Charlize Theron stars as an emotionally bruised restaurant manager and Kim Basinger stars as a mother of four children embarking on an extramarital affair. Just before the Oscars, Iñárritu published an open letter in a Mexican magazine and wrote that Arriaga had an "unjustified obsession with claiming the sole authorship of a film," adding that "you were not - and you have never allowed yourself to feel part of this team." As time has past, the two have come to settle their issues and today Arriaga can happily say that "we made three beautiful films we both are very proud of."Īrriaga's latest film, The Burning Plain, features multiple storylines and intertwined relationships, like most of his films before. Initially friends, the two "began falling out after Iñárritu felt Arriaga was taking too much credit." Arriaga was banned from the sets and told to stay away from Cannes during the shooting of Babel.
I thought this story would be a great Labor Day read to feature today.Īrriaga and Iñárritu have worked together on three Mexican films: Amores Perros, 21 Grams, and Babel. The Guardian has an interesting article looking at the past and present - the story behind his tussle with Iñárritu as well as the idea for his film which has been getting great early buzz. Now he's heading to Toronto with a film he wrote and directed on his own, titled The Burning Plain, starring Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger. Arriaga, the screenwriter behind Babel, was banned from Cannes during Babel's debut due to a "fight" between him and the director, Alejandro González Iñárritu.
I typically stay away from Hollywood gossip and fights, but this is an interesting story that leads into Guillermo Arriaga's directorial debut at Toronto.
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