The Power Of The Dog - 20 Things You MISSED!

so the power of the dog has just released to a strong reception from audiences and critics but what you might not know is just how difficult the film was to make and some of the lengths that the cast went to in order to pull off their roles which is all covered in this video of 20 things you didn't know about the power of the dog power of the dog is based on a 1967 novel of the same name by thomas savage who was a popular author between 1944 and 1988 best known for his western novels which drew on early experiences in the american west director jane campion was a big fan of the original novel and began shopping around her adaptation at cairns in 2019 when netflix came in strong offering her the highest budget of her career the budget for the power of the dog cost an economical 30 to 39 million dollars it was still deemed a risky project given that it was a large-scale art film which are typically difficult to raise money for especially in the current climate of big box office franchises although the film is set in 1920 montana it was impossible to film on location due to a lack of infrastructure therefore the film was shot in new zealand the home of the director and the filming location of the lord of the rings franchise [Music] amazingly enough the power of the dog is the very first netflix original film from new zealand but is unlikely to be the last due to how popular it is as a location for films that feature epic natural landscapes elizabeth moss was originally cast in the role of rose in the power of the dog having recently worked with director jane campion on the critically acclaimed mini-series top of the lake however moss was forced to drop out due to a scheduling conflict with tycho watiti's new film next goal wins now i'm sorry i messed up how are your niche you will go down hard ultimately kirsten dunst was cast as rose in the movie given that campion had long been a fan of the actress and had attempted to work with her on a prior project before the power of the dog don steven revealed that campion wrote her a personal letter around 2001 that she'd kept in her possession ever since for the character of george burbank paul dano was originally cast but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts as he was starring as the riddler in matt reeves film the batman dano did try to work out his schedule but was unsuccessful paving the way for jesse plemons to replace him jesse plemmons and and dumpster in fact a real-life couple off-screen and have two sons together having met on the set of fargo season two where they also played a couple we were just talking and it all finally makes sense this lady has lost her mind brother for the character of phil burbank benedict cumberbatch was cast and for many who have only followed his more recent work it might surprise you to learn that despite his very convincing american accents cumberbatch is actually an english actor and about as british as it comes the name sherlock holmes and the address is 221b baker street in order to get into character for the role of phil burbank cumberbatch actually flew out to montana and lived with cowboys for two weeks in order to better embody the role and add credibility to his performance in the power of the dog there is a scene in which phil has called out for his poor hygiene so in order to get into character benedict cumberbatch refused to wash for almost two weeks at the outset of the shoot cumberbatch was so committed to his performance that he even started chain smoking on set despite the fact that he had not smoked in real life for years as such he felt sick after each take and even suffered from nicotine poisoning three times during the film's production kirsten dunst was also very committed to her performance and got so much into her character that she refused to talk to benedict cumberbatch during filming benedict cumberbatch and kirsten dunst have both appeared in superhero movies produced by marvel cumberbatch plays doctor strange in the mcu and dunst has appeared as mary jane in sony's spider-man trilogy also cumberbatch is set to co-star in spider-man no way home where it's possible dunce could even make a cameo please we're safe to have the universe together i think we're beyond you calling me sir once filming began on the power of the dog on january 10th 2020 it was eventually cut short by the covert 19 pandemic with production being halted completely on june 22nd due to the covert delays cumberbatch and his family were forced to stay in new zealand for months under lockdown until filming could finally resume once lockdown had lifted upon returning to new zealand jesse plemons and kirsten dunst were forced to remain in hotel quarantine for two weeks with their children in order to legally return to set the power of the dog was invited to premiere at the 2021 cans film festival in an out of competition slot due to regulations relating to theatrical releases in france but netflix had so much faith in the movie that they refused to premiere out of competition and the film was withheld instead the film premiered in competition at the 2021 venice film festival the power of the dog is reportedly lined up to be a serious awards contender this season given its positive reception with critics and general audiences which you can find out more about here also if i missed any facts that you feel are worth mentioning let us know below and either way if you enjoyed this video please do consider liking subscribing and shooting the bell for notifications for all the very latest from just westerns you

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Length: 5min 39sec (339 seconds)

Published: Thu Dec 02 2021

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[u/Haley_Holmes_]

I watched it twice
and the end of the movie makes my cry a lot. Cant believe that they killed Ben's character!
But this movie is a real masterpiece! You should watch it