#Three billboards script movie#

Once I decided, in my head, that it was a mother, everything fell into place. I didnвЂ™t know it would be a story or film, but the rage that put a bunch of billboards like that up was palpable and stayed with me. McDONAGH: Because the message was very similar to what MildredвЂ™s message is, at the start of the film, the idea of the anger and the pain behind that was something that I could never really get out of my head. Why did that stick with you long enough that weвЂ™re getting to see this film, so many years after you saw that? YouвЂ™ve said that this idea started for you while you were traveling across America, nearly 20 years ago, and you saw an angry message on billboards. For a story thatвЂ™s as dark as this is, it was one of the most fun sets IвЂ™ve ever been on. MARTIN McDONAGH: ItвЂ™s always about attention to detail for me, but sheвЂ™s so outrageous, both the character and FrancesвЂ™ playing of it, that you do break down and smile.

#Three billboards script movie#

The billboards anger Officer Dixon ( Sam Rockwell), who has a penchant for violence, which pushes Mildred even further, in ways that could have disastrous consequences.Дuring this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, filmmaker Martin McDonagh talked about the origin of this filmвЂ™s story, which started nearly 20 years ago, what he most enjoyed about delving into the character of Mildred, writing the role for Frances McDormand, why Sam Rockwell is his muse, how much he had to cut from the film, and why he only wants to make one movie every four years.Д¬ollider: I loved this movie, and Frances McDormand is just so terrific in it! When youвЂ™re directing someone giving a performance like that, do you ever have to remind yourself that youвЂ™re supposed to be directing them and not just watching them? The darkly comedic drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, from writer/director Martin McDonagh, tells the story of Mildred Hayes ( Frances McDormand, in a performance that is a master class in acting at its finest), who makes the decision to paint three billboards leading into her town with a controversial message directed at the townвЂ™s chief of police ( Woody Harrelson).