Behind V's mask, James McTeigue shares Film Courage's movie memories

The director recalls Hugo Weaving recording his performance twice and Natalie Portman's head-shaving scene being captured by three cameras.

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Behind The Scenes Stories From 'V For Vendetta' - Director James McTeigue

Hugo Weaving had to perform V twice: once behind the mask, then again in a recording booth. In Film Courage's most-watched new upload, James McTeigue explains that the mask couldn't accommodate a microphone, so all the dialogue needed to be recorded again in ADR.

"Behind The Scenes Stories From 'V For Vendetta' - Director James McTeigue" has reached about 90,000 views. McTeigue describes parting mutually with original lead James Purefoy after the masked performance wasn't working, then bringing in Weaving. Viewers are discussing precisely that challenge: how much a voice, crisp consonants and physical performance can convey when a face stays hidden.

There are practical filmmaking memories beyond the casting change. Chad Stahelski performed the full-body burn for V's fiery Larkhill escape, while Natalie Portman's head-shaving scene required three cameras to capture an unrepeatable moment. The interview accompanies the film's anniversary theatrical return.

Film Courage posted four uploads altogether. Nicki Micheaux's "The Real Reason Great Screenplays Aren't Made - Nicki Micheaux" is already drawing daily viewing close to McTeigue's interview. Sarah T. Schwab's full conversation examines making three features in three years, with A Stage of Twilight and Crybaby Bridge among the work highlighted. Nick Morton supplies a different entry point into filmmaking: landing an agency job without experience.

Subscribers were unchanged over the week, while daily views across the channel are slightly above their usual level. Among nearby interview channels, Toni and Ryan had a particularly large week; Film Courage's weekly viewing was more modest than the others listed. Its own busiest viewing remains concentrated on McTeigue's production memories and Micheaux's screenplay discussion.

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The videos drawing views on Film Courage right now

The Real Reason Great Screenplays Aren't Made - Nicki Micheaux7,479 views · 2026-11-03 What I Learned Making 3 Feature Films In 3 Years - Sarah T. Schwab [F…5,725 views · 2026-11-01 How I Landed A Job At A Top Hollywood Agency With No Experience - Ni…4,227 views · 2026-10-30

The numbers

Here is Film Courage's week in views, subscribers and new uploads.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Toni and Ryan

16,632,287

Bussin' With The Boys

6,784,063

Anything Goes With James …

1,597,724

andrew gold | heretics.

1,399,504

Matt and Shane's Secret P…

1,379,076

Parker Pannell

1,185,014

The Other Channel

1,117,824

The Fellas

1,096,584

Film Courage

215,504

subscribers

801,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

110,023,514

views per day

29,483

typical day: 27,704

first-day views of each video posted this week

Behind The Scenes Stories From 'V For V…

9,749

The Real Reason Great Screenplays Aren'…

6,692

What I Learned Making 3 Feature Films I…

3,942

How I Landed A Job At A Top Hollywood A…

2,933

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Toni and Ryan

919,000

andrew gold | heretics.

894,000

Matt and Shane's Secret P…

877,000

Parker Pannell

852,000

The Other Channel

839,000

The Fellas

835,000

Anything Goes With James …

808,000

Film Courage

801,000

Bussin' With The Boys

743,000

As of November 4, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.