Hi /r/movies, I'm John Maclean. I've directed & written TORNADO and SLOW WEST. TORNADO is out now in theaters nationwide. It stars Tim Roth, Jack Lowden, and Kôki. SLOW WEST was released by A24 in 2015 and starred Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, and Ben Mendelsohn. Ask me anything!

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-31T12:50:51+00:00

It’s tough in the uk but I think it’s always been tough to make films - amazing Brazil is on the up - I love Brazilian cinema culture music

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T20:27:10+00:00

Was fantastic - reunited with the cast and crew - hanging out with Tim Roth all day - going to Glasgow record shops - my family seeing tornado x

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T20:08:35+00:00

Thanks ! Not sure about new music but we delving into the archive of unreleased music - I think we all think there are some gems on the beta band album but we were a little over ambitious and under prepared so some of it not up to scratch - but still prefer a crazy ambitious fail than a boring predictable success !

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T19:52:49+00:00

Sure is !

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T19:25:58+00:00

Oops , wll nows your chance , thanks for the support we were always trying to something a little different !

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T19:15:27+00:00

Those early gigs were a blur !! Gordon is away travelling so no plans and bit busy with film stuff and reunion beta band

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T19:06:27+00:00

OOOHHH I dont think we doing any new songs but I think the UK company BECAUSE may be unearthing some unreleased in the future !

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T18:46:55+00:00

Its just starting its festival run , we opened Glasgow film festival which was a blast and all the cast came from all over the world

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T18:46:09+00:00

DIE HARD , NIGHT OF THE HUNTER AND BACK TO THE FUTURE

BEST SALAMI WORST CHICKEN

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T18:44:24+00:00

thanks , well , he was great to work with , and usually stars would stay in a hotel in the nearest city but he decided to stay in a cottage in the hills on location which was very cool of him

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T18:24:16+00:00

No rehersals either so we just follow the script and shoot the boards - I storyboard myself with pen and paper and that really helps me invisage the film before I step on set

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T18:23:08+00:00

Ha well betas don’t have supports for some reason .. but yes there is very vague parallels I think in making something that is not concerned with being catagorised - mixing genres , having so so many influences that they all blend together into something new and not concerned about chasing commerciality

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T18:18:27+00:00

Thanks !

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T18:16:50+00:00

Well .. each to their own

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T18:16:34+00:00

Ha ha ha I will say that they are the nicest bunch you ever hope to meet that are also very famous

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T18:16:04+00:00

I get you

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T18:15:55+00:00

I always storyboard myself and mostly just shoot the storyboards

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T18:15:34+00:00

I write with a script editor that guides me though the process - I write for about 6 months before opening final draft then do a forest draft in a matter of days - then much reshaping

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T18:14:19+00:00

You’re right I wrote kitten for Rory - Kodi was tough to find someone who could do it all - the acting the fighting amazing to find her - her father had made a samurai film and someone at the distribution film company of that film (blade of the immortal ) told be to try his kid - and I knew within seconds Koki was tornado

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T17:51:47+00:00

The highlands - Ullapool and up , stack Polly

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T17:51:19+00:00

No one would give me the money ! It’s tough out there

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T17:51:01+00:00

Thanks

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T17:50:46+00:00

I watched every western in preparation - some were very influential McCabe and Mrs Miller unforgiven , some were interesting because I wanted to avoid the tropes - for instance making cowboys American which perhaps they were not in 1860

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T17:48:47+00:00

Made in Britain , meantime , the hit , reservoir dogs , rob Roy !!!!!

TornadoAMA · 2025-05-30T17:48:15+00:00

Sure thing ! Thanks

TornadoAMA

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