Cillian Murphy & Max Porter: Shy / Steve

I can't believe I'm saying this, but today we are joined by two
legends: Cillian Murphy and Max Porter. Cillian and Max have
collaborated as co-curators of the Sounds From A Safe Harbour
Festival in Cork, Ireland, as well as the theatre adaptation of
Max’s book Grief Is The Thing With Feathers. The book is a hybrid
of prose and poetry about a crow visiting a grieving family. Now,
they’re working together on the adaptation of Max's novella Shy,
now a Netflix movie called Steve. The original book is a lyrical
novella about a boarding school for troubled boys, documenting the
chaos of one boy’s mind, whose name is Shy. Steve is actually very
different from the novel, instead named after the head teacher at
the school. In the film, he’s played expertly by Cillian Murphy.
Cillian is an Irish actor, winner of a BAFTA, Golden Globe, and of
course an Oscar. I sat down with the two of them to discuss this
experimental and exciting project, and their love for books in
general. Thank you to Netflix for making this happen!! Learn more
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