The film also co-starsSofia Carson(DisneysDescendants) andDanielle Deadwyler(The Piano Lesson).
Colliders ownSteve Weintraubhad the pleasure of speaking to Egerton all the wayfrom CCXP in Brazil.
COLLIDER: How are you doing today, sir?
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TARON EGERTON: I remember the days when you would come and see me in person.
Is that just when I’m theatrical?
You gotta come see me in person.
So, I went to Brazil.
I’m actually at CCXP, which is in Brazil.
EGERTON: Fair enough.
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I’m gonna let you off, Steve, on this one occasion.
Better question: one of the biggest Comic-Cons in the world.
Why aren’t you here?
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EGERTON: Hey, touche to that.
You should ask them.
Move over Baba Yaga.
Thats above my pay grade.
I’m obviously at Comic-Con down here.
Is there anything that you collect or used to collect?
EGERTON: Oh, wow, that’s an interesting question.
What are you passionate about?
I collected screen prints and comic books.
I’ve collected a lot.
I make a run at be better.
Do you still have your cards?
EGERTON: Yeah, I do.
There are a couple of boxes of stuff that are in the attic at my mother’s house.
Books from my childhood, all my J. R. R.R.
Tolkien stuff I forgot how many Rs there were in that name things likeHarry Potterbooks, plush toys.
I was a very sensitive kid.
All that kind of stuff is all existing up there somewhere and Pokemon definitely features in there.
It’s funny, isn’t it?
It’s funny that Pokemon is a thing again.
It’s funny that the ’90s is now retro.
Don’t get me started.
It just means everyone’s old.
EGERTON: It just means we’re all old.
You get to do some serious running in this film.
Did you feel a little bit like Tom Cruise running in movies?
EGERTON: I’ll tell you, one thing I will say is that running in movies is hard.
Running cool is hard, and Tom Cruise is the king of it.
It sounds like a trivial thing.
I’m really glad that you think I did a half-decent job of it.
It’s not something that I’ve ever thought of as being a particular area of strength of mine.
I’m glad I pulled it off.
Getting back into your film, I really enjoyed it.
One of the reasons I really enjoyed it is because the script is smart.
Can you talk about the script and that it’s an elevated script for this genre?
EGERTON: Yeah, I think you’re exactly right.
At the center of that are those performances.
Likewise, for my own part.
It really is a story of normal guys and of an everyman rising to the occasion.
I completely share your sentiment.
One of the things I like most about the movie is that it does feel grounded.
EGERTON: I don’t know how to respond to that.
[Laughs]
you could’t.
I can say this.
Some Netflix movies need to be better.
This is an example of, Oh, they can make good movies over there.
EGERTON: We’re really proud of how it’s turned out.
Netflix has been awesome, and I’m about to do my second outing with them.
I’m just glad you feel so good about it.
This is gonna be a huge hit for you.
This is a good one.
EGERTON: Thanks, man.
That’s the first quarter of the year, and then, beyond that, I have no idea.
I have a couple of projects that will be coming out next year, which is exciting.
I just finished a TV show with Dennis Lehane for Apple, which is as yet untitled.
I can’t wait until release, but I don’t know when that will be just yet.
Yeah, I know the thriller one.
The fire one I heard is calledFirebug, but I guess it’s untitled.
EGERTON: It’s notFirebug, no.
It’s very representative of my tastes, and I had a great time making it.
I can’t wait to find out when it will be coming out.
But other than that, I don’t know.
Next year, just keep living the dream, I hope.
Listen, man, you’re gonna land on your feet.
Again, great seeing you.
I wish you were in Brazil here.
Have a great day, man.
EGERTON: It’s always good seeing you, Steve, take care of yourself.
Carry-Onis now streaming on Netflix.
