Luke Evans pleads his case as Scott, a major suspect in The Girl on the Train thriller.
He also talks Beauty and the Beast and more Dracula.
These days, Luke Evans keeps finding himself playing guys who get a bad rap.
In the film, Evans Scott seems horrified enough when his wife Megan (Haley Bennett) goes missing.
When you were reading this script, what first stood out to you about a character like Scott?
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This man whos been living in turmoil, really.
And how do you deal with that?
How do you deal with all those lies, and how does it manifest itself?
I actually think the way he deals with it is incredibly real.
I think its probably how I would handle it.
Hes not an indecisive person, but in a story like this, that could be refreshing.
Had you read the book before production or before you got the script?
No, I got the script first, and then I went on and read the book after that.
But Ive now read it, and I thought it was a very loyal adaptation in many ways.
Hard book to adapt to a film, I feel.
So I thought they did a really good job.
What were some of things you talked with Tate Taylor about translating this character before production?
There were other elements to it.
Thats interesting, because so much of this movie is about trust or lack thereof.
I think that creates an interesting contrast between Haleys character and Rachel.
Did that paradox inform your interpretation of the character at all?
A little bit, yeah, I guess so.
All of those things.
How was it working with Emily in those scenes?
Amazing, shes incredible.
Shes an amazing actress.
So it was interesting to play off of her in that situation.
Whats interesting is also in a movie like this everyones a suspect.
So as soon as you come onscreen, audiences are kind of giving you the side-eye.
One has to embrace the ambiguity.
So youre playing it a little differently than if the audience knew right away who was responsible?
And he struggles to understand her, really.
And I think thats what causes the major issues.
Its not him, its more her, but hes a good guy.
I think hes a good guy.
[Laughs] Some people didnt think so kindly of him.
Another character who I feel you might have to make those preemptive defenses for is Gaston.
Could you talk a little bit about playing him?
I find it super-enjoyable to play someone like him.
How is the singing on-set going?
Its a wonderful scene.
Its brilliant in the film.
We went to town on that scene.
Im a singer, so I really enjoyed that moment.
It was the best bit.
Any references to Bambi on the set there?
I dont think so.
An animator at Disney said years ago that they thought while making the movie that Gaston killed Bambis mother.
[Laughs] That might be perfect!
I never heard that, but thats great.
I wouldnt be surprised.
Maybe Bambis mother or fathers horns are up on the wall somewhere in that tavern?
But do you think theres still a good chance well see you donning the fangs again in that world?
I think theres a chance, yeah.
Theres definitely dialogue about it.
But right now its about working out the genesis, and how that develops and unfolds.
The last one ended in the present, which is where the Universal Monsters universe would be set.
Have you thought about much where youd like to see Dracula go in that kind of setting?
I have many ideas.
The world is his oyster in a way, because hes immortal.
Whats happened during that 400 years?
From that window of 400 years.
Who has he met?
Where has he been?
What has he accomplished and what is he running from?
Id assume hed end up in London at some point.
I think so, yeah.
Its the center of the universe.
[Laughs]
Well, thanks very much for doing this.
The Girl on the Train opens Friday, Oct. 7.
