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Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms & Zach Galifianakis Interview For ‘The Hangover Part II’
May 25th
‘The Hangover Part II’ is director Todd Phillips’ follow-up to his 2009 smash hit ‘The Hangover,’ which became the highest-grossing R-rated comedy of all time and a certified comedy classic. The film follows Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and Doug (Justin Bartha) as they travel to exotic Thailand for Stu’s wedding. With the memory of Doug’s nearly disastrous bachelor party in Las Vegas still fresh—or at least well-documented—Stu is taking no chances. He has opted for a safe, subdued, pre-wedding trip brunch, with pancakes, coffee…and no alcohol. However, things don’t always go as planned. Two nights before the big day, at a fabulous resort in Thailand, Stu relents. One beer each. In sealed bottles. What could go wrong? What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in Bangkok can’t even be imagined. Check out what Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis had to say about the film below. ‘The Hangover Part II’ is released in cinemas May 26th.
What was your most challenging experience on the film?
Bradley Cooper: I think unfortunately for Ed, it was the food.
Ed Helms: I had a very serious hurdle to get past the first week, which was severe food poisoning.
Bradley Cooper: That lasted throughout the movie (laughs).
Ed Helms: It never fully went away. Maybe I should just leave the rest up to your imagination. Let’s just say my body exploded (laughs).
Zach Galifianakis: Ed had to borrow one of the monkey’s diapers (laugh).
Bradley Cooper: For his mouth (laughs)
Zach Galifianakis: I think in general just the city itself. Just getting used to the city for the first few days. The jetlag was a little bit tough, but once you got there and you got settled in, the people are so brilliantly nice that you feel welcome. It’s a great society, it really is.
Bradley Cooper: You know what was odd, what was challenging I thought, was the sheer number of people that were constantly on the set. There’s something about doing a production in Bangkok where there’s just tonnes of people all over the place. Todd Phillips, to his credit, thank God, likes a lean set and that just makes it easier to work, so that was a challenge, having to adapt to there just being so many bodies around all the time.
Ken Jeong Mr. Chow Interview For ‘The Hangover Part II’
May 23rd
In Todd Phillips’ hugely anticipated comedy sequel, ‘The Hangover Part II,’ Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and Doug (Justin Bartha) travel to exotic Thailand for Stu’s wedding. After the unforgettable bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu is taking no chances and has opted for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. However, things don’t always go as planned. What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in Bangkok can’t even be imagined. Joining the gang for hilariously outrageous hijinks is Mr. Chow (Ken Jeong). Check out what Jeong had to say about the film below. ’The Hangover Part II’ is hitting cinemas My 26th.
I was so happy to see your character back in this movie. When you got the script was your reaction?
Ken Jeong: I’m so glad to be back! I was so grateful. When I first got the script I felt like it was funnier than the first films script. It was a tighter script, the script was really written for our voices. The first script was written, then we were cast in the movie, then it was tailored to our strengths. This script was exclusively for us. It was intoxicating to read it, it was great. I was crying from laughter reading it, my wife thought I was having a seizure. Even the first 20 pages, before my stuff, I was so excited.
When you have a funnier script, then you have Todd Phillips, a genius, a genius cast, Bradley, Ed, Zach, who’s the funniest man alive to me, Justin, Crystal the monkey, who steals the movie for me, we just had a relaxed confidence going into Bangkok. The chemistry was there after the first one, everyone trusted each other, everyone gets along with each other, that collaborative spirit is rare. To have that a second time, where no one has changed, everyone is as grounded as you can be. It was great.
Johnny Depp Interview For ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’
May 18th
Aaarrrggghhh, avast me hearties! A legendary pirate of the Seven Seas, Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is the irreverent trickster of the Caribbean. A captain of equally dubious morality and sobriety, a master of self-promotion and self-interest, he fights a constant and losing battle with his own best tendencies. Captain Jack Sparrow’s first love is the sea, his second his beloved ship the Black Pearl, whether it be lost or found, or lost again. Having battled the cursed Captain Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), the fearsome Davy Jones and the evil Lord Cutler Beckett in previous adventures, Captain Jack Sparrow must now contend with the notorious Captain Blackbeard (Ian McShane), and perhaps even more terrifying, the beautiful Angelica (Penelope Cruz), a lady with a past as chequered as Jack’s own. The fourth instalment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,’ is out now. Check out what Johnny Depp had to say about the film below…aye aye cap’n! Aarrrrrrrgggggggggghhh!
This is a character you’ve played four times, you must have really developed and bonded with Jack now.
