1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:03,240 Speaker 1: And Amanda jam Nation. 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:09,640 Speaker 2: Well, hello Jonesy Amanda, and you got as well, so moved. 3 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 3: By the movie, laugh cried all the feels that we wanted. 4 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 3: Did you always know that this was going to be 5 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:18,279 Speaker 3: Bridget's story trajectory or each time there's a new movie 6 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 3: to go or what's she up to this time? 7 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: Yes? 8 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:24,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's a rediscovery each time, now trying to figure 9 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 4: out how what life's thrown at her and the interim manifests, 10 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 4: how she's changed, how she hasn't changed. 11 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 3: Most importantly, how she hasn't changed, said in the Spaghetti 12 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 3: on Fire. But we're all on the journey with you. 13 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 3: We're so invested with Bridget. Leo, how did you feel 14 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,919 Speaker 3: with this role, because not only do you convince Bridget 15 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 3: to go to find a new life her self, but 16 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:49,559 Speaker 3: also you have to convince the audience we have to 17 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 3: trust you too, because we're all her friends. Did you 18 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 3: feel the weight of that when you did the role. 19 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 4: Yeah, honestly, I kind of, particularly day day one and 20 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 4: day two. But once Michael director our director, Michael Morris 21 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 4: had sort of fed back that, oh, it's just lovely, 22 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 4: you guys have it, and then I thought, okay, it's 23 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 4: it's it's all good. 24 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: But no, I think. 25 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 4: It was. 26 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: It was easy to. 27 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 4: For us to have like fine on screen because you know, 28 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 4: we're both the scoofballs, and it. 29 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 2: Was I was a bit worried as soon as you 30 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 2: see the love montage come on, I thought, oh no, 31 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 2: please don't break Bridget Jones's hard. And there was a 32 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 2: bit there I don't want to give too much away, 33 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 2: and you kind of did, but you didn't. And the 34 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:42,400 Speaker 2: ghost like the ghosting and all those things. Oh no, 35 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 2: this is dreadful. 36 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:46,479 Speaker 3: But you would have had to answer to the entire world. 37 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah, it was like, I'm still waiting. I'm I'm 38 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: not looking forward to that. 39 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 3: And you had your character had such an interesting trajectory 40 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 3: from mister whistleblowing straight guy to finding some spirituality and 41 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 3: some life in here too. Was that a fun arc 42 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 3: for you? 43 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: Yeah? I loved I love this character, you know, I 44 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: love playing mister Walla, And I think a lot of 45 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: that was because of that, because he you know, he yeah, 46 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: he starts off and he's very buttoned up and he's 47 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: and that whistle was a lot of fun. Actually whistle. 48 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: You know, people really do kind of you know, they 49 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: sort of behave themselves around a very long allowed whistle. 50 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: The first time I blew that whistle, everything stopped, cast crew, background, 51 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: all the kids in the school, everybody stopped. And then 52 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:47,679 Speaker 1: they took it away from me. Something but the but yes, 53 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: but the journey of of mister Wallaker was was so 54 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: fun and just so rich, and you know, it was 55 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: a really really wonderful, wonderful character and a wonderful experience. 56 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 2: And I was spooking as well, although I just realized, 57 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 2: for I think I've spoken to you at every incarnation 58 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 2: of this movie, and each time we always said, oh, 59 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 2: this is a nice book. Get it's wrapped up. So 60 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 2: does that beg the question? Would there be another one? 61 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 4: I wonder that you mentioned that because we've kind of 62 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 4: grown up together, haven't we. 63 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:20,839 Speaker 2: It's a it's a it's a long time. I haven't 64 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 2: gone anywhere else. 65 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: Thank you, the same thing. 66 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 3: Where's my whistle? A part of what's interesting too, You've 67 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 3: done so many incredible meaty roles, mean, twelve years a slave, 68 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 3: but you're so much a part of the pop culture 69 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 3: zeit guys love Actually every Christmas here we go and 70 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 3: now with Bridget Jones, you've really lucked into being a 71 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 3: pop culture icon great the early days of acting, did 72 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 3: you picture you be? 73 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 4: That? 74 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: I didn't know really what it sort of brings. And 75 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: I think one of the things about this profession has 76 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: always been amazing to me is just how surprising it 77 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: is and how unpredictable things are, you know. It's I'd 78 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: always loved the Bridget Jones films, but I didn't necessarily 79 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 1: see myself being part of that, you know, until Michael 80 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: Michael Morris, the director, sort of started speaking to me 81 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: about it, and I was like, this is really a 82 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 1: little intimidating. I have to say it because it's so beloved, 83 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,159 Speaker 1: you know, but it was really wonderful and Renee is 84 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: so inviting into this sort of space and and playing 85 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: these brilliant characters. 86 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 4: You know. 87 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 1: It was a really wonderful and Leah your icon as well. Okay, 88 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: they can't hog. 89 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:37,720 Speaker 3: I didn't want to go, but you're on it. 90 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 2: You're on the trajectory, know, White Lattice. You blow us 91 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 2: away with that, and now like, look at you go. 92 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 2: I just feel that you feel like you're left you go. 93 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: What about my praise? Yeah? 94 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was nice throwback to me. The younger Pants 95 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:55,719 Speaker 3: got another run the big Undies. Will will I bring 96 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 3: those out again? It was like, yeah, the Undies are back. 97 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 3: But also even with mister Darcy, that fabulous scene of 98 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 3: him coming out of the water in his previous life 99 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 3: and you've got to recreate that a little bit in 100 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 3: this film. 101 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 4: Yeah, it was fun. 102 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was a cool thing to do, so great. 103 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 2: Actual it was a bit of a rig off competition 104 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 2: between you two guys. 105 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: There's two. 106 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 2: They've got the wet t shirt competition and then we've 107 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 2: got the stable shirt thing as well. 108 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: Ding well, I think, I think when when. 109 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 2: Wins and that's for the next incarnation, double ding dong. 110 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 3: What he does with the chalk, that's for the next film, 111 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:44,679 Speaker 3: The teacher surprise. 112 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 2: Well, we enjoy catching up with you guys. 113 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: It's great to see him again. 114 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 3: The film is so wonderful. It's always a comfortable cardigan 115 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 3: to put on, but always a surprising, funny, wonderful journey. 116 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 3: And I missed you and I miss it already. I 117 00:05:58,480 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 3: want another one. 118 00:05:59,279 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 4: So get to it. 119 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 1: Listen and break out the big andes. 120 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:14,159 Speaker 3: I did today. I wish I was choking. Thank you, 121 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 3: thank you,