![]() When you arrived, you were put into a strict 16-day quarantine in your hotel room, bracelet, phone, lockdown, and two months in jail if you broke quarantine. So they had built up a crew and they brought in every nut, every bolt, every dolly, every camera, and every person to operate that stuff, including the cast. I think they ended up doing two or three more films there. ![]() So when you got there, they decided to do a slate of movies, and I was one of four at the time. They were one of the only places on Earth at the time that had no Covid whatsoever. They brought everybody in since they were Covid free. MF: Tell us about shooting on location in the Cayman Islands during Covid, what was that experience like for you? (L to R) Nicolas Cage, director Tim Brown and Ron Perlman on the set of 'The Retirement Plan.' Courtesy of The Retirement Plan. So it was really an organic process for me. And I just began writing, and as you write, that just evolved into what it became. ![]() So it really spawned from that and from having the location in the Cayman Islands and then having this sort of loose concept of a guy who has to be called back into action. Just something that takes you away from the real seriousness of the situation that you're in to keep it light. I really like when the bad guys come into play and start talking about things that normally when you're about to assassinate someone you wouldn’t talk about, like having a conversation about the bad service at Starbucks. I thought it'd be like a Shane Black movie in a way, an action film that had a lot of comedic elements. So I had an idea for a story and I said, "Well, what if John Wick just became a drunk on the beach for 20 years? What would he be like if it had to be pulled into action again after really not doing anything but being a drunk on the beach?" So it spawned from that idea. The Cayman Islands was Covid free at the time and the financier of the film was trying to find a way to bring a bunch of productions there. I think it came about almost in a bit of a different fashion. Tim Brown: I think I'd be excited to make any movie, frankly, but certainly this one. ![]() Moviefone: To begin with, can you talk about how this project came together and why you were excited to direct it specifically? You can read the full interview below or click on the video player above to watch our interview. (L to R) Director Tim Brown and Nicolas Cage on the set of 'The Retirement Plan.' Courtesy of The Retirement Plan. Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with filmmaker Tim Brown about his work on ‘The Retirement Plan,’ crafting the story, shooting in the Cayman Islands, directing Nicolas Cage and his unusual acting style, his character’s parental skills, Ron Perlman’s fantastic performance, putting the cast together, and creating the action sequences.
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