Director Ethan Coen’s (“The Big Lebowski”) new film titled “Drive-Away Dolls,” which he co-wrote with Tricia Cooke and stars Geraldine Viswanathan (“Blockers”), Margaret Qualley (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), Beanie Feldstein (“Book Smart”), Colman Domingo (“Rustin”), Matt Damon (“The Martian”) and Pedro Pascal (“The Last of Us”).
(From left to right) Geraldine Viswanathan, Margaret Qualley and Beanie Feldstein talk about director Ethan Coen’s “Drive-Away Dolls. “
Moviefone had the excitement to talk to Geraldine Viswanathan, Margaret Qualley and Beanie Feldstein about their paintings in “Drive-Away Dolls,” their quirky characters and their collaboration with director Ethan Coen.
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Geraldine Viswanathan plays “Marian” in director Ethan Coen’s “Drive-Away Dolls,” a release from Focus Features. Credit: Wilson Webb/Working Title/Focus Features.
Moviefone: To start, Geraldine, can you tell us about your initial reaction to Ethan Coen and Trisha Cooke’s script and what facets of this character you were exploring on screen?
Geraldine Viswanathan: I think receiving the script was very exciting. I feel that Ethan and Trish are some of the most important writers of our time. It was such an original and new script, with so many interesting elements and so many unexpected twists, and I fell in love with the character, Marian. I feel like at first I thought I was different from her, but I also understood her and realized how I become introverted or susceptible and shy. I was excited to play a little bit more in those parts of myself.
Margaret Qualley plays “Jamie” in director Ethan Coen’s “Drive-Away Dolls,” a release from Focus Features. Credit: Wilson Webb/Working Title/Focus Features.
MF: Margaret, Jamie is a laid-back spirit, can you tell us about your betting technique?
Margaret Qualley: In the role of Jamie, she’s an absolutely laid-back spirit. It was very inspiring. I’d like to have a little bit more of Jamie in my daily life because I’m someone who can be a little bit in my head, come home a little anxious, and I think that’s not really a major component. of their experience. I think it’s a bit like a teenager. It’s not that they’re teenagers in their heads, but maybe they have a bit of a puppy mind.
Beanie Feldstein “Sukie” in director Ethan Coen’s “Drive-Away Dolls,” a release from Focus Features. Credit: Wilson Webb / Working title / Focus Features.
MF: Beanie, can you tell us about Sukie’s breakup with Jamie and how that anger fuels their adventure through the film?
Beanie Feldstein: I mean, I think you’ve noticed that he’s heartbroken, but it becomes tunnel vision, whether it’s, it doesn’t matter if they’re in combination or not, it’s directed at Jamie. That’s the grade, Ethan, and Tricia gave me my Zoom audition. They just said, “You can’t be more obsessed with it and there’s nothing to distract you from it. “So, I think those are Sukie’s motivations all the time, and bet. Someone who was just blatantly angry and abrasive is the opposite of my personality. So it was fun to jump at full speed. I think Ethan and Tricia saw something in me that I don’t see in me. So it was fun to play.
(From left to right) actress Geraldine Viswanathan, actress Margaret Qualley and director, writer and producer Ethan Coen on the set of Focus Features’ “Drive-Away Dolls. “Credit: Wilson Webb/Working Title/Focus Features.
MF: Finally, Geraldine, what’s it like to be on set with Ethan Coen and collaborate with him on this film?
GV: I mean, incredible. He is one of the most productive filmmakers of our time, and he is indeed a glorious person. He has every right to be a jerk, but he’s not. He’s so amazing and special, and he’s just a genius. . I just enjoyed being with him. Every time he spoke, I said, “Yes. “I just wanted him to inform me as much as he could. It’s even bigger than you can imagine.
Drive-Away Dolls”A tale of two on their way south. “58R1 h 24 minFebruary 23, 2024Schedules & TicketsWatch Drive-Away Dolls Online
This comedy follows Jamie (Margaret Qualley), a free-spirited, uninhibited man who regrets another breakup with his girlfriend, and his no-nonsense friend Marian (Geraldine Viswanathan), who desperately wants to relax. In search of a fresh start, the two embark. on a makeshift road to Tallahassee, but things take a temporary turn for the worse when they cross paths with an organization of incompetent criminals along the way.
(From left to right) Geraldine Viswanathan as “Marian,” Margaret Qualley as “Jamie” and Beanie Feldstein as “Sukie” in director Ethan Coen’s “Drive-Away Dolls,” a Focus Features version. Credit: Wilson Webb / Working Title / Focus Functions.