The Walk recounts the 'artistic crime of the century'
- 9 years ago
In 1974, Frenchman Philippe Petit walked a tightrope between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Called the artistic crime of the century, it’s now the subject of a new vertigo-inducing movie from Robert Zemeckis which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the lead.
The stunt had been six years in the making, Petit had dreamed of walking the wire between the towers since he was 17, a feat Zemeckis and his lead actor saw worthy of committing to the silver screen.
“I think we all have those things in our life, those dreams that seem impossible,” says Gordon-Levitt. “Whether it’s something in our job or something in our love life, or whatever it is, something that we would love to make happen, but our inner voices say ‘You can’t. It’ll never work. You should just give up.’ Here’s the story of a man who wouldn’t listen to all those voices and just pursued his dream anyway. I think that’s an inspiring story worth telling.
“Philippe is still alive and well and awesome. He, in fact, insi
The stunt had been six years in the making, Petit had dreamed of walking the wire between the towers since he was 17, a feat Zemeckis and his lead actor saw worthy of committing to the silver screen.
“I think we all have those things in our life, those dreams that seem impossible,” says Gordon-Levitt. “Whether it’s something in our job or something in our love life, or whatever it is, something that we would love to make happen, but our inner voices say ‘You can’t. It’ll never work. You should just give up.’ Here’s the story of a man who wouldn’t listen to all those voices and just pursued his dream anyway. I think that’s an inspiring story worth telling.
“Philippe is still alive and well and awesome. He, in fact, insi