真给力 How long was the shoot, and where in New York did you shoot?
Chastain: I’ve known Ned for over 10 years, so he’s my good friend. We did a read-through for a week before shooting and then met at a coffee shop and discussed the character’s motivations, and then shot the film for two months in the East Village, Alphabet City, and also filmed some scenes in the suburbs that stood in for Connecticut. The best thing about shooting in New York was “Radio Man.”
Were there any “New York Moments” while filming?
McAvoy: “Radio Man” was pretty cool. I had a bit of a New York moment while filming. We were talking about how my favorite actor is Sam Rockwell, and five minutes later in Alphabet City, Sam Rockwell walks by walking his dog. [Jessica] was like, “That’s Sam Rockwell! I know him!!” and then she yelled, “SAAAAM!”（Fangirl本性吗
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Chastain: And then we went over to him and it’s funny because [James] is chatty, but he became so shy, just like, “Yeah, you’re my favorite actor alive…”
McAvoy: He was like [in perfect Rockwell voice], “Oh, that’s really great. We should do something together.”
Chastain: Aren’t you glad I called him over? [Laughs]
Was it a nice respite from some of the bigger films you’ve done to do a film that’s so intimate and character-driven?
Chastain: I feel like I do a lot of small films. I know I’m in Interstellar, so…
McAvoy: …so you’ve sold out. I’m so joking!
Chastain: Nooo! [Laughs] Nolan’s like an independent film director working for a studio. And I just did a film called Miss Julie directed by Liv Ullmann, which is an adaptation of a Strindberg play, so I’m pretty out there. This is almost more mainstream than my usual fare.
形容诺兰像独立电影导演，完全不给蠢问题活路
McAvoy: For me, I do the X-Men films, but I had real good time making Filth, a real good time doing this, and a real good time making Macbeth. It’s the weirdest thing, because they’re the most fucked up people I’ve ever played, and also the most damaged people, but I’ve had some of the most fun I’ve ever had on these jobs. It’s strange—this correlation that the more fucked up the character is, the nicer time I have. [Laughs]
Did you have any wild nights out in the city while filming The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby?
Chastain: No, but Jess [Weixler] told me you had some wild night out with dancing? No, wait, that was in Toronto. James is a phenomenal dancer.
McAvoy: Oh, no, it was Cannes!
There was some crazy dancing in Cannes. We didn’t have a lot of time to party during this gig, however my character was meant to be quite fucked a lot of the time and quite hungover, and had black eyes because he gets beaten up quite a lot—which is what happens when small dudes get into fights—and there was a couple of nights where it was, “I’m meant to look and feel like shit tomorrow, so I’m stayin’ out!” We were partying in McSorley’s for a bit.
Do you know how to do the trick with the three beers? Since they have the smaller mugs, there’s a trick where you can hold all three in one hand and drink them, because each one pours into the other if you angle it just right.
McAvoy: Holy shit. I did not know that. So we went there, and then we went out a few other times. And at the wrap party, we had a fucking massive one at Conor’s bar, because it’s just something we built on a vacant lot in Alphabet City. I don’t think I slept until I got onto the plane at 12:30 p.m. the next day.
Chastain: I’ve known Ned for over 10 years, so he’s my good friend. We did a read-through for a week before shooting and then met at a coffee shop and discussed the character’s motivations, and then shot the film for two months in the East Village, Alphabet City, and also filmed some scenes in the suburbs that stood in for Connecticut. The best thing about shooting in New York was “Radio Man.”
Were there any “New York Moments” while filming?
McAvoy: “Radio Man” was pretty cool. I had a bit of a New York moment while filming. We were talking about how my favorite actor is Sam Rockwell, and five minutes later in Alphabet City, Sam Rockwell walks by walking his dog. [Jessica] was like, “That’s Sam Rockwell! I know him!!” and then she yelled, “SAAAAM!”（Fangirl本性吗
）Chastain: And then we went over to him and it’s funny because [James] is chatty, but he became so shy, just like, “Yeah, you’re my favorite actor alive…”
McAvoy: He was like [in perfect Rockwell voice], “Oh, that’s really great. We should do something together.”
Chastain: Aren’t you glad I called him over? [Laughs]
Was it a nice respite from some of the bigger films you’ve done to do a film that’s so intimate and character-driven?
Chastain: I feel like I do a lot of small films. I know I’m in Interstellar, so…
McAvoy: …so you’ve sold out. I’m so joking!
Chastain: Nooo! [Laughs] Nolan’s like an independent film director working for a studio. And I just did a film called Miss Julie directed by Liv Ullmann, which is an adaptation of a Strindberg play, so I’m pretty out there. This is almost more mainstream than my usual fare.
形容诺兰像独立电影导演，完全不给蠢问题活路
McAvoy: For me, I do the X-Men films, but I had real good time making Filth, a real good time doing this, and a real good time making Macbeth. It’s the weirdest thing, because they’re the most fucked up people I’ve ever played, and also the most damaged people, but I’ve had some of the most fun I’ve ever had on these jobs. It’s strange—this correlation that the more fucked up the character is, the nicer time I have. [Laughs]
Did you have any wild nights out in the city while filming The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby?
Chastain: No, but Jess [Weixler] told me you had some wild night out with dancing? No, wait, that was in Toronto. James is a phenomenal dancer.
McAvoy: Oh, no, it was Cannes!
There was some crazy dancing in Cannes. We didn’t have a lot of time to party during this gig, however my character was meant to be quite fucked a lot of the time and quite hungover, and had black eyes because he gets beaten up quite a lot—which is what happens when small dudes get into fights—and there was a couple of nights where it was, “I’m meant to look and feel like shit tomorrow, so I’m stayin’ out!” We were partying in McSorley’s for a bit.Do you know how to do the trick with the three beers? Since they have the smaller mugs, there’s a trick where you can hold all three in one hand and drink them, because each one pours into the other if you angle it just right.
McAvoy: Holy shit. I did not know that. So we went there, and then we went out a few other times. And at the wrap party, we had a fucking massive one at Conor’s bar, because it’s just something we built on a vacant lot in Alphabet City. I don’t think I slept until I got onto the plane at 12:30 p.m. the next day.