Johnny Depp: It gives me the chance to wear women’s undergarments, which you don’t get every day, so when the chance comes along you should take it. It’s funny how the films have been accepted, and how the characters have been accepted. You think back to when we first started out on Pirates 1 it was very simple, just like any other character you just grab bits and pieces and out comes this weird little stew you’ve created, so none of us did anything different and then BOOM, what happened, happened. It’s just so much fun to get away with things you’re not normally allowed to get away with, to be totally irreverent, to play as absurd as you like. It’s a very special opportunity.
Brad Pitt Interview For ‘The Tree Of Life’
May 17th
‘The Tree of Life’ is Terrence Malick’s deeply philosophical, visually stunning and ambitious story of a Midwestern family in the 1950’s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father (Brad Pitt). Jack (played as an adult by Sean Penn) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. Through Malick’s signature imagery, we see how both brute nature and spiritual grace shape not only our lives as individuals and families, but all life. Check out what Brad Pitt had to say about the film at the Cannes Film Festival below. The film is set for release May 27th.
Working with Terrence Malick must be an extraordinary and unique experience?
Brad Pitt: I could go on far too long about this (laughs), my section of the story takes place in the 50’s, Terry started by renting this entire block and dressing it as the 1950’s, therefore allowing us to go outside, wherever we wanted. His idea is, even though he gave us this very dense script, he never wanted us to do what he calls hammer and tongs – seeing to it as it’s written, he’s more interested in catching what was happening on the day. He’s like a guy standing there with a big butterfly net, waiting for that moment of truth to go by. The kids themselves weren’t given the script, they had a closet of clothes, they put on what they wanted to put on that day and that’s what we shot in. We would do two takes…..Terry would get up every morning and write for an hour, he would give us pages in the morning and we would develop something out of that. I think because of that the moments are fresh, they’re not preconceived in anyway, the lighting even, there was only one light in the house, everything else was natural light.
Geoffrey Rush Interview For ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’
May 16th
Well shiver me timbers and blow me down! Geoffrey Rush returns as the legendary mutinous first mate Hector Barbossa in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,’ the fourth instalment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Hector Barbossa, a vile pirate returned from the dead, is the ultimate survivor. Having lost his leg—and the Black Pearl—Barbossa has traded black and silver for the grand blue and gold uniform of His Majesty’s Royal Navy. Now serving as a privateer and commanding the Providence under the Union Jack rather than the Jolly Roger, Barbossa claims to owe his allegiance to King and Country. But is it valour or revenge that pushes Barbossa toward the Fountain of Youth, a rendezvous with Captain Jack (Johnny Depp), Blackbeard (Ian McShane) and destiny? ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ is set to reach us land lubbers May 18th 2011 in both 3D and 2D…..Aaarrrggghhh!
Barbossa and Jack have a great conflict between them.
Geoffrey Rush: Yes, one of the underlying story-telling motifs of all four ’Pirates’ films, right back to the first film, is that ongoing conflict – over the ownership of the Pearl. I think there’s a line in one of the films where Jack says “the Pearl means freedom.” I think that’s the essence of being a Pirate, that you’re away from land-locked Europe, you’re not apart of a society, you’re apart of the brotherhood of the sea. Your ship is yours, it’s your sense of identity. So when you approach the wheel that’s what you own.
Penelope Cruz Interview For ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’
May 15th
Aye aye Cap‘n, avast me hearties! Penélope Cruz stars as the feisty pirate Angelica in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,’ the fourth installment in Disney’s swashbuckling franchise. With Blackbeard (Ian McShane) and Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) in her life, it’s no wonder beautiful Angelica is a pirate dangerous to match swords with, let alone hearts. A woman who tells lies that are truths and truths that are lies, Angelica may or may not be the daughter of the feared Blackbeard himself. A master of disguises, she learned the art of the con from the best, one Captain Jack Sparrow. An accomplished sailor who can wield a sword, fight and plunder with the fiercest of pirates, Angelica is hell-bent on one goal: to save the eternal soul of Blackbeard from certain damnation, even if it means matching Captain Jack lie for lie and double cross for double cross. ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ is set to reach us land lubbers May 18th 2011 in both 3D and 2D…..Aaarrrggghhh!
How did you get involved in the film? Also how was working with Rob Marshall again after ‘Nine‘?
Penelope Cruz: I was very happy when Rob told me about the possibility of working on this film together, we were in London finishing ‘Nine’ and he told me “would you like to be a part of Pirates 4?” I said “of course, I’ve never done a movie like this before.” I was so excited.
Rob is like a gentleman from another era, someone told me yesterday that he was described by someone as iron wrapped in velvet, I thought that was such a beautiful way to put it. He’s very strong, a very smart man, disciplined, a hard worker. But at the same time he has such an elegant way of living, such kindness. He’s also very unique, there are not a lot of people like Rob. I keep looking at him thinking are you for real, are you really this kind and special, but yeah he is (laughs).