We're all familiar with the White brothers films. The Contingency plan, Cold light. The brothers are famous for writing films together with Tom White directing and Seb acting somewhere in them, but this summer will show the dawn of Seb's solo film career. Sebastian white has written, directed and starred in his upcoming highly anticipated action thriller "Distortion", we caught up with him on set for a quick interview.
Well this film has certainly got a lot of attention, the internet seems to be having a frenzy over it, how do you feel about all the attention, do you feel like you need meet peoples high expectations?
(Laughs) Yeah it's madness isn't it? I don't often go on the internet, but it's hard to avoid it sometimes, it does seems like its everywhere at the minute. Um, yeah hopefully I'm not going to disappoint anyone with my film, its quite different from Contingency.
Would you say its more like cold light? They were a little different, you were very different in both.
Well I had different characters, they had to be different! (Laughs) I would say its more like light cold light but with less action. People are expecting an action film, I suppose that was my fault with the trailer. Too be honest if I had to compare it to a film I would say its more like Seven (1995) It is a psychological thriller with guns in it, I just don't want to people to walk out the cinema thinking "well that was crap" because they were expecting an action film.
Your'e brothers got a new film in the making too hasn't he? Has your solo career made things difficult between you both? I mean your known as partners in the industry.
Not at all, I actually wrote this film years before we were famous and he's helped me all along the way. I remember we were having dinner at his place when he said to me "You know what, you should totally make that film of yours now", so if my career dies after this you can blame him (laughs)
Even with you using his most favoured actor?
Are you talking about Sam? Yeah Sam (Goodall), Tom and myself have been friends since college, I don't think he'll care, Sam definitely doesn't care, it's two pay checks right?
Can you tell us anything about Tom White's film?
No can do, sorry mate, if I did, I swear to god he would bust through that wall in a bus and kidnap us both.
So it's a film set in America, but you've chosen to have the premier in London, what made this decision?
Well it's my homeland isn't it? And it's Sam's, I just thought it would be nice to have it shown at home.
Well it's been a pleasure, I best let you get on with what you're doing.
I'm not doing much, but yeah thanks, it's been fun.
Distortion is out 17th of August and will be reviewed in the next issue. Interview by Dan Jolin
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