Ben Wheatley (born 1972) is an English director of feature films, TV comedy shows, adverts and idents, animated shorts and internet viral ads. Read full biography of Ben Wheatley →
You really have to be careful with the clues you lay into the film - if they're too heavy-handed, or you've pandered to a slightly stupider... →
The reality of any location in Britain being used in a TV program of a film is that something bad is going to happen! That's the nature of drama.... →
There's no way you can shoot low-budget stuff on lots of locations. It's just a practicality thing because every time you move, it costs time... →
The things that inspire people to think are what keeps a film alive.
If you judge everything by how photographically real it looks, then you're missing out on a lot of what art is about and what communication is.... →
The whole idea of genre and categorising films is a critic's construct. For me, I just try and make stories and see where they go, but... →
You can muscle your way to the top as long as you're part of the production, which I am. I'm knitted into the money, so it's very hard to... →
'Doctor Who' is pretty dark, I think. Generally it's dark; it's always been dark.
I think CGI is interesting, but it's too expensive and limiting in terms of what you can do shot-by-shot.
If I'd been offered 'Spider-Man,' I probably would have done it. I don't think it's bad to go and do those things.
The only genre I have any problem with is musicals, but that's just my own tastes it's nothing to do with the films.