David Mackenzie on avoiding 'Game of Thrones'-style fantasy — and 'Braveheart' comparisons — with his medieval epic 'Outlaw King'
Throughout his film career, director David Mackenzie has bounced unpredictably among genres and styles, from the somber 2003 drama "Young Adam" to the 2009 sex comedy "Spread" to the 2011 sci-fi film "Perfect Sense."
"The idea of repeating old ground feels unattractive to me," he says. "Each film has to feel like it's a new journey."
Now, on the heels of his biggest success - the 2016 crime thriller "Hell or High Water," which earned a best picture Oscar nomination - Mackenzie, 52, has taken a journey seven centuries into the past, retelling one of the most important stories in his native Scotland's history with his latest movie, "Outlaw King."
Now in select theaters and also streaming on Netflix, "Outlaw King" chronicles the rise of Robert the Bruce (Chris Pine), the Scottish ruler who
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