Out in cinemas now is the new thriller from director Kevin MacDonald,Black Sea.
But we also caught some time with co-stars Ben Mendelsohn and Michael Smiley.
And heres how things went.
What do you wish that youd been asked today that you havent been asked?
What greatsecret of Black Sea has gone undiscovered because everybody just asks the same thing all the time?
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Michael Smiley:Whats your favourite sexual position, Mr. Smiley?
So, what is your favourite sexual position, Mr. Smiley?
MS: Watching Ben Mendelsohn eat.
There you go, that got the elephant out of the room.
Lets kill that fucking elephant and throw it out of the room.
Did you learn anything from the Russian actors on this film, any of their techniques and processes?
MS:I learned how to swear in Russian, very, very badly.
Badly as in you would be thrown out of an airport for it.
BC:Come on then.
I cant do it.
BM:Have you retained any of it?
I cant remember it.
But there was nothing about their processes you took away?
Youre in your groove now, basically?
We do hear this, sometimes, from people, about how much they learn.
MS:Then I guess thats for somebody else to talk about.
Thats the simple process I go through, its not very convoluted.
I just try imagine who the person is then take a stab at be that person.
I might have a bit of that myself.
Thats like watching porn for technique.
I dont do that either.
Do you do that?
Those guys spend a lot more time in rehearsal, generally, than we do.
There really were two different camps.
BM:A lot more method-y, a lot more time to talk about stuff.
A couple of those guys didnt speak a lick of English.
It was like an act of brotherhood, it was really beautiful.
So afterwards I said Have you worked together before?
I thought that was great, something about it that was hands-on but also touching, in a way.
Their approach to getting their mojo together was good.
When Kevin first met with you to speak about the film and characters, what did you speak about?
MS:About the film, the character and my Dad, actually.
There was quite a coincidence.
We talked a lot about that.
Did you tap into real life experience at all, Ben?
Are you more on the Dustin Hoffman or Larry Olivier side of things?
BM:Theres room for both and I dont think you have to choose.
Thats how it is in acting.
All I want to see is something that works for me.
I think that theres something about lifting up the curtain and looking behind it that diminishes things.
So when I walk into your kitchen and ask how you made the meal youd rather not tell me?
MS:Who let this c-nt in my kitchen?!
MS:Get out of my fucking kitchen or Ill set the dogs on you, you shit!
BM:All Im saying is that, for me, I just want to enjoy films.
Im not terribly concerned with how somebody approaches it.
MS:Just as long as they didnt piss in the soup.
Thank you very much, Ben Mendelsohn and Michael Smiley.
Black Sea is out in the UK now.
