Kurt Russell On ‘Fate Of The Furious,’ ‘Overboard’ Remake, Goldie Hawn

CABLE. SAVANNAH?
>>> ALL RIGHT, AL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WELL, KURT RUSSELL JOINED "THE FAST AND FURIOUS TEAM" AS THE
MYSTERIOUS FEDERAL AGENT MR. NOBODY.
AND HE'S BACK LOOKING TO RECRUIT SOME EXTRA MUSCLE.
TAKE A LOOK. >> WHAT IS TRAINING WHEELS
TALKING ABOUT? WHAT TERMS?
>> CONFESS TO YOUR CRIMES IN BERLIN, TREASON, INTERNATIONAL
ESPIONAGE, MASSIVE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.
YOU DO THAT, WE CLOSE THE CASE. >> AND?
>> AND THE BLACKLIST, GERMANY LOVES THAT.
OFFICIALLY YOU'LL BE A CRIMINAL. >> WHOA, WHOA, YOU NEED TO WORK
ON YOUR DELIVERY, UNOFFICIALLY, YOU'RE OFF THE BOOKS IF YOU COME
WORK WITH ME. >> KURT RUSSELL, GOOD MORNING.
>> HOW ARE YOU? >> YOU ARE KIND OF THIS DODGE JI
MYSTERIOUS CHARACTER IN THIS MOVIE, MR. NOBODY.
>> HE DOESN'T REALLY HAVE A NAME.
WE DON'T KNOW -- >> I'M JUST WATCHING.
>> THE PRESS NOTES DESCRIBE YOUR CHARACTER, MR. NOBODY, AS A
SQUARE THAT IS KIND OF INTRIGUING.
>> HE'S PARTIALLY THAT AND SOMEONE WHO DID WORK AT THE CIA,
NSA, FBI, MAFIA, YOU SNOW? >> THERE'S A LOT OF THERE THERE.
>> SOME OF THEM WERE PROBABLY GOOD AND SOME WEREN'T.
>> I HEARD THE CHARACTER WAS YOUR IDEA.
THEY CAME TO YOU AND YOU SAID, THIS IS MORE INTERESTING.
>> JUST TO TRY TO FIND SOMETHING THAT IS RIGHT FOR THE ACTOR,
THAT THE ACTOR CAN BRING SOMETHING TO THE SCREENPLAY AND
HOPEFULLY SOMETHING IN THIS CASE TO THE FRANCHISE THAT CAN BE OF
VALUE TO IT. SOMETHING NEW.
SOMETHING THAT FITS. SOMETHING THAT'S RIGHT.
SO WE WORKED ON IT TOGETHER. AND WE CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA.
HIS NAME IS NOT MR. NOBODY. HE'S JUST NOBODY.
>> OH, NOT MR. NOBODY. >> THEY KIND OF REFER TO HIM AS
MR. NOBODY. >> YOU DON'T WANT TO MAKE HIM
MAD. >> BUT WHERE HE'S GOING TO GO
WITH THESE CHARACTERS, WITH VIN'S CHARACTER, IN PARTICULAR,
BECOMES INCREASINGLY, WHAT IS THIS GUY ABOUT?
>> I SMELL SEQUEL. DO YOU KNOW IF YOU'LL BE IN THE
NEXT ONE? >> WHAT I HAVE ENJOYED ABOUT THE
TWO I'VE BEEN IN, THEY WORK TO MAKE THAT MOVIE AS GOOD AS THEY
CAN. AND THEN HOPEFULLY THEY SEE THAT
IT DESERVES ANOTHER SHOT. >> SPEAKING OF GREAT MOVIES, AND
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS, IT'S 30 YEARS SINCE "OVERBOARD."
WHICH IS A MOVIE I PERSONALLY HAVE SEEN 400 TIMES.
I LOVE IT. IT'S SO FUNNY AND ADORABLE.
