Monday, January 12, 2026

My Interview With Gus Van Sant and Austin Kolodney, the Team Behind 'Dead Man's Wire'


Dead Man's Wire
 is one of Gus Van Sant's strongest films in years. And it's writer Austin Kolodney's first big-screen credit. For Screen International, I talked to each of them about this long-in-the-works real-life thriller ... and how a comment made by Werner Herzog helped influence the final product. You can read our conversation here