Justin Theroux Talks Following In Harrison FordтАЩs Footsteps In New Adaptation Of тАШThe Mosquito CoastтАЩ
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Justin Theroux is following in Harrison FordтАЩs footsteps in Apple TV+ тАШs new series тАЬMosquito CoastтАЭ. Based on the novel by the actorтАЩs uncle Paul Theroux, the story was turned into a movie in 1986 starring Ford, Helen Mirren and River Phoenix. Now, the тАЬLeftoversтАЭ star is getting a crack at the lead, telling ET CanadaтАЩs Morgan Hoffman he had to тАЬwork hardтАЭ at pretending the movie version and FordтАЩs take on the character didnтАЩt exist.
тАЬHarrisonтАЩs performance, I thought, was fantastic, but again, it was one of those things that I had to work hard to forget it and really focus on the material that we were doing,тАЭ he says in the virtual interview. тАЬBut I think we probably came to a lot of the same conclusions.тАЭ
Theroux is also open to any comparisons between the two versions of the story about an idealist who uproots his family and moves them to Latin America, finding themselves on the run from the U.S. government.
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тАЬItтАЩll be for better minds and mind to make any comparisons. I hope there arenтАЩt too many and I hope there are some,тАЭ he says.
Playing the part of TherouxтАЩs on-screen wife is Melissa George, who says Theroux is the one who nudged her to audition for the role.
тАЬI got the role within 24 hours. It was great,тАЭ George says.
тАЬIt was one of those things that I thought, we worked together briefly once before a while ago, and she just popped into my head and I thought, oh, she could be fantastic,тАЭ Theroux says of his co-star. тАЬI saw her tape of what she did. And she was fabulous.тАЭ
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The pair worked together briefly on David LynchтАЩs cult film тАЬMulholland DrтАЭ in 2001, a memory that is still strong for George.
тАЬI love Justin so much and I remember we worked together on тАШMulholland DrтАЩ 20 years ago and thereтАЩs a famous scene where he says, тАШthis is the girlтАЩ and IтАЩm singing my heart out for him and itтАЩs Justin and I,тАЭ she recalls. тАЬTwenty years later weтАЩre now in a jungle in Mexico fighting for our children and for our lives and it just tickles me so much that heтАЩs just there with me in this journey and heтАЩs such a gentleman.тАЭ
тАЬThe Mosquito CoastтАЭ lands on Apple Tv+ on April 30.