Summary
James Pattersonsiconic character Alex Cross is back in the brand-new Amazon original seriesCross.
In this interview, Eggold and Mumford sit down with Colliders ownSteve Weintraubto discuss their dynamic inCross.
Breaking Teeth Is a Typical Tuesday on ‘Cross’
COLLIDER: Congrats on being a part ofCross.
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I’ve seen the first season, and I’m just gonna say you guys did great work.
RYAN EGGOLD: Thanks, man.
That means a lot.
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ELOISE MUMFORD: Thank you.
I like throwing a curveball at the beginning of every interview and here’s the curve for you guys.
You both have done a number of projects.
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I mean, there’s a number from this project.
MUMFORD: Yeah, I have one from this project.
EGGOLD: You go.
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As you do on a Tuesday afternoon.
What else you gonna do?
MUMFORD: Which was incredibly hard.
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It was the end of the day.
It was the last shot of the day.
EGGOLD: Shes a crybaby.
That’s a little ridiculous.
MUMFORD: Right when you pull the scalpel away!
[Laughs]
EGGOLD: Yeah, exactly.
TV series based on James Paterson’s Alex Cross novels. Alex Cross uses forensic psychology to analyze killers' minds, delving into victims' psyches to identify murderers and bring them to justice.
Then they’re like, Action!
And I don’t even think it’s in the show.
[Laughs]
EGGOLD: I asked that it be cut.
I was like, That’s incredible.
Get that out of here."
MUMFORD: Ryan called later and was like, Cut that.
EGGOLD: Guys that upstaged me, get it out of here.
MUMFORD: That was hard.
EGGOLD: I don’t have any stories as good as that.
I had to do car stunts inTheBlacklist.
I remember doing wheelies, trying to figure out that stuff, and crashing into things.
That was very action-packed and scary with real impact and cars moving fast and screeching.
That was really a good time.
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EGGOLD: [Laughs] Totally.
EGGOLD: Okay, guys, were putting the actor' in the car now.
She’s gonna go 75
MUMFORD: Stoprighton this mark.
When you see him and his face now, is there a little bit of…?
Because there’s a lot of intense stuff that you guys are doing.
I remember we met on day one, and she was like, This guy?
I have to work with this guy?
MUMFORD: Immediate revulsion.
EGGOLD: I was offended, but I understood.
It’s a weird-looking face, and you have every right.
MUMFORD: It’s actually why he dyed his hair.
EGGOLD: So it would be a little more palatable to you.
That’s a good question, actually.
I’m also curious.
At least I don’t have the hair.
I probably don’t look quite the same.
MUMFORD: It’s complicated.
What Made Eloise Mumford Sob?
EGGOLD: I think at the time though, it probably was that way.
Don’t you think at the time, in the moment on set, when we saw each other?
I’m sure a break from my face was helpful.
[Laughs]
MUMFORD: It was complicated, for sure.
I will say, I went to do ADR a couple months after we finished filming.
That’s what I mean!
But I do feel like, yeah, it’s funny looking in his eyes.
MUMFORD: I have such tremendous respect for Ryan and the amount of trust that we built.
As you could tell, he’s an incredibly kind and generous man.
So much love for that and that allowed us to go to those places.
EGGOLD: We had some laughs, too, amid teeth ripping out.
MUMFORD: You had to.
EGGOLD: Had to.
MUMFORD: I was spitting on him at certain points.
EGGOLD: There was the spitting.
It was a good time.
MUMFORD: Hes seen more of the inside of my mouth than anybody.
At what point of the shoot were you like, Okay, when does this shoot end?
Because I need to stop doing this.
EGGOLD: Wow, that’s very funny and insightful because I literally was just saying exactly that.
Yes, so fun at first because it’s so freeing.
The hero is bound by the rules.
You gotta play by the rules, you gotta save people.
Especially coming from playing the hero for a handful of years.
It was really fun to inhabit a ruthlessness and a complete disregard for anyone but his own selfish pursuits.
There’s a freedom there that’s really fun.
And she’s like, Really?
I’m like, They wrote it.
I’m sorry about that.
And then you do it again.
MUMFORD: But how good is he in the show?
If you don’t buy into what you two are doing, the whole thingdoes not work.
It’s such an integral part of the scene.
How Did Ryan Eggold and Eloise Mumford Prepare For Cross?
I love talking to actors about the way they get ready for a project.
You guys are so vastly different in what you’re asked to do this season.
What are you doing to prepare?
What is it like those last few days when you’re just about to start filming?
EGGOLD: We should have gotten a screening room.
We should have prepared together.
MUMFORD: I know!
I didnt know you were also watching that Aileen Wuornos documentary.
EGGOLD: Yeah, of course.
MUMFORD: That sort of intellectual prep.
For me, it would have been music.
And for her, I thought it would be art.
I walked around Toronto a lot listening to podcasts about art history.
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Obviously, this is not a part you’re able to go method with.
This may be quite a surprise, but I’ve never killed anybody before.
What drives you to do this?
You explore those parts of yourself.
On that note, I gotta stop.
I’m gonna say congrats and good luck with the rest of your speed dating.
MUMFORD: Thanks very much!
EGGOLD: Thank you.
This was a match!
Crossis available to stream on Prime Video.
