00:00Like, you know the whole actors, like, hat and glasses thing?
00:02It's not a disguise. It's more like a shop-closed sign.
00:05Like, people approach you differently when you're wearing the hat and glasses.
00:08So, like, it's not an undercover thing, but you do kind of go like,
00:10I'm not at work today, you know?
00:14The stars of Black Bag are sharing their best tips for going undercover.
00:18The Steven Soderbergh film is a gripping spy drama that follows two
00:22married intelligence agents, George and Catherine,
00:24played by Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett,
00:27who seemingly have the perfect work-life balance,
00:30until Catherine is suspected of betraying the nation and George faces the ultimate test,
00:35loyalty to his marriage or his country.
00:38The rest of the cast of intelligence operatives are rounded out by Bridgerton's Regé-Jean Page,
00:42Industries' Marisa Abella, Moonlight's Naomi Harris,
00:45Furiosa's Tom Burke and Pierce Brosnan.
00:48Ahead of the film, the cast chatted with The Hollywood Reporter
00:51on Soderbergh's unique take on the spy world and the do's and don'ts of being a good spy.
00:56What I'm inspired by with him is that he's always setting himself a challenge.
01:01So he's always setting himself in a possible task.
01:04And when you're working with a director at his level,
01:06who is still continuing to stretch himself and to risk falling on his face,
01:10it sort of makes an on-set environment where everyone feels they're going to do the same.
01:17They want to bring it for him, I think.
01:18You know, he's a very unique filmmaker.
01:21He's one of the masters.
01:22He's got an incredible brain.
01:24The fact that he's lighting the room, he's operating the camera himself,
01:29he's directing and he's editing.
01:31You know, later that day when we shoot a scene, he edits that night.
01:35Steven, would he make a good spy?
01:37Probably, yeah.
01:38Yeah.
01:39The cast also shared whether they had what it takes to be a good spy in real life.
01:43If you had something to hide, do you think you could actually pass a polygraph test?
01:48Are all of you good liars?
01:49What I would try and do is just have it go all over the place on the truth.
01:53Yeah.
01:54So just have my heart and sweat going non-stop.
01:57Yeah.
01:57They're like, what is your name, Michael Fassbender?
01:59You're like, yeah.
01:59So everything's a lie.
02:01I'm a terrible liar.
02:03And even when I'm actually telling the truth, I start to feel guilty.
02:07I do try and think about it in a very thorough way.
02:10I'm like, how do I kind of, you know, slow the pulse, drop the temperature?
02:14But apparently, all you need to do is clench your suit up.
02:17Yeah.
02:18See, the movie isn't a piece of education for those who want to sit polygraph test.
02:22If any of you had a moment where you successfully went undercover and went unnoticed,
02:28whether it was to avoid paparazzi or whatever the case may be.
02:33I don't think I need to.
02:34I don't.
02:36I'm fine.
02:37People in London, especially, maybe this is just me, don't care that much.
02:42You know what I mean?
02:43You're like on the tube and everyone's like, whatever.
02:45Unless you're like Justin Bieber or something.
02:47I guess, of course.
02:48Recently, where I was sort of going in and the person was like,
02:51that was Michael Fassbender.
02:52The other person was like, who's that?
02:56They were running down the street after you the other day when we came out of, was it Sirius?
03:00Yeah.
03:00Sirius is a little intense.
03:02You think that's more of an intense place where you will find that your fan base will catch you?
03:06Rating.
03:07Well, it's once people know where you are.
03:09I find that like, you know, the whole act, the actors like hat and glasses thing.
03:12It's not a disguise.
03:13It's more like a shop closed sign when people approach you differently
03:16when you're wearing the hat and glasses.
03:17It's not an undercover thing, but you do kind of go like, I'm going to work today.
03:20You know?
03:21Who in the cast would you say would make the worst spy?
03:25I think Naomi would probably make the best spy.
03:28Yeah.
03:28A spy told Naomi that she'd be a good spy.
03:32And we don't believe it.
03:35She says.
03:36I went out with some undercover agents once in Miami and we did like,
03:42we had to surround a drug dealer in our cars and like, take him down.
03:48And unfortunately we got the wrong person.
03:50So it was quite a dramatic undercover moment.
03:53A pivotal moment in the film happens during a certain dinner party scene
03:57where each of the film's characters shares a resolution for the others.
04:01People keep on asking, like, did we ad-lib?
04:03And, but really there's, there's only about two lines.
04:06I came up with, that's the most boring thing you've ever done.
04:10And then Stephen added, hands down.
04:12A game of poison darts.
04:14Because I think there's a relish and almost like a, a bring it on quality to,
04:20what do you got?
04:21You think you've got some stuff on me?
04:22Well, I've got some stuff on you.
04:24While we don't share spoilers on how that turned out,
04:26the cast did play along sharing their own resolutions for each of their cast mates.
04:32I will not drink French martinis.
04:40I resolve tonight to sneak in the word, um,
04:49What's the fun word?
04:50Platypus.
04:50Platypus into at least one interview on the red carpet.
04:54Excellent.
04:55I resolve to spend less time in the interview suites discussing my bowels.
05:02It's going to be tricky.
05:04Have you got a longing for a pet?
05:06Do you, you don't have a pet?
05:07Oh my gosh.
05:08I have a cat.
05:10Does the cat need another cat friend?
05:11It does.
05:12That's what I really feel.
05:14Yeah.
05:14You actually genuinely felt that because that's what I feel for Nala.
05:17My resolution would be to switch up the cold baths that she's currently doing
05:23with some warm flotation tanks.
05:26Quit the resolution to never get a tattoo and get mine and Stephen's names on one on each cheek.
05:34I thought you said quit acting.
05:38Quit, quit what you're saying.
05:41No, that's my resolution to quit acting.
05:44Although we do share that.
05:46Yes.
05:46It's a very dangerous line of work.
05:48I'll say.
05:51Black Bag hits theaters March 14th.
05:54For more on this interview, head to THR.com.
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