![]() ![]() You structured the film around the 24-hour period where the main character turns 40. That seemed like a fun thing to play with. Also, I like the idea of a punk rock dad who does the parenting but does it his own way. and Chicago, and so that seemed like a fun world to write in. Not on the level of Billy Joe, but I know guys in bands around L.A. ![]() I just felt like it was a fertile area to work in. Maybe their kids are 9 or 10 or something, and for some reason that age, 40, brings up a lot of that kind of thinking. That must be why 40 is a big birthday, because for a lot of people they’re over that hump of having kids. I think that’s something we all go through. I kind of just came from my own perspective on what it means to be turning 40, and also thinking a lot about maybe what I thought it was going to be when I was 40 and where I was. Can you talk a little more about that and then combining that with the perspective of a musician? Did you do any research or read interviews for that? This movie is very much about being a dad and family and hitting 40, which I’m assuming you were able to pull a lot from your own life. So that’s always kind of been there and I’ve always wanted to do something with it. I’m always listening to my music from the ‘90s, because that’s really when I first started getting into music was by the early ‘90s. I love music, you know, and it felt like the right world for this movie to be in. So you don’t have any musical background or ever dreamed of becoming a rock star when you were younger? Anything like that? ![]() So we both took the leap together and made the film. It seemed like a great fit, and a really exciting fit, too. He’s got two boys and been married for twenty-something years, so he knows the family life. We hit it off and talked about our families. ![]() He read the script and liked the script, and then I went up and met with him. Billie Joe’s agent read the script and recommended him, which was really exciting to me. I had no actor really in mind, but I did think I was going to be casting a traditional actor in the role. I’m not a musician, but I thought a musician seemed like an interesting way to go with it. It sort of morphed into this film, and I decided to make it a musician. So I started thinking about this film and the change that happens with having a child, and also with turning 40. I wanted to write another movie and it was clearly the most obvious thing to be writing about. When you have a newborn, you’re obviously cooped up in the house for a while. My first son was born a couple weeks before my 40th birthday. I was wondering if you could start off by talking about how that idea came about and what that journey was like, from writing it to getting it made. You wrote about how the original idea for Original World came after the birth of your first child. "Please for the protection of our children and staff.Writer-director Lee Kirk discusses his new film Ordinary World, the changes that come with having kids and turning 40, and working with Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong in the lead role. I have to protect our children, our staff and our community. She shared on Twitter: "Please can people not come to school now in the morning. A spokesperson for the school said: "We don't wish to make a comment at this time but we expect Ofsted will turn up tomorrow." The headteacher has since asked people not to show up at the school. "Who would support? I'm doing this! "Help! I don't know what this will look like!" The head then confirmed people should arrive at the school at 8am. Flora Cooper tweeted: "Can I please get everyone here tomorrow? Would you show up? "John Rankin School, Newbury. And today police were at the school gates. Last night a spokesperson for Flora's school refused to elaborate - but confirmed they expect Ofsted to turn up today. Ruth Perry, 53, head at Caversham Primary School in Reading, took her own life while waiting for the publication of a report which downgraded her school from outstanding to inadequate. She then asked for people to join her at school in support of a campaign to boycott Ofsted in memory of Ruth Perry. Flora Cooper, the head of John Rankin School, Newbury, told inspectors due to turn up today they were "refused entry" on the phone earlier this week. A primary school teacher has "refused entry" to Ofsted inspectors in solidarity with the late Ruth Perry. ![]()
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