Stringers—freelance photojournalists—arrive and record two police officers pulling a woman from the burning wreck. [19] Before the filming for Nightcrawler began, the production crew spent two days location scouting across Los Angeles. Nina (the morning news director) outright tells Lou that they are only interested in certain (white, affluent) victims and to play up urban crime creeping into the suburbs. Gilroy originally wanted to make a film about the life of American photographer Weegee but switched focus after discovering the unique narrative possibilities surrounding the stringer profession. [70], Keith Uhlich of The A.V. He got there before the cops. As Rick lies dying, Lou films him and tells him that he cannot work with someone who has leverage over him. [19] Two years later, he moved to Los Angeles, and noted the predominance of violent crime stories on local news stations. There were a couple of people who said they would finance this movie if we put that scene in. After Gilroy moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1990s, the project gradually morphed into a satirical thriller inspired by his observations of the city's local news stations and their obsession with covering stories of violent crime. In the much younger Bloom, Nina finds her morally bankrupt soulmate. Lou Bloom Non-existent (original timeline)Deceased (revised timeline) Lou hires Rick in order to mercilessly take advantage of him, taking him along on his nighttime expeditions, running an extra camera and a GPS device for chump change. Search, watch, and cook every single Tasty recipe and video ever - all in one place!

[44] Instead of using what Consequence of Sound described as "the expected 10 strings and a nightmarish score", Gilroy wanted more uplifting and subversive music. [19] The British actor was attending a friend's wedding in Los Angeles, when his talent agent suggested he meet Gilroy to discuss the film's script.

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[77][78] In its second weekend, Nightcrawler dropped forty-nine percent in sales, and grossed $5.4 million. [63], Reviewers call Gyllenhaal's character a "charming sociopath" and his performance "a bravura, career-changing tour-de-force". After the gunman's SUV crashes, Lou approaches the vehicle, claiming that the gunman is dead and urging Rick to film him. These profiles purport the video production business that Lou runs in the film to be real, and endorse Lou's management and strategic planning skills.

The idea for the film came to writer-director Dan Gilroy in 1988 and was inspired by Naked City, a photo-book by Arthur (Usher) Fellig - better known by his pseudonym, Weegee - that got him interested in making a movie about the criminal side of photojournalism and sensationalized news. On July 19, a fictional video résumé for Lou was posted on Craigslist.

[27], Once the script was finalized, Gilroy knew that he wanted to direct the film.

[41][42] Tony Gilroy noted the budget was extremely low, and should have "easily cost twice that amount".

Problem is, this would completely undercut what Nightcrawler is going for. : Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism. In contrast to the preparations Gyllenhaal and Ahmed took for their roles, Russo did not consult news directors or journalists, as she believed that Nina could be in any business, and did not want to hinder her character to one profession. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.

In retaliation, Lou sabotages Joe's van, causing him to crash into a lamppost and leaving him severely injured; Lou films him being taken away in an ambulance. Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) begins Nightcrawler as a poor, thieving sociopath and ends it as a thriving, entrepreneurial one. WARNING: All of the spoilers ahead! Police try to confiscate the footage as evidence but Nina defends her right to withhold it and airs it immediately. His brother described the script as "absolutely compelling", and noted every person who read the script afterwards wanted to work on the project, a rarity in the film industry. : Gilroy believes that, in contrast to the desaturated, man-made feel that the city is often depicted with, Los Angeles is a "landscape of primal struggle and survival". PopMatters' Jon Lisi believes that, because of Nina's actions, the film specifically targets journalists who exaggerate headlines in order to combat a decline in viewership. [68] Ben Sachs of the Chicago Reader highlighted Gilroy's direction, and how he was able to command an "uncommon assurance" from the cast and crew, despite being a first time director. Nina Romina : We find our viewers are more interested in urban crime creeping into the suburbs.

[9], Nightcrawler was released on DVD and Blu-ray formats on February 10, 2015,[57] courtesy of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The gunman is revealed to be alive; he shoots Rick, glances at Lou, who continues to film him, and then commits suicide by cop. We have 10 minutes to airtime, how much of this can we show?

Not like the last time.". He also found Russo's portrayal of Nina to be blatantly unethical and oblivious, and commented that she eventually becomes a caricature. After two unsuccessful attempts at recording incidents, Lou records the aftermath of a fatal carjacking and sells the footage to KWLA 6. [19] To make the most out of the budget, Elswit built "efficiencies" into each day of the film schedule, a role that all three Gilroy brothers described as instrumental to the completion of the film. The movie follows Louis "Lou" Bloom (Gyllenhaal), a mysteriously gaunt man who makes a living committing minor crimes in L.A. One night, after witnessing the aftermath of a horrific car crash and encountering a group of stringers or freelance photojournalists (Paxton's Joe Loder among them) hoping to record footage of the accident and sell it to local news stations, Lou is motivated to become a stringer himself. [56] A few months later, LinkedIn and Twitter profiles were created for Lou.

Sign-up for our free weekly e-mail newsletter. [19] Some crew members did not believe there was going to be enough time to film every scene, and that at least 15 pages of the script would have to be cut; Gilroy took these comments as a personal challenge. For her part, Russo (who is married to Gilroy) talked to BuzzFeed News' Adam B. [19] Although Russo was unaware of Gilroy's intention while writing the script, she was interested in performing the role, as she had never portrayed a desperate woman in a film. You very deliberately decided not to show what goes on between Lou and Nina outside of work after that dinner scene — like, we don't see them in her apartment. : [45] The goal was for the audience to believe that the music is actually playing inside Lou's mind. Is Nina complicit here? It's no accident he's abled-bodied, straight, cisgender, white, and male either: the film recognizes all too well Lou's act wouldn't work unless he was always one of the most (if not the most) privileged people in the room at any given time.

[59], Nightcrawler received universal acclaim from critics, many of whom praised Gyllenhaal's performance and Gilroy's screenplay.

[10] While most critics agree that the film predominantly features thriller elements, other descriptions have been used, including dark comedy,[10][11] drama,[10][12] horror,[12][13] and neo-noir.

He wrote Lou as an antihero, based on the ideas of unemployment and capitalism.

Sandy Schaefer is Screen Rant's Movie Reviews Editor and an Associate News Editor. [19] Gilroy previously met Elswit while working as a screenwriter for The Bourne Legacy (2012); the two formed a partnership, and created a shot-list for Nightcrawler months before filming.

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After fleeing the United States and settling in Poland, Erik Lehnsherr met a woman named Magda and the pair got married and conceived a girl who they named Nina. Orr called Gyllenhaal "tremendous" in the role and stated that the actor was learning to "channel an eerie, inner charisma, offering it up in glimpses and glimmers rather than all at once". Gilroy conceived the idea for Nightcrawler in 1988, after reading the photo-book Naked City, a collection of photographs taken by American photographer Weegee of 1940s New York City residents at night. Nina Gurzsky

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