![]() GD: And working with Jane Campion, who is the latest in a line of impressive filmmakers who you’ve worked with, Paul Thomas Anderson, Scorsese, Spielberg, Charlie Kaufman, are filmmakers a really big part of what draws you to a film, the opportunity to work with someone with these really unique points of view? He’s sort of heartbroken, and I think George knows a part of Phil that no one else does and knows where this anger and rage is coming from, and somehow keeps his eye on that rather than the constant barrage of insults and attacks. JP: Well, he’s sort of a very graceful punching bag, which I found interesting, the way that he has managed to deal with such a difficult person for so long, and the fact that it didn’t turn him into something awful, the fact that he was able to sort of maintain a dignity, and I think even compassion for his older brother, who is unable to really express his true self. GD: What did you think of this character, George, when you read the script? What struck you about him that really excited you to play? Kirsten stepped in, and then Paul Dano fell out, and then it circled all the way back around to me again, and I was available and said, “Yes, most definitely.” Paul Dano stepped in, and then Elisabeth Moss had to fall out for scheduling conflicts. I loved the script and I loved the idea of getting to work with Jane Campion, and then I became attached to something else, and it seemed like the scheduling wasn’t going to work. Yeah, at that point, she had no idea when we were going to start. I think she had just met Benedict but didn’t tell me who it was that she was meeting with but was very excited about it. Jesse Plemons: Well, I met Jane very early on, before there was a start date. So how did this film ultimately come to you and Kirsten Dunst? Gold Derby: Now, we know there was some back and forth as this film was being put together in terms of casting and scheduling where your roles were concerned. SEE Kirsten Dunst interview: ‘The Power of the Dog’ Watch the exclusive interview above and read the complete transcript below. Plemons spoke with Gold Derby senior editor Daniel Montgomery in November about the strange path to landing this role, what it was like working with his real-life partner, Kirsten Dunst and what he hopes viewers will take from the film.
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