Jim Rash tells THR at the 'Fly Me to the Moon' premiere about the tone on set while filming. Plus, he shares his thoughts on the moon landing "hoax" the film is based on.
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00:00So talk to me a little bit about the dynamic on set. What were things like?
00:03Tension. Really? It was lovely. I've said this many times, and I should say it to her,
00:11but Scarlett being also a producer on this, along with Greg Berlanti, the tone was just
00:16lovely on set, and playful, and there to work, but have fun, you know, in the best possible way.
00:26And your character was so fun. I saw the movie a couple weeks ago.
00:29I might just kick the camera. Everyone okay?
00:31Yeah.
00:32Who's watching? Don't worry. That wasn't a little mini-earthquake.
00:34That was just me kicking it.
00:35Your character was such a fun person to have on set.
00:39You know, such a comic that's been through a lot of times.
00:41There were a lot of references to Stanley Kubrick and how he wasn't Stanley,
00:44but what he could be.
00:45Yep.
00:46What was that like, having, sort of, bringing this Stanley-adjacent character?
00:51It was so much fun. I mean, a lot was on the page, but then, you know, with Greg,
00:54we played in the room as they were, sort of, fleshing out, and I was doing the audition process.
00:59And just knowing that I could talk about Kubrick, you know, knowing that, I believe,
01:032001 was out for a full year before the 1969 Apollo 11.
01:09So being able to have that in the back and be upset about that movie, which was great,
01:14but decided he's a hack, was, I mean, you know the character immediately when you say that.
01:22Someone else has my career. That kind of vibe.
01:24All we had to do was just pose for a picture.
01:27A lot of people, or some people, do believe that the movie was faked.
01:31What was it like bringing that storyline to life?
01:35Well, I mean, I think, obviously, this was more about a team of people ultimately teaming up to make sure it's not faked.
01:43However, you know, the idea that, sure, government has a backup plan.
01:49Right. Probably.
01:51So it was an interesting twist on that idea.
01:53But I assure us, or I believe, we are laying on the moon. We're fine.