1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Fitzi and Whipper podcast. 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:08,399 Speaker 2: This is Fritzi and Whipper live from Los Angeles. The 3 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 2: Good Day USA thanks to our friends at Stan bringing 4 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 2: Hollywood home to Australia. 5 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 3: Yeah we are thanks to Stan. Good a USA was 6 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 3: an amazing event. We spoke to Sam Worthington. It's just amazing, 7 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:23,799 Speaker 3: Like he's just you know, I mean he was a 8 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 3: hard worker anyway, but he's been sober for eight years. 9 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 3: He found Lara, they had three kids Avatars. Now we've 10 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 3: got the second Avatar. We know that the third and 11 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 3: fourth is on the way, and I think there's a 12 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 3: fifth as well. 13 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,599 Speaker 2: Amazing to think Avatar and Sam Worthington, you sit number one, 14 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 2: the highest box office ever for the taking over billion 15 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:44,840 Speaker 2: dollars for Avatar number one, and then the recently released 16 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 2: Sits at number four, gone up from number six, so 17 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 2: it's climbing possibly one and two. 18 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 3: I didn't know this, but apparently Matt Damon was offered 19 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 3: the role first and James Cameron said ten percent of 20 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 3: the prophet and. 21 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: Then he had a scheduling conflict, didn't he So he 22 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: couldn't do it. 23 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 2: You remember the story when we spoke to Russell Crowe, 24 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 2: who said James Cameron had called Russell and said, hey, 25 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:14,479 Speaker 2: tell me about this guy. And Russell said, he's got 26 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 2: everything that you need for that role about Sad, About Sad, 27 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:19,759 Speaker 2: that's pretty he said, he's got everything. If you're considering 28 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 2: Sam Worthington, give him the job. 29 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 3: It's great. And Lara like, I mean Lara, it's been 30 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 3: an amazing effort for her to leave home go over 31 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 3: to New York. But they've got three beautiful kids. We 32 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 3: haven't heard from Lara for a while, but on the 33 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 3: Blue Carpet the other night, she didn't talk to anyone 34 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 3: on the Blue Carpet and she came over and had 35 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:38,759 Speaker 3: a chat with us. We're pretty lucky. 36 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 2: What was good too? And Sarah was saying, can you 37 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 2: ask her if being Lara Bengal will return? 38 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:44,119 Speaker 1: I loved that show. 39 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 2: You make fun but I loved that. 40 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: I believe she is the most endearing Ossie. 41 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 3: She is gorgeous, love. 42 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 2: Her, She's awesome. It was great. She wasn't doing any 43 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 2: interviews and then we said, hey, you got to get. 44 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 3: Over here, but this is the chat that we have 45 00:01:57,680 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 3: with Lara Bingle. 46 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 2: You're not doing chat day you like okay, Oh my god, yeah, 47 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 2: right here on the blue cart. 48 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: What's the dirt on? 49 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 2: Stand? 50 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 3: Before he gets you there, it's going to be about 51 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 3: half an hour. How are you, Laren? 52 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: I'm well, how are you guys? Do it? Well? Yeah, 53 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 1: it's been a long. 54 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 2: Time out of the two of you though, because I'm 55 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 2: the one that always takes longer to get ready and 56 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 2: fits he's waiting in the car. Is that the same 57 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 2: with Sam? 58 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: No, he's like five minutes and then where you know, 59 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: where are the doors? 60 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 2: He's that guy on the couch right until the last minute. 61 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: And we had all the kids with us tonight, so 62 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: you can imagine, oh wow, three boys, they're watching WWE 63 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: wrestling at home. 64 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 3: They're I was about to say, if you're a shy yea, 65 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 3: they'd be waiting in the car, wouldn't they. How do 66 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 3: you go with these blue carpets, Blara? Do you enjoy them? 67 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 2: Don't you? 68 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 3: No? 69 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: It's definitely It's not something I get used to, and 70 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: I feel like it's been a lot over the past 71 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,959 Speaker 1: few weeks with Sam's avatar, and so we've been around 72 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: the world and we got to spend some time in Australia. 73 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: So that's been really nice. 74 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:09,079 Speaker 2: But what was the best in terms of around the 75 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,399 Speaker 2: world where you had to go. What was the most 76 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 2: amazing moment where you guys were. 77 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: I think Tokyo, Yeah, because they would have gone mad 78 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,799 Speaker 1: for it. I really love it there. Everyone's so nice, 79 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: it's clean, it's just a really good Yeah, it's awesome. 80 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 3: And then yeah, what were the kids reactions to the 81 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 3: new Avatar movie? 82 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 1: Lara? To be honest, they haven't seen it. We tried 83 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: to take them to the first one. The lasted five minutes. 84 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: They saw Sam in the wheelchair rockets started crying and 85 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: then he's like, couldn't understand? You know, oput so? 86 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 3: And do they find it hard to see dad with 87 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 3: blue skin? 88 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: I don't think they understand? Yeah, yeah they, I mean 89 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: Lego sent us all these amazing like Avatar and he 90 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: has these figurines. That's as far as they've got. Too fun. 91 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 2: And what about you? When you saw it? Did you go? 92 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 3: Yeah? 93 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 2: I think I like the first one a decade ago. 94 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: I would have been what like twenty five? You know, jeez? 95 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 2: What's the feedback on the feeling? 96 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 3: I to tell you, so, what. 97 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 2: What was your feedback on the second one or the 98 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 2: recent one? 99 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: I mean, James Cameron is a genius, you know. I 100 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: just it's it's a really nice family and movie to 101 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: be a part of. And it's you know, it's been 102 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:31,359 Speaker 1: in our life for the past or my life for 103 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 1: the past like six years. So it really feels like 104 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: a family, and it's treated you know, everyone's treated like 105 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: a family. Zoey and love that. Yeah, it's good. It's 106 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: part Sam so loves New York. 107 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 3: I loves it. He's not coming home now. You feel 108 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 3: like that? Do you miss home? 109 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 1: I missed the beach. Yeah, yeah, I love to find 110 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: that balance. I'm an ocean, you know, I'm a cancer 111 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 1: maybe so yeah. 112 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 3: Well, if you do Avatar three and four you can 113 00:04:58,680 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 3: have something in the hampdness. 114 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:05,160 Speaker 1: I think that was set up a while Andy, No, no, no, 115 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:08,799 Speaker 1: that's that's a good Thank you, Lara. 116 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 2: Can you tell us a story about when you were 117 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 2: younger as a kid? Lark another walk off. 118 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 3: She's great, She's brilliant and if you want to go 119 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 3: check out all the chats that we had on the 120 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 3: Blue Car, but go to the Fitzi and Whipper Instagram 121 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 3: account as well. Speaking of Sam Worthington, Sam's latest movie 122 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:30,840 Speaker 3: and Transfusion if you haven't seen it yet on stand 123 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 3: awesome And Matt Nabel was there the other night as well. 124 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 3: He's the man behind that movie. It is brutal, but 125 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 3: it is great. 126 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:40,720 Speaker 2: It's a great film. We got to say it. 127 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 3: I don't think there's been more men in one movie 128 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 3: with deeper voices than Sam Worthington, Maddie Nabel, everyone's just 129 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:49,719 Speaker 3: got a real deep voice. 130 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, you love that film. 131 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:51,479 Speaker 3: It's great. 132 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Fits and Whipper podcast.