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Coverage dated October 31, 2026

‘Green Room’ Director Recalls How Patrick Stewart “Saved” Movie From Being Scrapped

Headline from The Hollywood Reporter

Ahead of a screening of the film on Friday, Jeremy Saulnier recounted how 'Green Room' was "close to shutting down" when the sci-fi icon, "out of the blue, expressed interest in the project."

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  1. Deadline

    ‘Green Room’ Writer/Director Recalls How Patrick Stewart “Saved The Day” When Film Was Almost Axed, Would Tell Fans: “Don’t Root For The Nazis” (opens Deadline)

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    More than a decade later, Green Room writer/director Jeremy Saulnier is expressing his gratitude for Patrick Stewart helping get the film made. During a screening of the 2015 movie on Friday, one day after Stewart died at age 86, Saulnier paid his respects to the late 3x Golden Globe nominee and exp…

  2. Variety

    ‘Green Room’ Director Remembers Patrick Stewart as a ‘F—ing Sweetheart’ and Credits Him for Rescuing the Film: He ‘Swooped Down’ ‘Into Our Cruddy Ass Movie and Saved Us’ (opens Variety)

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    “Green Room” writer and director Jeremy Saulnier paid tribute to late actor Patrick Stewart, who starred in the film and whom he credits with saving the day when they were “close to shutting down,” during a 10th-anniversary screening of the 2015 film in Los Angeles on Friday.

  3. The Hollywood Reporter

    ‘Green Room’ Director Recalls How Patrick Stewart “Saved” Movie From Being Scrapped (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    Ahead of a screening of the film on Friday, Jeremy Saulnier recounted how 'Green Room' was "close to shutting down" when the sci-fi icon, "out of the blue, expressed interest in the project."

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