” Garland said. He’s also writing the script for the upcoming 28 Days Later sequel, 28 Years Later, which is being directed by Danny Boyle.
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