Julia Roberts, who stars within the new apocalyptic comedy-drama “Leave the World Behind”, says the tip of humanity can be an excellent time to indulge herself.
Streaming on Netflix beginning Friday, the movie additionally stars Mahershala Ali and Ethan Hawke, and was produced by former American President Barack Obama.
Roberts performs an selfish spouse who finds the trendy world collapsing round her whereas on a luxurious break.
She spoke to AFP about what actually scares her and why she had a pair of very impolite socks made after making the movie.
Q: What would you do together with your final day if the world was about to break down?
Roberts: If I’ve received 24 hours, I’m piling in with my household, a lot of cheeseburgers, an unlimited quantity of alcohol, chocolate chip cookies, hugs and kisses and wait… perhaps sleeping tablets! But it will not occur.
Q: Many issues go improper within the movie. Which would terrify you essentially the most in actual life?
Roberts: Natural disasters, as a result of they’re extra sensible and in addition as a result of, you realize, Mother Nature, she simply does not care what anyone thinks.
Q: You have performed just a few unsympathetic characters in your profession, was it a alternative?
Roberts: I do not assume it is a alternative the place I believed I’m selecting to play somebody likeable or unlikable. I believe it is what’s in that complete broth. It’s not about pleasant or unfriendly, it is extra about the way it suits with what’s taking place inside the entire thing.
Q: What is the message of the film?
Roberts: I believe that we’re all in it collectively. Just the sense that we actually are a thousand-and-one variations of 1 good factor, which is humanity. Oh, and cooking!
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