Two of Rene Russo's biggest movies in recent years were written and directed by her husband, Dan Gilroy. Russo and Gilroy have been married for over 30 years, but until more recently they hadn't had many opportunities to work together. In 2014 they explored the story of a corrupt local crime reporter with "Nightcrawler," to great acclaim. Their 2017 film "Velvet Buzzsaw" paired Russo with Jake Gyllenhaal for a second time, and sent audiences on a wild ride through the art world.
Russo told Vulture that Gilroy wrote the character Nina Romina in "Nightcrawler" specifically for her, but she never thought she'd actually get to play the role. "So I read the script when he was finished, and I thought, 'This is such a perfect screenplay. It'll never get made,'" she said. The film did more than just get made. It helped Russo get her second Saturn award for best supporting actress and her very first BAFTA nomination.
"Velvet Buzzsaw" continued allowing Russo to work with her husband, and it let the couple continue their creative collaboration with Gyllenhaal. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Russo said of Gyllenhaal, "He's so intense that, so, we're in the scene, and I'm like I'm an audience member, and I'm just going, 'Yeah, where is this going?'" Russo, Gilroy, and Gyllenhaal are a powerhouse creative team, and we can only hope that they'll come back with another project that's just as riveting.
