The Deep Cut - Director Gavin Hood on Official Secrets and Lessons from X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Summary: On this episode of The Deep Cut, host John Rocha welcomes director Gavin Hood to talk about his latest film, Official Secrets and what he learned as a direct from his experience on X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Official Secrets stars Keira Knightley in the true story of GCHQ translator Katharine Gun. In 2003, as politicians in Britain and the US angle to invade Iraq, Gun leaked a classified e-mail that urged spying on members of the UN Security Council to force through the resolution to go to war in Iraq. Charged with breaking the Official Secrets Act, and facing imprisonment, Katharine and her lawyers set out to defend her actions. With her life, liberty and marriage threatened, she must stand up for what she believes in. Rocha and Hood discuss how he came to direct the project, what inspired him to take the project on and what lessons he hopes viewers of the film take from the movie. Rocha also talks with Hood about his career and focuses on what he learned from the experience of directing X-Men Origins: Wolverine and how it has shaped the projects he has chosen to pursue ever since. It’s a wide open, fun and in-depth conversation with another accomplished and talented guest on The Deep Cut. Remember to Like and Share the episode and Subscribe to the Collider Conversations feed for more episodes of The Deep Cut.Official Secrets is out now on DVD, click here to order it: https://amzn.to/2QTkuwsFollow John Rocha: https://twitter.com/TheRochaSays Follow Gavin Hood: https://twitter.com/gavin_hood1