Post by glorydawn on Aug 12, 2005 13:03:39 GMT -5
The Not-So-Friendly Skies
McAdams and Murphy take the 'Red Eye.'
August 11, 2005
"Red Eye" is one of two thrillers coming out over the next few months you shouldn't catch on a plane for obvious reasons ("Flightplan" is the other).
The Wes Craven-directed thriller features up-and-comer Rachel McAdams (recently seen in "Wedding Crashers") as a seemingly everyday hotel manager who is trapped on an overnight flight by a hit man (Cillian Murphy of "Batman Begins"). His agenda? He wants her to assist him in killing a guest at her place of employment. A majority of the movie takes place in a confined plane and it's a testament to the talent of the actors, and their chemistry, that the tension between them is genuine.
"It was quite an intense piece for us on that plane ... being at odds with each other," McAdams says. "When the camera was off, [Cillian] was just lovely and such a gentleman. But as soon as the camera was on he was convincingly terrifying. There is a real sense of danger when he's acting and that's great to connect to."
Rachel's talent wasn't lost on Murphy either.
"Because we're spending so much time sitting next to each other, you need to get on and she's so cool, you know," he says in his Irish brogue. "It's just always great to get on with people and to admire them. And to go, 'This is a really, really good actor I'm working with here.'"
Unlike her previous roles, McAdams engages in some physical action sequences this time around. Murphy's experience in this field left quite an impression.
"He's really great at getting shot and getting wounded, bullets ricocheting off his shoulders," McAdams says. "And I loved the action. I would love to do more."
Her character definitely gives as much as she gets, but too many details might spoil the movie.
Luckily, both actors have some other good movies on the horizon. McAdams is starring in the November ensemble drama "The Family Stone" with Diane Keaton, Sarah Jessica Parker and Luke Wilson. Murphy is currently rehearsing a new movie with his "28 Days Later" director Danny Boyle, called "Sunshine."
McAdams and Murphy take the 'Red Eye.'
August 11, 2005
"Red Eye" is one of two thrillers coming out over the next few months you shouldn't catch on a plane for obvious reasons ("Flightplan" is the other).
The Wes Craven-directed thriller features up-and-comer Rachel McAdams (recently seen in "Wedding Crashers") as a seemingly everyday hotel manager who is trapped on an overnight flight by a hit man (Cillian Murphy of "Batman Begins"). His agenda? He wants her to assist him in killing a guest at her place of employment. A majority of the movie takes place in a confined plane and it's a testament to the talent of the actors, and their chemistry, that the tension between them is genuine.
"It was quite an intense piece for us on that plane ... being at odds with each other," McAdams says. "When the camera was off, [Cillian] was just lovely and such a gentleman. But as soon as the camera was on he was convincingly terrifying. There is a real sense of danger when he's acting and that's great to connect to."
Rachel's talent wasn't lost on Murphy either.
"Because we're spending so much time sitting next to each other, you need to get on and she's so cool, you know," he says in his Irish brogue. "It's just always great to get on with people and to admire them. And to go, 'This is a really, really good actor I'm working with here.'"
Unlike her previous roles, McAdams engages in some physical action sequences this time around. Murphy's experience in this field left quite an impression.
"He's really great at getting shot and getting wounded, bullets ricocheting off his shoulders," McAdams says. "And I loved the action. I would love to do more."
Her character definitely gives as much as she gets, but too many details might spoil the movie.
Luckily, both actors have some other good movies on the horizon. McAdams is starring in the November ensemble drama "The Family Stone" with Diane Keaton, Sarah Jessica Parker and Luke Wilson. Murphy is currently rehearsing a new movie with his "28 Days Later" director Danny Boyle, called "Sunshine."
