Stop offering me Oscars

The very idea that you think I might want that tells me that awards shows are rigged, and that you're used to dealing with 'A-list' actors, writers and directors. They don't have real lives. I had a real life before all this Beatles bullshit. Definitely had a real life before Disney started nosing around... I haven't made a film to win an Oscar since I was 21. I turned 32 last month. I'm a New Zealander with substantial Polynesian and Māori heritage. My films are made for my world, though it's cool that everyone digs them. - Taylor was like that too, but quickly realised that she'd been suckered. Baby Face isn't a surefire Oscar contender, but hopefully it'll work as a movie. - Why? Because Disney realised after my demos that I could replace Mr. Mescal. Despite the fact that I can't speak in a Liverpool accent. Despite the fact that Sir Paul himself rates me as a songwriter. All because the special effect your film needs is an amazing singer-songwriter. One that's white and plays guitar/bass left-handed... I'm not doubling Mr. Mescal so that he can win an Oscar because he's an abusive dick. When you shoot stunt actors, the angles are always phoney. That's also a given, and it's way more obvious when they're playing guitar rather than doing a karate kick. Our plan is actually going to work. We'll have believable composite Beatles where I'm just one of many musicians and actors that are doing various bits and pieces, and it won't be based on race or looks: just relative height. Our angles will be completely seamless regardless of which motion capture artists are performing which Beatles in a given scene. - This is the second time that Disney have bullied me about a role. The first was Merrily We Roll Along. That's why I'm angry rather than just ticked off. Mr. Barr and his allies need to learn that minorities can say no. - Wellington Stories could win one, but I'm not doing the stupid Oscars tour. If it gets nominated anyway, then maybe we'll turn up. Disney execs have to lose this war. We didn't just refuse: we set up a new company. Imagine Multimedia has a solid business plan with solid names supporting it. Working For Each Other is doing the rounds and that gives us an edge. Stepping away from your attempts to control Taylor, Paul and I is a good start. Given that the cops are investigating in New Zealand, I want the porn bs to end. I should be able to masturbate without some big conglomerate threatening me. Can Disney agree that their scheme has been exposed and lose? Can people take responsibility for treating Sir Paul like a cash cow? Can people take responsibility for using sexual images to threaten myself and Taylor? Those are the starting points for a real negotiation, not a bunch of Hollywood crap. We're not LA people: we're based in Wellington, Melbourne, Munich and London.