Christoph Waltz may be best known for his Oscar-winning turn in Inglorious Basterds, but he’s taking on another famous villain with his portrayal of August in Water For Elephants, which hits theaters Friday. We caught up with the Austrian-born actor at the film’s recent press day. He talks about uncovering the dark side in his characters, how Robert Pattinson handles his fame, and Reese Witherspoon’s impressive stunt work on set. Christoph also clears up what’s real and what’s rumor when it comes to his upcoming roles, and whether bringing a literary figure to life on the big screen is a special kind of challenge.
From Fablife: At the Water for Elephants premiere Sunday night we interviewed the lovely Donna Scott, who plays Barbara in the movie. Without revealing too many spoilers, Barbara is one of the racier ladies lurking in the circus tents, and gets it on with a very drunk Jacob (Robert Pattinson). Donna gave us the deets on what it’s like kissing the “lovely” actor and told us that “every scene with Rob is an infamous scene.” Don’t we know it, Donna! As for shooting that one scene where things get a little hot, heave and naked between Barbara and Jacob, she says, “Rob was more uncomfortable than I was!” Awwww, how sweet. Clip above.
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