Dunne also spilled more details about Guillermo del Toros involvement in the project.
He really had his heart set on Kiefer, who was the linchpin, and everything grew from that.
He only proceeds when he has seen the movie in his head.
VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 03: (L-R) Matthew Parker, Darrin Navarro, Annabelle Dunne, and Kirk M. Petruccelli attend a photocall for the movie “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial"Getty
It doesnt matter about practice because on game day he just shows up, said Dunne.
Still, there was a slight roadblock early on.
Dunne explained that since Friedkin was in his late 80s, she could not get him insured.
Jason Clarke in William Friedkin’s The Caine Mutiny Court MartialThe Republic Pictures
Thats very common and its ageist; in Hollywood its sometimes hard to pass the insurance.
Said Dunne, So I gingerly say, Billy, we need to do this.
OK, honey, its Guillermo del Toro, you got that?
He said he was our mascot.
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martialwill premiere on Showtime domestically, and onParamount+this fall in markets where the service is available.
