The Venice-bound "2073" from director Asif Kapadia (“Amy”) features cinematography by Bradford Young. The "dystopian sci-fi documentary/thriller," inspired by “La Jetée”, will be the first feature shot by Young in over six years.
Young had a very promising start to his career (“Arrival,” “A Most Violent Year,” “Selma”), deemed by some as a future great in cinematography, and then he just stopped making movies. Maybe he was soured by the experience he had on his last one, 2018’s “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” which was filled with behind the scenes chaos, including its director (Phil and Chris Lord) exiting the film during production.
In a recent interview on the Team Deakins podcast, Young spoke about potentially leaving the industry for good. I can also confirm the rumors about his early participation in Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s “Bardo.” He was optioned as the main DP on that film but had major disagreements with Iñarritu, being later “replaced” by Darius Khondji.
It’s not like Young hasn’t been doing other things these last six years. He is a co-owner of "Tribe7" — a successful cinema lens company. Young has also branched out into the ad world and directing his own shorts.