1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,240 Speaker 1: Where the crawl Dad's singers in cinemas. The movie is 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: an adaptation of the Delia Owens novel, which has sold 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: twelve million copies worldwide. Taylor john Smith plays Tate Walker, 4 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: and he's joining us now. Good morning, Taylor. 5 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 2: Good morning. How are you guys? 6 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 3: Very good? 7 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:19,319 Speaker 1: Thank you? Congratulations, Yes, congratulations. It's a beautiful film. It 8 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: is set, as so many of us who have read it, 9 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:25,920 Speaker 1: no in the Marshals in North Carolina. But you filmed 10 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: it in Louisiana. How was filming in the Deep South? 11 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 2: It was incredible. I mean, the whole story itself is 12 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 2: one of the main characters, is the Marshal. Getting a 13 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 2: film in Louisiana, in New Orleans where it's just teeming 14 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 2: with wildlife was perfect. It was easy to walk on 15 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 2: set every day and get totally immersed in the story, 16 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:47,959 Speaker 2: like you're right back reading the book you. 17 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: Spot on, aren't you? It is a character in itself. 18 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 2: Absolutely. There was a couple of challenging moments because we 19 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 2: were filming now kind of towards the end of hurricane season, 20 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 2: and there was lots of geats roaming around while you're 21 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 2: in the middle of takes and you're trying to ignore 22 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 2: them as they swim right past you and you're in 23 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 2: there in the flops. So it makes it makes you 24 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 2: definitely be on your toes. An interesting experience. 25 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 3: The world's got a lot of superhero my movies in mine, 26 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 3: but we've been craving in a movie like this one 27 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 3: and take it. Very little c G I was required. 28 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:25,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean maybe one scene acquired CGI. With the 29 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 2: block of birds, I'm sure it'd be hard to wrangle. Yeah, 30 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 2: and so greed about this film too, is that you know, 31 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 2: most superheroes I know are just regular people that do 32 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 2: extraordinary things, and Kaya, who's played by daij Ecker Jones, 33 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 2: just does that perfectly. 34 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:46,039 Speaker 3: Yeah. 35 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 2: She survives against all odds and is able to fight 36 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 2: for her right to be there and to not only 37 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 2: exist but thrive in this world. Yeah. 38 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: How many things bitch you? During the shoot? I just 39 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: kept thinking about the mesquadoes. 40 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 2: Oh, eating alive very much. Yeah, it was hard not 41 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 2: to smack your face at the back of your neck 42 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 2: in the middle of the take and you're just you know, 43 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 2: grinding through it. You could tell they're having such a peas. 44 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, they got in the blood. I might you've worked 45 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 3: with some impressive people, lace guys, and I speak over 46 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 3: the ease of Amy Adams and Patricia Clarkson. But David 47 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 3: Stethan is just one of those actors, isn't he With 48 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 3: his incredible body of work. It must be wonderful to 49 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 3: be rubbing shoulders with such guides. 50 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 2: I mean, it's incredible. They're they're so talented. This whole 51 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 2: cast and crew is so talent, especially producers and our 52 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 2: amazing director Livy Newman. Just getting the show up on 53 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 2: set and taking notes. I mean I was constantly learning 54 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:42,079 Speaker 2: on this shoot and honor to be working with them. 55 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, you and Daisy Edgar Joones so plays Kaya have 56 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: a very easy chemistry. Did you know each other before this? 57 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 2: No? But we felt like old friends so quickly. I mean, 58 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 2: even over the chemistry, which was over zoom. I was 59 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 2: actually in Melbourne, Australia, filming a movie at the time, 60 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 2: so I, you know, during COVID and really fly out 61 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 2: and come back. So we did it over zoom, and 62 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:06,399 Speaker 2: I could feel an instant connection to her, even through 63 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 2: a bunch of megapixels. So when we got to see 64 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 2: each other finally for the first time, and it was 65 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:12,080 Speaker 2: just like this degree and. 66 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 3: You really felt that you knew each other. This sounds 67 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 3: we have good young talent. Cambion. This Jojo Regina, who 68 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 3: plays young Klaire is just amazing, brilliant. 69 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 2: Oh, she's so brilliant. She steals the show. She trulys 70 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 2: the show. She's incredible, and she's got a huge, huge 71 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:31,839 Speaker 2: future and career. I hope she keeps out and she's 72 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 2: just listen to her family around the book. 73 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 3: Brilliant. Now. 74 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: Rece Witherspoon has such a great eye for you know, 75 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: these stories. She's a producer for the film. She's very 76 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: big on strong female leads like Hya being portrayed in 77 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: TV and films. Was it was it good to work. 78 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 2: With Race incredible. I don't think I think there's anybody 79 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 2: else that could have championed this film better than her. 80 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 2: She wanted to make sure it was such a loyal adaptation, 81 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 2: and the film was a low adaptation of the book 82 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 2: because so many people care about it. She was always 83 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 2: making sure that plot points and the characters and the 84 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 2: storylines were as true to the book as possible so 85 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 2: that everyone fell in love with it. When they see it, 86 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 2: they're going to be, uh, you know, just as happy 87 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 2: as we were well, and then we got to finally 88 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 2: see it. 89 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 1: That's the thing I mentioned before I read the book. 90 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: I loved the book. I know so many people who 91 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: loved the book. Do you feel a certain type of 92 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: responsibility to the story in that kind of instance? 