![]() But if you can point to a commercial feature film with zero lines of dialogue, I don’t think that it’s been done before, without it being a silent film. I know that there was one released on Hulu this year that had very little dialogue. Out of like, big feature films, there are not many. Joel Kinnaman: I don’t think it’s ever been done before. Have you ever done a role that’s quite like this, with minimal or no dialogue? He is the master of the camera and to see him at work – just that level of visual storytelling that he brings and how he tells the story of each scene by moving the camera in a certain way, it was fascinating. I was very honored that John wanted to do this film with me. Joel Kinnaman: It was an epic experience. I guess the obvious question would be, what was it like to work with John Woo? Joel Kinnaman: ( Chuckles) Yeah, it is, indeed. Exclusive Interview with Joel Kinnaman for John Woo’s Silent Night I had a ton of fun with Silent Night, which might be funny to say because this is a pretty brutal film here. We sat down with Joel Kinnaman to discuss his experience working with an iconic filmmaker like John Woo, the challenges of making a film with zero dialogue, and how the action of Silent Night pushed things just a little further. ![]() Joel Kinnaman in ‘Silent Night’ courtesy of Lionsgate The Swedish actor trains with Chad Stahelski ( John Wick) and his team at 87eleven and has had years of stunt and fight choreography experience, all of which he feels has culminated in portraying the mute punisher seeking vengeance in John Woo’s Silent Night. Having starred in films like the 2014 RoboCop reboot and The Suicide Squad as well as various television series including For All Mankind, The Killing, and Altered Carbon, Joel Kinnaman is no stranger to onscreen action. The result is a wildly kinetic and intense vigilante flick with some of the best action set pieces of the year, and Joel Kinnaman is more than up to the task of being at the center of it all. John Woo takes an extremely simple and familiar revenge plot and makes it all his own, pushing his signature action style to the forefront by removing dialogue from his latest film altogether. Silenced by a gunshot wound to the throat, Brian steadily devotes himself to a punishing training regimen to achieve his new life’s mission: avenging his son’s death. ![]() Written by Robert Archer Lynn, Silent Night (2023) follows the tragedy of Brian Godlock (Joel Kinnaman), a loving and devoted father and husband whose life is sent spiraling downward when his young son is caught in a gang’s crossfire and is unexpectedly killed on Christmas Eve. In fact, you won’t be hearing any dialogue at all. This is his first American feature film in two decades, but even so, you won’t be hearing much English in it. Legendary filmmaker John Woo, master of Hong Kong action and Hollywood blockbuster excess, has finally returned to the States with a new, holiday-themed movie, Silent Night.
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