Filmmaker and Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach's charming and quirky dramatic comedy, Frances Ha, is a modern comic fable that examines the human condition and explores New York, friendship, ambition, failure and redemption. Greta Gerwig, who co-wrote the screenplay with Baumbach and starred earlier in Baumbach's Greenberg, plays the title role. Opening May 17th, the film was shot on location in New York City and features a terrific cast of up-and-coming actors that include Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver, Michael Zegen and Patrick Heusinger. In an exclusive interview, Baumbach talked about how the finished film compared to his original vision, what fuels his creative collaboration with Gerwig, writing a story populated by intelligent, funny and relatable characters, what his casting choices brought to the film, why he is drawn to Gotham, the challenges of filming in NYC, why he decided to shoot in black and white, and how he used music to elevate and expand the movie. He also discussed his upcoming projects including reteaming with Gerwig on a new film set in New York City, an animated feature in development at DreamWorks, directing the Ben Stiller drama While We're Young, and adapting The Emperor's Children for Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. Hit the jump for the interview. Question: My boss at Collider, Steve, who runs the site, made me ask this first: I loved Fantastic Mr. Fox. What do I need to do to get you to make another animated film with Wes Anderson? Noah Baumbach: (Laughs) I don't know. Get us in ...
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