We spoke w/ Rose Byrne about her Elvis Presley transformation for SeriouslyRed & getting DollyParton's blessing for the film.
With Lionsgate’s Seriously Red now playing in select theaters and available On Demand and on premium video platforms, Rose Byrne spoke with Collider’s own Steve Weintraub about this very special project she calls an "emotional feast.
ROSE BYRNE: Oh God. What would be a fun one? Well, it would depend on what their taste is. I'd try to curate to their taste. So if they're more into something scary, then I would say the first Insidious is really scary. If it's something funny, I think [there are] lots to choose from. If they want a thriller, Damages is really exciting and dramatic, and thrilling. I would want to curate to what they like.
Jumping into why I get to talk to you today, you were very instrumental in making [Seriously Red] happen. Can you talk about why this was an important project for you to champion? BYRNE: I was terrified. I went and met Danny Nozell, I was six months pregnant, and I drove down from Atlanta where I was shooting Neighbors 2 with our friend Nick Stoller. I drove to Chattanooga listening to Christian radio because it was all I could get on the radio stations. It was sort of the unknown, it was such a different league for me, the music business. I don't know how it works, or how to even begin to penetrate that business.
And look, I had a lot of legroom because I'm a tribute performer. I'm not Austin Butler trying to play Elvis Presley, but we had so much fun. I watched endless footage. I mean, there's so much great footage of Elvis and just endless footage. My husband, Bobby [Cannavale], he's a big Elvis fan and fascinated with his legacy and his origin story, so he had been reading The Last Train to Memphis, that seminal biography, quite recently.
One of the things that I enjoy about the film is that it's about finding yourself in a world of being somebody else.
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