{"id":105628,"date":"2012-09-26T19:17:57","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T02:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=105628"},"modified":"2012-09-26T19:17:57","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T02:17:57","slug":"interview-bringing-up-bobby-writer-director-producer-famke-janssen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2012\/09\/26\/interview-bringing-up-bobby-writer-director-producer-famke-janssen\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Bringing Up Bobby Writer-Director-Producer Famke Janssen"},"content":{"rendered":"

It isn\u2019t easy to write, direct and produce your first feature, even if you\u2019ve got dozens of acting credits to your name like Famke Janssen. The desire to get behind the lens has always been there, it was just a matter of the stars aligning and in the case of \u201cBringing Up Bobby<\/a>,\u201d they did.<\/p>\n

The film stars Milla Jovovich as Olive, a single mother from the Ukraine trying to raise her son, Bobby (Spencer List), in a conservative Oklahoma town. She\u2019s got the best intentions, but her con artist ways don\u2019t exactly set a good example for Bobby. When her charm wears off and the string of crimes catches up to her, Olive must decide what\u2019s best for Bobby, even if it means giving up what she loves most.<\/p>\n

Turns out, Ava Moore plus Jean Grey doesn\u2019t equal directorial debut. Janssen had her work cut out for her and needed to take this step by step, turning a visit to Oklahoma into a script, developing a visual styling plan, recruiting her cast and much more. In honor of \u201cBringing Up Bobby\u2019s\u201d debut at the Beekman Theatre in New York City on September 28th, Janssen took a break from her \u201cTaken 2\u201d press run to sit down and talk about her experience behind the lens, an experience that looks as though it\u2019ll lead to a sophomore directorial effort.<\/p>\n

Check out everything Janssen had to say about \u201cBringing Up Bobby,\u201d \u201cTaken 2\u201d and her upcoming Netflix show, \u201cHemlock Grove\u201d in the video interview below. Would you rather skip around? Scroll down to find a time and topic breakdown of the interview just below the video player.<\/p>\n