{"id":34370,"date":"2021-08-20T22:34:17","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T17:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/the-protege-director-martin-campbell-wanted-to-make-a-believable-female-assassin-movie-exclusive\/"},"modified":"2021-08-20T22:34:25","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T17:04:25","slug":"the-protege-director-martin-campbell-wanted-to-make-a-believable-female-assassin-movie-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/the-protege-director-martin-campbell-wanted-to-make-a-believable-female-assassin-movie-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The Protege’ Director Martin Campbell Wanted to Make a Believable ‘Female Assassin Movie’ (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"
The <\/em>Protege<\/em>, a sleek new action-thriller from Lionsgate, opens in theaters on Friday. The film’s director Martin Campbell recently shared that he signed on to the movie because he really wanted to make a believable film about a female assassin. Speaking to PopCulture.com in an exclusive interview, Campbell said that with most female-driven action films, he just “doesn’t believe that the women could beat the hell out of 10 guys.” He then added how he feels the same way about most male-driven action films as well.<\/p>\n Campbell praised The Protege<\/em> star Maggie Q and shared how her casting was crucial in making the film’s action feel plausible. “So that our job was to really try and make it convincing that when she dished out, you really believed it,” he said. That she could actually do this. And I think you do. I think that’s what’s so good.” Campbell said that Maggie Q is completely “equal” to Michael Keaton’s character, who plays a rival assassin. “They’re both kind of almost equal stature in those terms,” Campbell said, “but she gives as good as she gets.”<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n We pay for our sins eventually. This summer, she comes to collect. Michael Keaton, Maggie Q and Samuel L. Jackson star in #TheProtege<\/a> – only in theaters August 20, 2021. pic.twitter.com\/kEajE9Tj0t<\/a><\/p>\n