93 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 2: Absolutely? Absolutely? It was funny. Is the first thing that 94 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 2: I ever did that my sisters cared about or showed 95 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 2: some sort of interesting And I told them I was 96 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,559 Speaker 2: doing for the crowd act saying. They're like, okay, okay, 97 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 2: stop talking. They're like, oh thank god. And I'm like, 98 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 2: if my sisters care, which they don't care about anything 99 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:45,280 Speaker 2: else that I do, they care so deepd about this, 100 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 2: the rest of the world must as well. And then 101 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 2: I finally got a chance to read the book, and 102 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 2: I understood, it's a phenomenon. What's happening with it? 103 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:54,479 Speaker 3: Isn't that funny? That passion? Because there were three women 104 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 3: around my work all saying the same thing. And my 105 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 3: wife was so jealous that we got to say the 106 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 3: movie yesterday. That incredible passion. But yeah, the responsibility was 107 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 3: there for all of you, I. 108 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 2: Guess for sure. Absolutely. I mean, it's such a loved book, 109 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 2: it's very important that we got it right, because when 110 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 2: you read a book, like everybody else, you create the 111 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 2: movie in your mind as you're reading it. And you know, 112 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 2: when I got to see it for the first time 113 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 2: a couple of weeks ago, I just kept thinking to myself, 114 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 2: Thank God him in this movie. I got to really 115 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 2: watch it as an audience member. I knew where the 116 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 2: story was going, I knew how it ended, but for 117 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:25,599 Speaker 2: some reason, it just sucked me back in and I 118 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 2: had kind of forgotten, you know, everything up until that point, 119 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 2: and I got to watch it like I was seeing it 120 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 2: for the first time. 121 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: I was curious about whether you read the book, because 122 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 1: a lot of actors don't read, you know, the book 123 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 1: that a movie is based on. And you also played 124 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: John Keane in Sharp Objects, which is another fantastic book 125 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:44,599 Speaker 1: translated to the screen, the TV screen in this case, 126 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 1: did you read that one as well? 127 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 2: Yeah? I read that had a little bit more time. 128 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 2: But for where the croducts say, I was again I was. 129 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 2: I was in Melbourne filming and I had two days 130 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 2: to prepare for the chemistry reading. I couldn't find a 131 00:05:55,600 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 2: bookstore and Amazon was not doing overnight deliveries sense, and 132 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 2: so I had to buy the audio book made the 133 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 2: mistake of trying to cram it all in in two days, 134 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 2: so I put it off one and a half time. Yeah, 135 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 2: my audio I was trying to Yeah, and I only 136 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 2: got halfway through the book. They kept rewinding during these 137 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:22,280 Speaker 2: beautiful portions of the of the book, and I never 138 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:25,599 Speaker 2: made it the whole way through. But finally, on flight 139 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 2: home back to the Fact of the States, I read 140 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 2: it cover to cover, and right before we were about 141 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 2: to land, I was very emotional and distraught. You know. 142 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 2: It was this you know, whirlwind of emotions. And the 143 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,039 Speaker 2: air suitors came and checked on me and tapped on 144 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 2: my shoulder and make I shuttered the book and she 145 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 2: seemed to understand because she nodded and laughed at me 146 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 2: like she had read it. 147 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 3: That is a weird experience, and especially it might be 148 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 3: a gentle love miking scene with butterflies around, and you'll 149 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 3: listen to it like someone's been sucking healing exactly. 150 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 2: I'm speed walking around, you know, Gota river to smoke 151 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 2: it all in, looking like a crazy person. 152 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:07,159 Speaker 1: Thyler Swift has written the original song Carolina for the film. 153 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: It certainly has an appropriate haunting feel. 154 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 2: Its absolutely haunting. I got to hear all the way 155 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 2: through at the end of the movie, the credits role, 156 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 2: and there's something about this song, especially how the movie ends, 157 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 2: that captures the essence of it. She did a brilliant, 158 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 2: brilliant job. And I heard today funny enough that she 159 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 2: only used instruments that were around before nineteen fifty three 160 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 2: and did it all in one take. Yeah, she did 161 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 2: it all the way it would be recorded back then. Yeah, 162 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 2: she's brilliant, and we're so thankful and grateful. It was 163 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 2: a wonderful surprise. She was a fan of the book 164 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 2: and was like, I want to write a song for 165 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 2: the movie, Like, hell, yeah. 166 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: Are there people that lived the way Clia did in 167 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 1: that area? 168 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 2: I'm sure there are. Oh yeah, I'm sure. We came 169 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 2: across a couple of like clounces in the the middle 170 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 2: of the swallops and there's plenty of people that look, 171 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 2: which makes her story give me more amazing, because you know, 172 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 2: that's somebody's life at some point or another, you know, 173 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 2: existing and surviving and driving in that ulster environment. 174 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, and getting judged by the whole the whole district. 175 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 3: We really appreciate your time this morning, and once again 176 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 3: congratulations it was. It was a great, great morning for us. 177 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 2: Yes, thank you so much for having me. Guys so 178 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 2: nice to meet you and having a wonderful day. 179 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 3: Thank you, Thanks, all the best.