Moon In The Uk Press Ahead Of General Release

I shoot at a full moon…

There’s been a few bits regarding MOON in the UK press ahead of the general release on July 17th.

First up is the above front-page feature in filmstar magazine which has a six-page article and interview with Duncan. Can’t find this online right now, but it’s definitely worth a read if you can pick up a copy.

The above spread in the Sunday Times Culture magazine is available online from which this great quotation from Duncan when asked how has he maintained his anonymity for so long?

?Because this image of me being nerdy and geeky is who I really am,? he laughs. ?I am not cool. I don?t really drink, I?ve never taken drugs, I don?t get into fights and I don?t have celebrity friends.? Not that he?s entirely averse to the idea. ?If Oliver Reed was around, I?d have a drink with him,? he enthuses. ?He was a force of nature. We need another actor like that.?

You can read the full thing here.

Another piece unavailable online (unless you subscribe) is the above interview with Duncan by John Millar from the Sunday Express. I’ll leave you with this lovely excerpt regarding Duncan’s Dad’s attempts at steering him toward learning a musical instrument but finally interesting him in home move making instead…

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Duncan smiles when I wonder why he chose making movies instead of a career in music. ?That was one of my big rebellions when I was growing up,? he says. ?I had absolutely nothing to do with music.?

Despite inspiring his father?s song Kooks on the Hunky Dory album, Duncan dealt with having a famous father by distancing himself from the work of David Bowie. ?I?m better now but when I was growing up I couldn?t take it seriously whenever I would hear or see anything with my dad in it.

?My poor dad tried so hard to get me to learn so many instruments. We started off with piano and then he tried the saxophone, then the guitar and the drums. He tried everything he could think of and I just wouldn?t have it, I would have nothing to do with it. I regret it now because I wish I could play an instrument.?

However, Duncan has his father to thank for fostering his passion for film-making. When he was a youngster he made home movies with his father, using toys like Star Wars characters or the Smurfs to create little animation efforts.

?Because my dad realised he wasn?t going to get me on to the music kick, he wanted to have a hobby with me. So we had this old 8mm one-stop camera and made these little movies together. It?s great, one of those father-and-son things we used to do together. Then, as I grew up and he was acting in films, I would go and visit film sets. I was on the set of Labyrinth, which was amazing.?

Duncan admits with a blush that some of those early home movies that he made with his father are still around. ?They are on a beaten-up old VHS tape but no one will ever see them,? he says.

?One reason for that is that they have awful commentaries from me as a child, explaining the stories. Just listening to yourself is so embarrassing.?

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