Mank
SPIN's fabulous presenter, Sarina Bellissimo, caught up with the cast of Mank this week.
The brand new Netflix movie starring Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins and more is out today.
The official Netflix synopsis for Mank reads:
'1930s Hollywood is re-evaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane for Orson Welles.'
Sarina chats to Lily Collins
We caught up with Lily Collins who plays Rita Alexander in the movie.
She told Sarina she was, "so excited," the night before she was due to start filming.
However, she was also exhausted.
She explained she had been in Paris filming Netflix's Emily in Paris.
"I was flying back and forth and at that point, I think I kind of imagined that I was a robot..."
"Because if I had imagined how many hours on a plane that I would be spending, I probably would have gone crazy."
Sarina mentioned how the director, David Fincher, is renowned for the amount of takes he does.
She asked Lily what her record take was, and she admitted she doesn't remember.
Lily added, "It was enough to lose count!"
The actress admitted she loves having the ability to do it, "again and again."
"Because you really feel at the end of the day that you've left it all on the table, there's nothing you didn't try..."
Watch the full interview here:
Sarina chats to Amanda Seyfried
Amanda Seyfried is Marion Davies in Mank.
Sarina asked her how it felt being transported back to the golden age of Hollywood for the movie.
She said, "I feel like I was living my father's dream... the golden age of Hollywood is where he wished he would have got to experience."
She revealed her dad is a, "movie buff," explaining that she grew up watching black and white movies.
"It's a really good place to visit, I wouldn't wanna live there."
"The makeup... the hair... it was a real treat!" Amanda said.
Sarina asked what her record amount of takes was.
The Mamma Mia! star revealed they kept track of the takes by use of props.
"It was how many times we lit candles for cake."
She continued, "It ended up being many because there were many people and many pages and many angles on each person."
"And everybody was talking over each other so there was just cameras moving around for a week."
Watch the full interview here:
Sarina chats to Tom Pelphrey
Tom plays Gary Oldman's brother, Joseph Mankiewicz in the movie.
Sarina asked Tom what her impression of Herman J. Mankiewicz was after watching the movie.
He replied, "I had the impression of a deeply good man."
The actor elaborated, "A man with deep integrity and high intelligence who was battling demons."
"But ultimately a good human being who had a hard time getting out of his own way."
Sarina asked Tom why he likes making movies.
He responded, "I love stories. I believe from my own personal experience that stories have the ability to change us."
"And make us better and make us heal. Help us see ourselves, help us to become more aware, inspire us to be better people..."
Watch the full interview here:
Mank is out on Netflix today.
