‘The Pressure Just Becomes Huge’: Austin Butler And Jodie Comer Open Up About Joining The Legacy Sequels '28 Years Later' And 'Heat 2'
When you’re actors in demand like Jodie Comer and Austin Butler, you become connected to all sorts of opportunities. While not all of those connections are actual offers, the internet and the trades certainly love to talk about the delicious possibilities that could arise.
However, when I sat down with both Comer and Butler, on behalf of an early press day for Focus Features’ 2024 movie "The Bikeriders," two very unique projects came up in conversation. As Comer was just starting to be mentioned as a candidate for "28 Years Later," and with Butler being heavily speculated as circling Michael Mann’s "Heat 2," I was curious what those opportunities meant to both of these young actors on the rise. Their responses were not only refreshing, but they had me even more convinced that they were perfect fits for their respective opportunities.
However, when I sat down with both Comer and Butler, on behalf of an early press day for Focus Features’ 2024 movie "The Bikeriders," two very unique projects came up in conversation. As Comer was just starting to be mentioned as a candidate for "28 Years Later," and with Butler being heavily speculated as circling Michael Mann’s "Heat 2," I was curious what those opportunities meant to both of these young actors on the rise. Their responses were not only refreshing, but they had me even more convinced that they were perfect fits for their respective opportunities.
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00:00Both of you, as actors, have been hotly tipped for certain legacy quels.
00:04Jodie, you've been reportedly cast in 28 Years Later,
00:07and Austin, you've reportedly been circling a role in Heat 2.
00:11What do those possibilities mean to you, both as actors and as fans?
00:15I feel like you can't think of the legacy of things too much,
00:18because the pressure just becomes huge,
00:23you know, when something is so kind of beloved.
00:25But I think, you know, thinking about 28 Years Later
00:29and to, you know, to consider working with someone like Danny Boyle,
00:33who was an incredibly innovative and confident filmmaker,
00:36like, as an actor, to think, like, oh, I'm going to be on set
00:39and have that kind of direction and person lead in the way
00:42is really, really exciting. Yeah.
00:45Yeah. I mean, I think... How do I answer this?
00:50I feel incredibly fortunate right now in every way.
00:53I feel... I feel like I've got to pinch myself every day
00:58because I just... I'm, like, waiting to wake up from this dream.
01:02You know, I've had such a fortunate time right now
01:07of getting to work with people that I've always dreamed of working with.
01:11And so, yeah, yeah, I just feel just incredibly grateful.