Director Craig Gillespie discusses I, Tonya

December 10, 2017

DGA Q&As in New York and Los Angeles

An ice skating princess falls from grace after an ill-conceived attack on a competitor in Director Craig Gillespie’s new darkly comic biography, I, Tonya.

Based on the unbelievable, but true events, Gillespie’s film tells the story of how rising star Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie) went from being the first American woman to complete a triple axel in competition, to criminal suspect and pariah after her ex-husband orchestrates an infamous attack on fellow Olympic competitor Nancy Kerrigan at the National Figure Skating Championship in 1994.

Following the DGA membership screening in New York on December 6, Gillespie sat down with Director Tom McCarthy (Spotlight) to discuss the making of I, Tonya. Gillespie also spoke about the film in a conversation moderated by Director Sascha Gervasi (November Criminals) following the DGA membership screening in Los Angeles on December 9.

In addition to I, Tonya, Gillespie’s credits include the feature films The Finest Hours, Million Dollar Arm, Fright Night, Lars and the Real Girl, Mr. Woodcock; the movie for television Trooper; and the pilot episodes of the series My Generation and United States of Tara. He has been nominated four times for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement Commercials and took home the award for his 2006 commercials “Surprise Dinner” and “Mini-Mart” (Ameriquest) and “People of Pain” and “Fable of the Fruit Bat” (Altoids). Gillespie has been a DGA member since 1996.

You can listen to Gillespie's Q&A by clicking the podcast episode embedded below. You can find more DGA podcast episodes here.

Pictures

Event photos by Krista Kennell (New York) and Byron Gamarro (Los Angeles) - Print courtesy of Neon.

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Director Craig Gillespie speaks about the making of his darkly comic biography, I, Tonya, following the DGA membership screening in New York.

Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding in Director Craig Gillespie’s I, Tonya.

Director Craig Gillespie speaks about the making of his darkly comic biography, I, Tonya, following the DGA membership screening in Los Angeles.

Director Craig Gillespie (right) spoke about the making of I, Tonya with Director Tom McCarthy (moderator) following the DGA membership screening in New York.

Sebastian Stan as Jeff Gillooly, Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding and Julianne Nicholson as Diane Rawlinson in Director Craig Gillespie’s I, Tonya.

Director Craig Gillespie (right) spoke about the making of I, Tonya with Director Sacha Gervasi (moderator) following the DGA membership screening in Los Angeles.

Director Tom McCarthy (moderator) asks Craig Gillespie a question about the making of I, Tonya following the DGA membership screening in New York.

Allison Janney as LaVona Golden in Director Craig Gillespie’s I, Tonya.

Director Sacha Gervasi (moderator) asks Craig Gillespie a question about the making of I, Tonya following the DGA membership screening in Los Angeles.

Directors Tom McCarthy (moderator) and Craig Gillespie pose for a photo following the New York DGA membership screening of Gillespie’s darkly comic biography, I, Tonya.

Sebastian Stan as Jeff Gillooly and Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding in Director Craig Gillespie’s I, Tonya.

Directors Craig Gillespie and Sacha Gervasi (moderator) pose for a photo following the Los Angeles DGA membership screening of Gillespie’s darkly comic biography, I, Tonya.

Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding in Director Craig Gillespie’s I, Tonya.

Director Craig Gillespie chats with a member of the audience following the New York DGA membership screening of his darkly comic biography, I, Tonya.

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