IT'S YOU AND GOLDIE. IT'S JUST ONE OF MY FAVORITE
MOVIES. IF IT IS ON TV, I ALWAYS WATCH
IT. AND NOW I HEAR THEY ARE MAKING A
REMAKE. SO I ASK YOU, HOW DO YOU IMPROVE
ON PERFECTION? >> WELL, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
TALK ABOUT A LOT OF MOVIES THAT I DID, "ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK,"
AN "OVERBOARD" I DID WITH GOLDIE TOGETHER.
ALL REMAKES FACE THE CHALLENGE. AND THAT IS, HOPEFULLY THEY CAN
FIND FLAWS TO IMPROVE UPON. YOU CAN FIND A REASON TO MAKE
THE MOVIE. I UNDERSTAND IN THE "OVERBOARD"
THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT MAKING, THEY ARE TALKING OF FLIPPING THE
CHARACTER SO THAT, I GUESS -- >> WHEN THE HUSBAND GETS DUMPED?
>> I GUESS, I DON'T KNOW. WHEN YOU FLIP THE SEXUALITY THAT
WAY, A LOT OF CHALLENGES ARISE WITH IT.
SO I DON'T KNOW, GOOD LUCK. THAT ONE WAS INTERESTING TO ME
BECAUSE LESLIE DIXON DID A GREAT JOB OF WRITING A FEMALE FANTASY
AND A MALE FANTASY AND PUTTING THEM TOGETHER IN THE SAME MOVIE.
>> AND I HAVE TO SAY, IT WAS ALSO A KID'S FANTASY, TOO.
>> IT WAS A KID'S FANTASY. AS GOLDIE AND I HAVE GONE
THROUGH OUR LIFE TOGETHER, WE HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF KIDS.
YOU REALIZE THAT IT'S THE MOVIE SCENE ONE WAY, BY A CERTAIN AGE
GROUP, AND AN OLDER AGE GROUP TAKES IT A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
WAY. >> YOU AND GOLDIE HAVE
CHEMISTRY, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED. DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD WORK
TOGETHER AGAIN? WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ANOTHER
MOVIE WITH HER? >> YEAH, I WOULD WORK WITH HER
AGAIN. WE ALWAYS HAD CAREERED GOING ON
AND THEY WEREN'T CO-DEPENDENT AND WEREN'T FORCED INTO THAT
POSITION. GOLDIE DID THE MOVIES SHE DID
AND THAT SHE DOES. I'VE DONE THE ONES THAT I'VE
DONE. AND NOT VERY OFTEN HAVE THEY
COME TOGETHER. WE HAVE NEVER READ THINGS EITHER
THAT WE WERE DYING TO DO AND SAYING, YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE SHOULD DO THIS TOGETHER. THE LAST ONE THAT WE READ WAS
"OVERBOARD." SO SOMETIMES THERE'S A LONG TIME
IN BETWEEN. >> THAT'S A BIG DRY SPELL.
BY THE WAY, I HEARD THAT GOLDIE IS NOT NECESSARILY A HUGE FAN OF
THE FACIAL HAIR THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SPORTING.
>> NO, NO. IN BETWEEN.
>> LOOK AT THAT. IT'S A HALL OF FACIAL HAIR.
LOOK AT THIS. >> THE GUY IN THE MIDDLE IS
GOING TO BE ON NEXT MONTH IN "GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY."
THAT'S EGO, THE LIVING PLANET. >> THAT IS THE HATEFUL EIGHT
GUY. IS THAT A PROSTHETIC MUSTACHE OR
WHAT WOULD YOU CALL THAT? >> THAT'S A MUSTACHE WEARING A
MAN. >> YEAH.
DID YOU GROW THAT THING? >> TARANTINO WANTED ME TO HAVE
THIS BIG BRUSH THING GOING ON SO I LET IT GROW.
>> MY GOSH, YOU SURE DID. WOW.
>> IT'S ONE OF THESE WHEN YOU'RE -- YOU WANT TO GET
INTIMATE. IT'S NOT GOOD.
>> SAY NO MORE. >> IT'S EARLY IN THE MORNING,
ISN'T IT? >> KURT RUSSELL, THANK YOU SO
MUCH. >> GOOD

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