{"id":394,"date":"2016-02-01T14:24:44","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T19:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/janaoncamera.com\/?p=394"},"modified":"2016-02-01T14:28:14","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T19:28:14","slug":"co-writer-and-producer-rick-alvarez-talks-fifty-shades-of-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janaoncamera.com\/br\/co-writer-and-producer-rick-alvarez-talks-fifty-shades-of-black\/","title":{"rendered":"Co-writer and producer Rick Alvarez talks Fifty Shades of Black"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With more than a decade working together, actor, writer & producer Marlon Wayans e director Michael Tiddes brings this outrageous comedy called Fifty Shades of Black<\/strong> (Open Road Films). Marlon and Michael already worked on the A Haunted House<\/em> series of movies back on 2013 and 2014. On Fifty Shades Of Black,<\/strong> a parody of Fifty Shades of Grey<\/em>, Marlon stars in the role of Mr. Black and alongside with him are Kali Hawk, Mike Epps, Andrew Bachelor, Affion Crockett, Jane Seymour, Fred Willard, Florence Henderson, and others. The screenplay is by Marlon and Rick Alvarez who worked together on the A Haunted House<\/em> series and White Chicks<\/em> de 2004. I had the opportunity to speak with writer and producer Rick Alvarez last week.<\/p>\n

Fifty Shades of Black is now playing!!!!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s check it out the interview:<\/p>\n

Why did Marlon and you decide to parody Fifty Shades of Grey? How is the process to pick the right genre to make the parody?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We saw the movie.\u00a0 Enough said!\u00a0 Seriously though, the movie took itself so serious we had to go after it.\u00a0 It was also such a phenomenon.\u00a0 People loved it and hated it but they all talked about it.\u00a0 It became a cultural touchstone and more than just a movie about a strange relationship.\u00a0 The movie begged for us to make a parody.\u00a0 That\u2019s one of the key elements when we decide what to parody \u2013 we need to feel like we HAVE to make fun of it.<\/p>\n

The cast is very diverse. When you were writing, did you have\u00a0Kali Hawk, Mike Epps, Jane Seymour, Fred Willard and Florence Henderson in mind already?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marlon and I rarely write to a particular voice.\u00a0 We create characters that we hope will come alive no matter who is in the role.\u00a0 Then we start to think about who would be funny or we do casting sessions and people inspire us.\u00a0 At that point we craft the characters around those actors.\u00a0 We just happened to be extremely lucky that all of these incredibly funny people wanted to be a part of the movie.<\/p>\n

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Rick Alvarez (Source: Alberto E. Rodriguez\/Getty Images North America)<\/p><\/div>\n

I understand you worked with director Mike Tides before. How was the collaboration with him? Did he encourage the actors to improve while you were filming or he sticks with the script?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have been working with Mike Tiddes for more than a decade.\u00a0 He was an assistant, then an executive, in my company.\u00a0 He left to pursue a career as a director and I was lucky enough that he came back to direct the two \u201cA Haunted House\u201d movies and now \u201cFifty Shades of Black.\u201d\u00a0 Both Mike and Marlon are like family now and we have an incredible creative relationship.\u00a0 I\u2019m lucky to work with Mike and so are the actors in our movies.\u00a0 Mike never wants to get in the way of funny people being funny and gives them the freedom to improvise.\u00a0 We always get a take that is true to the script, then it\u2019s time to have fun.<\/p>\n

You have writing and producing different genres, TV programs, big budget movies and independents ones, is there any particular genre would like to work that you didn’t yet?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love comedy!\u00a0 It\u2019s the hardest genre to do but the most fun.\u00a0 I would love to do a hardcore action movie at some point.\u00a0 Like \u201cThe Raid\u201d or any John Woo film.\u00a0 That would be fun.<\/p>\n

The soundtrack plays a big part on the movie and is a really good and with very popular artists. How did you and Marlon pick the artists? The songs?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We worked with some great people who helped us put the music together.\u00a0 Fortunately a lot of music artists are fans of Marlon\u2019s and that helps a lot.\u00a0 Chris Brown, for example, reached out to us through his reps and wanted to put one of his new singles in the movie and it\u2019s the first thing you hear when the film starts.\u00a0 \u201cSex You Back To Sleep.\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s perfect for the movie.<\/p>\n

It’s a comedy and there will be a lot of laughs, what else do you want the audience take away from the movie?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We hope they have a better time watching our movie than they did \u201cFifty Shades Of Grey.\u201d\u00a0 If that happens we\u2019ve done our jobs.<\/p>\n

Have you ever thought about directing a movie?<\/strong><\/p>\n

At some point I will direct a movie.\u00a0 Right now I have my hands full producing and writing projects.\u00a0 When I do direct Marlon will star and Mike Tiddes will produce.\u00a0 Would hate to break up the team.<\/p>\n

What’s next for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marlon and I are executive producing a comedy pilot for NBC called \u201cMarlon\u201d that is loosely based on his real life.\u00a0 He plays an inappropriate dad in an unconventional relationship.\u00a0 The script is hilarious and we hope you will see it on the NBC schedule next fall.<\/p>\n

Did you learn anything new doing this project?<\/strong><\/p>\n

You learn a lot of new things on every movie.\u00a0 On this one I learned that I\u2019m ready to make something other than a parody because these movies are hard!\u00a0 I also learned a few male stripped moves from our \u201cMagic Mike\u201d scene.\u00a0 Hopefully they will make my wife happy.<\/p>\n