We chatted and read a few things.
I didnt know what it was about.
I knew it was set in space but I thought that was it.
We hit it off and I was absolutely delighted of course when I got the part.
And then they sent me the script, so I could actually see where I fit into this thing.
But thats how it all came about, yeah.
That was something that interested me a lot.
You see lots of films that are mediocre and predictable this was the opposite.
They had this vision, this wild imagination that they have.
It was very exciting to be part of that.
The word visionary is used a lot in talking about filmmakers.
Is there something different about working with this kind of creative personality?
Theres an excitement thats kind of palpable.
Thats what the Wachowskis are like.
Some visions are superior to other peoples visions.
Its kind of bursting to get out and thats something you dont see very often.
Obviously, you cant get into anybodys mind, but its very infectious in creating an environment.
This certainly wasnt a job where you could do research or play half bee, half human.
I couldnt really look that up on the Internet or anywhere else.
But their passion and imagination is such that…you kind of get swept away with that.
That probably wouldnt have been a good idea.
I guess its just something subliminal that you kind of instill without making it too obvious.
Its all the human emotions.
I dont think theyve changed much over the centuries.
Love and conflicts and anger that doesnt change for anyone.
Did they give you a lot of back story on him or did you fill in the blanks yourself?
Theres not a lot of back story.
The back story was, I thought, pretty well explored.
We had a good chemistry together, me and Channing, and we hit if off straight away.
I could see things in his character that were similar to when I was a younger man.
Lana and Andy were very specific about the history and I guess thats what we went with.
I look back on it now and it seems quite kind of old fashioned.
At the time we were all going wow, this is incredible.
But you might certainly see how far its come.
But with this one, this is kind of unashamedly brilliant CGI.
But running through it all are, I think, very interesting and different characters.
We can empathize with that and see the faults and the weaknesses.
If we left it to Hollywood to use CGI for everything, everybody would be perfect.
And that would be very boring [Laughs].
Have you kept up withGame of Thronesat all?
Do you watch it?
Ive been working away quite a lot, so I dont catch it all the time.
But I know theyve just finished the fifth season and theyre going on a sixth.
So its just interesting.
And its kind of interesting to see the kids getting older in front of your eyes on screen.
Martin ever give you any tips on what was going to happen down the line?
No he didnt really.
He gave us all a little coin for good luck.
That was the first time I met him and he kept very much in the shadows.
But its incredible, what hes created.
There are many similarities between that and what the Wachowskis are doing.
I meanLord of the Rings, you had Tolkiens book andGame of Thrones,you had George R.R.
Martin creating that world, and the Wachowskis doing the same thing with this one.
I find it incredible, the imaginations theyve got and where it all comes from.
Youve got so many projects going on at the moment.
Can you tell me about some of them, starting with Ridley ScottsThe Martian?
Yeah, I just finished filming that over in Budapest.
We just finished that.
Its a dark piece of work on a new channel [in the UK] called Encore.
And you start doing season two ofLegendssoon?
They were just talking about that.
Im just trying to sort out some other things but its possible well go again with that, yeah.
Thank you very much.
Jupiter Ascending is out in theaters now.
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