Cillian Murphy: "It's a Shot in the Arm"

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The Oscar winner returned to London to launch his new Netflix drama "Steve" but saved his praise for his talented young cast. Report by Nelsonj. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00It's a shot in the arm, really, working with these young kids.

00:02They're staggeringly good.

00:04Second collaboration in a row with Tim,

00:07these kind of more contained stories after the kind of the madness

00:11and the scope of the Oppenheimer stuff a couple of years ago.

00:14Has this felt a little bit like a creative homecoming in a way

00:17or something completely new?

00:19No, it's just a progression, I suppose.

00:21It's just kind of, you just keep working.

00:23You keep looking for the stories that appeal to you,

00:26that may test you, you know?

00:28So it's not really conscious.

00:31It's more emotional for me.

00:33Speaking about being tested,

00:34Steve is like the ballast and the North Star

00:37for the rest of the characters in this story.

00:39But kind of inside, he's also like drowning and like falling apart in a way.

00:43And I thought that was an interesting parallel, perhaps, in this movie,

00:46not only a number one on the call sheet, but you're also producing.

00:48You're so creatively involved.

00:50Has there been any part of you which has felt a kinship with him,

00:55trying to keep the ship afloat and a success wearing all those different hats?

00:59Or is it something you found quite natural?

01:00They're very separate, you know?

01:02He's a teacher.

01:04We're doing dress up, you know what I mean?

01:07He has a much more serious job than I do.

01:09This is a particular film where you surround yourself with this incredible young talent,

01:14this incredible emerging talent.

01:16It's kind of insane when you see some of the performances you've got on screen.

01:19You think, I don't know who this guy is, and look what he's capable of doing.

01:23Yeah, they're amazing.

01:24I guess this is the first time you've been involved in a project like that

01:27where you've sort of shone a light on other people.

01:30And has that been one of the best things about him?

01:33Shot in the arm, really, working with these young kids.

01:35They're staggeringly good, you know?

01:38And I predict great things for all of them, particularly Jay, yeah.

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