Veronica Ferres
Filming in the US feels like "border control"
Veronica Ferres at an event in Hollywood.
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Veronica Ferres is celebrating successes in front of and behind the camera in the USA – despite the adverse situation in which the cinema is due to Corona.
Veronica Ferres (55) is no longer exclusively writing a success story as an actress. Since she celebrated her breakthrough in Sönke Wortmann's (61) "Das Superweib" in 1996, she has also increasingly made a name for herself as a producer of national and international works. Currently, for example, with her film "Crisis" by director Nicholas Jarecki (41), in which she plays and works as a co-producer. The thriller starring Gary Oldman (62), Evangeline Lilly (41) and Michelle Rodriguez (42) in the leading roles is very well received in 200 recently reopened US cinemas, tops the charts in the independent films sector and greets from various streaming services Top lists.
Ferres herself can be seen in the film, which is about scandalous revelations about a pharmaceutical company, as the manager of the said group. "I'm super happy about this success as an actress and as a producer," said Ferres in an interview with the news agency spot on news about the successful US launch of "Crisis". The international theatrical release was last scheduled for March 26th.
Unusual conditions
Ferres also gave up-close insights into how filming is currently going on in the corona-stricken USA, while the cinema is slowly coming back to life: "Every morning my body temperature is queried via the app, and many other health-related information is collected," reveals Ferres. A few days ago she left Munich for Los Angeles, where she is working on a new project. "As with border controls", actors, producers and the film crew have to pass through several stations there. "Group A is not allowed to come together with Group B and that group again not with Group C and so on." Social interaction, such as meals together, has to be strictly avoided at the moment.
"A lot is more subdued than it used to be," says Ferres, describing the atmosphere on the set. "People are much more cautious, the impartiality is no longer there. There is great need and also despair." Nevertheless, she sees a very clear ray of hope for the near future: "But the people here have always found a way to be optimistic again and to look ahead. That will be the case this time too."