With Amazon Studios and STX Films dark comedyGringonow playing in theaters, I recently sat down withSharlto Copleyfor an exclusive video interview. During our wide-ranging conversation he talked about how the project came together, why his favorite thing inGringowasDavid Oyelowo playing a Nigerian immigrant, the reason he likes to do something different on every take, and a lot more. In addition, he shares some fun stories about the making ofFree Fire, why the crazy tank sequence inJoe Carnahan’sThe A-Teammight be technically possible, and how he’s about to playTed Kaczynski(the Unabomber) in directorTony Stone’s(Peter and the Farm) independent movieTed K.
If you aren’t familiar withGringo, directed byNash Edgerton, the film is scripted byAnthony TambakisandMatthew Stoneand stars David Oyelowo as a mild-mannered American businessman facing crushing debt who ventures to Mexico to hand-deliver a formula for a revolutionary new weed pill. But along the way, he tangles with volatile business partners, Mexican drug lords, mercenaries, and the DEA, all while trying to keep his cool.Charlize TheronandJoel Edgertonco-star in the film as the heads of the business that is running the operation, and Theron absolutely delights in delivering filthy and politically incorrect dialogue with glee.Gringoalso starsAmanda Seyfried,Yul Vazquez,Thandie Newton, and Sharlto Copley.
Check out what Sharlto Copley had to say in the player above and a list of what we talked about below.
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