The American Film Market is going on now in Santa Monica.  Here are the details about FILTH from their film catalogue.  It is basically the same thing we have already read about it.  But there is something new here, take a look at who is producing the film.  They also list it as a comedy.

http://www.thefilmcatalogue.com/catalog/FilmDetail.php?id=12091

Last week another actress was added to the cast.  Her name is Joanne Froggatt the character is Mary. This is either  a new character for the movie or they changed the name of one of the other characters.

Today David Gilchrist is listed as first assistant director.  He has a long list of really good and some great films and he was also an assistant director for James' first film 'The Near Room'.  He has worked with the directors, Danny Boyle  Peter Mullan and Ken Loach.  If you haven't seen the Ken Loach film, 'Ae Fond Kiss' you should try and see it, what a wonderful movie.   Take a look at this work:

The link to his imdb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0318351/

The part about FILTH from James' Collier interview:

 When will you start shooting Filth?

McAVOY: I’m going to start that in January, up in Glasgow.

Irvine Welsh’s stories are a bit twisted. What was it about that film that interested you, and can you identify with that sense of humor?

McAVOY: Yeah, definitely. I can identify with it, wholeheartedly. His voice and his sense of humor is so unique, and it’s unique in Scotland. It’s not like everybody has that in Scotland. We appreciate it more in Scotland, I think, because of the vernacular, but he’s so unique. He has such an idiosyncratic voice. If they’re asking you to do it, and you can help get it made, and you’re Scottish, you should bloody do it. Beyond that, it’s an incredible role for me, which is something unlike anything I’ve ever done and a massive challenge for me. One I hope I don’t dash myself on.

It’s a fantastic script. There have been scripts for Filth floating about for years, and they’ve not been good enough. But our director, Jon Baird, has taken this and he’s really pushed it and shoved it to make it a film. It’s never been a film before, really, on the page. This is a fantastic example of an adaptation, and it’s just a really, really good script. So, all those things were really appealing to me. It is such an out-there role that I have to just throw myself into. It could be fucking terrifying.

Now that you’ve been navigating the business for awhile, has it gotten any easier to tune out the pressures and expectations that come with success, or does it become more difficult to take risks in projects when everyone is so focused on what you’re doing now?

McAVOY: Yeah, it is difficult because everyone is watching now. You can’t fail in secret, or quietly. It’s a public failure and people notice. It’s not that I’m saying people rejoice in tearing you down. Not at all. But, people notice. They go, “What a disappointment,” and that’s the worst thing, to disappoint people. So, it makes taking risks riskier. But, I’m taking probably the biggest risk of my career in playing the part in Filth. If you stop taking risks, then you get bored, or you just keep playing the same part, over and over again. Eventually audiences get bored of that, as well.

http://collider.com/james-mcavoy-arthur-christmas-trance-filth-shameless-interview/127404/