The actress will star alongside Channing Tatum in the adventure film ‘The Lost City’: “When my time comes, I intend to step back and let others shine,” she warns.
Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum promise a good dose of romance and adventure in ‘The Lost City’, which hits Spanish cinemas on April 15. The story is about the meeting between a novelist who has spent her entire career writing about exotic locations and romances without leaving her apartment, and an attractive model tasked with portraying the hero on book covers. When the writer is kidnapped by an eccentric millionaire during one of her promotional tours, Tatum’s character will be her only lifeline.
Before the pandemic turned the world upside down, 57-year-old Bullock was already developing the film. A script that he has been working on for seven years and that he has finally been able to produce and play along. This dizzying story shows how two worthless can survive in extraordinary circumstances. The comedy also features Daniel Radcliffe, Joy Randolph and Brad Pitt in the cast.
-How did you end up owning the rights to this film?
-I read the story a few years ago, my production partner, and I knew we could do something fun with the script. We were absolutely convinced that no writer could develop the story to the level we envisioned. It’s very rare to be allowed to produce this movie in Hollywood, but we’ve achieved it and we’re very proud of it.
– Was it fun working with Chaning Tatum?
He knows no shame and neither do I. We are actors without shame. We know that sex sells and that’s what the character does as a writer. This is a woman who sells novels but cannot have an affair. It was a lot of fun playing her because she always ends up between a rock and a hard spot. It is a comedy with a good dose of tragedy.
-This is a friend movie, without any romance between a man and a woman.
-You have two people traveling together. In their adventure, they are forced to self-evaluate and grow, it’s not about him saving her. I’m not a damsel in distress. I’d love to be, but honestly I can’t. What I loved about this story is that the roles have been reversed, no one but Channing could have taken on that role and accepted it so honestly.
-Why did you think about this script for so long?
-I imagined a couple stuck, it’s two fish in the water fighting for survival. Two people who wouldn’t be together anywhere else.
-The journey to produce the film was longer than expected due to the pandemic. How did you deal with that situation?
-It was very difficult for the team, but it didn’t stop us. In fact, we got more motivated and got the film made. We were the only movie at Paramount that didn’t close that year because we had everything under control. Channing and I tested each other every day.
– Do you expect people to return to the theaters?
-I like the cinema experience, popcorn and soda. I hope audiences will also enjoy the experience of seeing the film in a cinema as it was made for a big screen. I shouldn’t be ashamed that I want people to laugh at the movies. There’s no shame in that! We all need a nice warm hug, we all need to laugh and have a little fun.
-What is essential for you in a movie to act in?
-It should be a story of pure entertainment that will keep you hooked and on the edge of your seat. I am always looking for a project with visibility, accessible, that attracts the public to live an experience. I like that aspect and also putting together the puzzle pieces that have to come together to get it.
-The conversations of the protagonists are very natural, was the dialogue in the script or did they improvise it?
We improvise a lot. We usually try to follow the script, but one day you skip it, the camera keeps spinning and suddenly what you were making up at that moment is on film.
-He’s been away from Los Angeles for a long time. Do you miss Hollywood?
-No not really. I have been working tirelessly for a long time and now I am lucky enough to choose what I want to do. This project was something that really interested me, that’s why I’m back to promote a movie, otherwise I’d be sitting at home.
-What message does this film have for women?
-We need women who can interpret all kinds of characters, complex women, complicated women, that’s what we need to show on screen, especially to young women. I want to see women in movies who take care of each other, are generous to each other. Recognizing talents. When my time comes, I intend to step back and let others shine. I am convinced of the current struggle, but it must be for the greater good. I like to see women stand up.
What was the turning point that led you to seek out, transform and interpret roles written for men?
-I want to be a man! My search for this movie started when I was reading comedies. One day I told my agent that I wanted to read all the scripts that were sent to Jim Carrey. That’s how I started, then little by little they came to me until George Clooney’s, ha, ha.
-What did you learn looking for those papers?
I haven’t learned anything at all. I’m lying, I’ve learned not to worry about a negative answer. We actors are used to rejection and it’s important to fight to turn a negative reaction into a positive one. It’s about being persistent and having faith. It can’t hurt to ask.
-What is your personal opinion about the Hispanic community in the United States?
-It’s a community fighting for its rights. I have a Spanish brother in law and he is great. But we should not try to separate, but to unite. If you are a good man, come to my flock, if you are not, then stay away from my house.
Source: La Verdad
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