The film also starsEliza Taylor,Caterina Scorsone,Bill SmitrovichandWill Patton.
For more onThe November Man,watch the trailerorcheck out allour previous coverage.
A few days ago I landed an exclusive phone interview with Luke Bracey.
Joe: Retaliation, what he’s going to do after he wrapsPoint Break, and more.
Hit the jump for what he had to say.
Question:How are you doing today, sir?
LUKE BRACEY: I’m very well, thank you.
We’ve had a week of night shoots and so I slept until about an hour ago.
It’s quite a nice day here in Austria.
You’re filming in Austria?
BRACEY: Yeah, we’re kind of filming all around the world.
I’m onPoint Breakat the moment and we’re kind of going every which way.
I just get in the car or I get on a plane and we go to location.
I believe Tom Cruise and Simon Pegg are in Vienna right now filmingMission Impossible.
BRACEY: Oh are they?
We’re about two hours from Vienna.
We’re in a place called Villach and it’s a lovely, beautiful little lake.
The countryside here is absolutely spectacular.
I’ve been to Austria before, it’s an amazing place.
What the hell has the last year been like for you?
You’ve come on the scene in kind of a brisk way and landed a number of cool gigs.
Me and my agents and manager always thought it was just a matter of time.
If you’re getting this close, the right one’s going to come up.
I was really lucky withNovember Man, it kind of kicked it off.
I’m just trying not to think about it too much.
I definitely have to ask what it was like working with Pierce.
BRACEY: [Laughs] Actually yeah, that was very hard.
I actually said that to him.
I said, “I don’t know how many times I’ve playedGoldeneye64.”
It was the game when I was a kid.
It was pretty surreal meeting Pierce, but he’s just a lovely man.
We got along like a house on fire from the very beginning.
That really made it easy and it really made working with him an absolute pleasure.
It broke down all the nervousness I had, kind of little kid star struck.
It was great fun working with Pierce.
That’s something I learned from him.
What was it like working with him and how did you collaborate with him on your character?
BRACEY: You actually saidNo Way Outand that is a movie that I absolutely love.
I think it’s a fantastic movie.
I absolutely love that film.
Roger - yeah, we had a great relationship.
He was very open to my ideas on Mason and very easy to get along with.
I learned some great things from Roger.
It’s tough making a movie and Roger’s very good at it.
That really stuck with me.
I think that’s a great way of looking at it.
Roger’s work ethic and love for filmmaking was something that I took from.
You mention Pierce gave you some advice or pointers.
To me that was something I really took away.
If we have fun doing it, it will come across on the screen.
Your director on that is kind of a genius cinematographer.
BRACEY: Yeah, that was a movie I did a few years ago.
I mean Janusz Kaminski is an absolute legend.
I’m not sure what’s happening with that movie.
He was like a kid in a candy store when he came to set.
Yeah, I’m interested to see what’s happening with that.
It was a great learning experience.
I was still fairly green.
I loved every minute of it.
What has it been like doingPoint Break?
Yeah, there’s been a lot of love for it.
Luckily, I’ve only really heard positive things and people are really excited.
I think it’s a good time to bring this movie back to life.
It’s got such a cult following, not just in America, but all around the world.
It’s a huge movie.
To me it’s been a tremendous experience.
And also fear is a fantastic motivator for me.
I’ll tell you I’ve never worked so hard on anything in my life.
Hopefully people enjoy it.
BRACEY: For me it has to bePoint Break.
I watched the cartoons ofG.I.
Joewhen I was a kid, but it wasnt as big for me asPoint Breakwas.
For me to be Johnny Utah, I’m beside myself.
It’s so exciting.
BRACEY: Yeah, absolutely.
A good friend of mine really lovesG.I.
Joeand I remember when I got the role he was beside himself, and so was I.
That was a pretty cool feeling.
To me, playing an evil genius mad scientist is an absolute thrill.
It’s something that I hadn’t done and maybe I won’t do for a while.
I really loved it.
Have you already thought about what you’re going to do afterPoint Break?
Or do you think you’re going to take some time off and just relax for a second?
Maybe I’ll go hide somewhere for a couple months after it comes out [laughs].
