Big Eyes

Big Eyes

The center of all Margaret Keane's paintings were huge eyes that reflected either the artist herself or the soul of the person looking into them. The glory of her work was found in the 50s, but, surprisingly, not under the name of the creator, but her husband. After all, according to the clever Walter, who will buy women's paintings? The swindler successfully pushes his wife's pictures, fixed with his signature, everywhere he can. Canvases and drawings by Margaret Keane could be seen on sale at gas stations and hardware stores. Only such a lie not only overshadows the author, it oppresses him. This kind of drama leads to a loud divorce process. Read more Tim Burton's new film is based on real events that really happened in the 50s and 60s. For the director, the biopic "Big Eyes" became the second biographical work after "Ed Wood" with Johnny Depp in the lead role. The project had every chance to be launched back in 2007, when the script written by Larry Karatzewski and Scott Alexander was ready. Thomas Hayden Church and Kate Hudson were then supposed to play the first roles. However, the start of filming, which was scheduled for June 2008, never happened. Although an approximate budget of 20 million dollars was even allocated. The film was talked about again in 2010. Tim Burton was signed on as a producer. Ryan Reynolds and Reese Witherspoon became candidates for the roles of the main characters. The date of the relaunch of "Big Eyes" was supposed to be 2012. After another production slippage of the project, the then producer, the creator of Edward Scissorhands, took matters into his own hands. Acting directly as the director of the biopic, Tim started filming already in July 2013. It is an interesting fact that he himself is the owner of several paintings by Margaret Keane. Cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel wanted to shoot the film on 35mm film, but it would have cost a lot. In the end, digital film cameras served as a tool.