Collider’sSteve Weintraubrecently spoke with the three actors to discuss their experience working onDeath of a Unicorn.
Check out their conversation in the video above, or you might read the full transcript below.
COLLIDER:I really want to start with congrats.
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The premiere last night played fantastic.
It already grabs, as actors, your attention.
TEA LEONI: Yeah.
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First of all, I really want to commend all three of you.
You guys are fantastic in the movie, and you played deliciously evil people, just awful human beings.
LEONI: Thank you!
GRANT: Thank you!
I’m so sincere.
The audience hated you, and that’s how you know you did a great job.
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I feel like this movie might be coming out at the right time to capture some of that.
GRANT: I think you’ve spoken the truth.
LEONI: I don’t think when we were making it we knew how beautifully this would land timing-wise.
I mean, there’s a lot in it.
There’s a lot of disrespect for the things that, ironically, are real.
The timing is spectacular, I would say.
GRANT: Death day.
GRANT: When I got garroted by the horn, I couldn’t wait.
I also knew that I’d be going home because I was dead.
That’s always a great bonus.
WILL POULTER: I love the ensemble scenes.
The times withthe more actors in one room, the better.
It’s sort of following her around and seeing the insanity.
There are no words for how insane this all is, and you see her playing that for us.
POULTER: And shes just encouraging people to make…
LEONI: Better choices!
GRANT: She’s the tiniest person.
She’s five feet of goodness.
POULTER: And mighty.
Dynamite comes in small packages.
LEONI: We’re all looking for a Jenna right now.
I didn’t think about that, but you’re 100% right.
Just common sense, it’s all we’re looking for.
I’m fascinated by how actors get ready for roles.
You guys have all done tons of other projects.
Do you have a similar routine, or do you do individual things for a certain role?
I’ve been on jobs where it’s happened.
LEONI: Oh my god, I didn’t have that in my body until you just said that.
Now that’s going to follow me around for the rest of my…What?!
After the read-through?!
LEONI: Ugh, god.
POULTER: Oh, I’ve got imposter syndrome.
GRANT: And its coming, like, clunk out of your own mouth.
POULTER: Oh, yeah, 100%.
LEONI: Oh, mine is just showing up on set and forgetting to put my pants on.
But this is like a whole other level of… Now Ive got this to think about.
“Marty says we ruined cinema.”
LEONI: Oh, my god, would you guys stop?
GRANT: We were born to play these parts, and we felt ironclad with confidenceaccording to Tea.
By the way, you three are fantastic in this.
I don’t say that when I don’t actually mean it.
You’re terrible people in this.
POULTER: And that was fun.
And that is uncomfortably true of some quite famous people in the world right now in quite powerful positions.
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The ‘Death of Unicorn’ stars share their big upcoming projects.
What do you want to tell your fans about what’s coming up for each of you?
LEONI: [To Grant and Poulter] Why are you looking here?
GRANT: Because you’re the lady.
You’re also inOnly Murders in The Building.
LEONI: Yeah, itsreallyfun.
Im in the middle of it!
POULTER: You didnt have as much fun with them, right?
LEONI: No, Im not having as much fun with them.
No, no, Will.
I mean, its fun, but its not likeourfun.
[Quieter, to the camera] Itsreallyfun.
[To Poulter] What are you up to?
LEONI: That’s right.
POULTER: Yeah, it was a different bang out of fun.
LEONI: Oh, on there, you got close with them, too?
You had fun with them?
POULTER: Not as close as we all got!
POULTER: Yeah, it was a different bang out of closeness, I promise.
LEONI: So that definitely was not as much fun.
Death of a Unicornis now playing in theaters.
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