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Matthew Lillard on the role of a lifetime, starring opposite George Clooney in 'The Descendants'
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Angry back and as promised now Matthew Miller joins us on that says thank you some intervene here you for him.
And congratulations as we -- talking about our holiday movie preview the defendants getting a lot of attention and so I didn't -- It feels fantastic I've been in.
So many terrible movies that actually be in a really great movies feels the like that.
And it's so early to get all -- attention an Oscar buzz but when you were working on it did you have an idea.
Did you know that this -- was going to be.
Yeah I mean you know -- Have a sense.
Certainly you were you with the caliber of people like George Clooney -- and the pain.
You know being fans of certainly Alexander's work I was like I don't want to be in the first.
You know balance and the -- -- -- high hopes.
And then the other -- -- real everywhere sitting at the in the reading of the first script and you know as you -- with the -- -- it plays the older daughter and I just.
Can't help but to be taken with performance even that reading.
And then George was so grounded and simple and just kind of it's.
-- magical performance for him.
To world well as an ensemble we're excited where will be a part of it.
-- and I got people have turned up which is fantastic.
And for those haven't seen yet sets us up press what is the story behind this and for those -- know.
Sideways about Smith and it's always somebody kind of on a life exploration.
They learn from life lessons along the lake and -- now.
I mean this is the first kind of four he hasn't to somebody -- -- -- -- -- of the movie George whose wife is up put into a coma.
And I -- this it sounds like you've you've pitched the movie out it doesn't delegates get what you.
-- a woman in a coma -- you have a land deal in Hawaii.
And George could be right around flip flops how does that make a good movie but Alexander -- does an amazing job it's very funny he calls of the commonly.
And it goes.
I -- between laughing and crying and he can weaves this tale of Matt Cain.
Kind of taking his.
Two daughters through this journey -- with his wife understand this land -- and finding.
The man that his wife was sleeping -- Let's start.
And I -- -- Romany as a way of some -- did is that -- and like word in Hollywood and you know I did today that -- the idea that any category yeah.
Jolie sounds kind of I don't know that that -- -- word and let.
And that's how it's -- high school he word -- W yeah.
I would put an attacks IRA so little tip over are putting in that category but your character your heart yeah has -- presidents throughout the films that tell us about Brian fear -- play.
Against -- -- -- -- that I am actually the -- that sleeps with -- school in his life and I know that this could make it's just Florida.
I guess I and I -- I didn't just as ridiculous as you do America a but somehow some way the guy that looks like we have had good stealing -- life and it's the single greatest job in the history of mankind.
I want Matt that's here addition you have an autograph hungry and you know many players they -- -- you nine -- and yeah.
I.
How quiet it you only get your -- got the sense at any sleep good George -- his wife.
Feel like.
I don't know I worked at work today and luckily GO.
And it's so we have a clip from that the film on you and yes that -- with George Clooney the first only a little bit about working with him I mean.
We intimidated and are playing off -- as he very much help you -- then if you.
-- -- -- George Clooney is everything you want it to its going to be he's just an exceptional guy he's lovely he's fun.
He's charismatic.
When it's time to do the work he's present and ready and available to do the work and -- it's not he just lives life.
Effortlessly and down his great.
-- let's take a look at a clip from the descendants.
-- Bryant we may have met before.
-- King.
My wife is Elizabeth -- thank you may have met her two.
So our daughter Alexandra.
Paris is gonna get -- yeah.
-- -- -- You must not -- it at a.
IRA and also in Hawaii -- why we we did with the what was that like I'm sure didn't sound like a bad -- and I didn't.
Aaron not a bad day meaning Vietnam set ups you'll you know we threw the football around and hang out -- beautiful area and the spent time.
I thought overall career experience in which is this one -- here -- top or is this your top.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- It doesn't get any better I mean for me that I've done.
It forty movies now they have been around long time and so.
The only way these comes along you know enough to appreciate the moment and yeah orange usually difficult and the blue collar working class actors kind of going by the wayside a lot.
The look of what's happening in America happens in our industry the cellular it's harder harder to get jobs or job like this comes along celebrated.
We're excited to have it.
