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Peter Sarsgaard chats with THR at the premiere of 'The Bride' in New York and give his wife and director Maggie Gyllenhaal her flowers. Plus, he dishes on what it's like working along side his family, what he thinks people will be most impressed by in this film and more.

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00:00What were your thoughts when this was the next project Maggie wanted to do?
00:05You know, I took it really seriously because my wife has a different tone
00:11that happens when she really intends to do something, and this had that.
00:16And to be honest, to make anything like this, as anyone who's ever done it knows,
00:21is like Herculean.
00:25And someone told me the other day that,
00:28I don't know if this is true, and maybe you should check it out.
00:31She's either the first woman to have a movie on IMAX,
00:34or one of the first women to have a movie on IMAX.
00:37And I think just like big stories are also important, not just the small ones.
00:45Definitely. I mean, we'll fact check that, but I think either way, all of this is so impressive.
00:49I think it's true. I think it's true.
00:51I'm sure. You said to check, so we will, but I believe you.
00:54And so this was kind of a family affair between you, Maggie, Jake, and also your daughters.
00:58What was that like on set?
01:00I mean, it feels very familiar to me because I'm the one that's worked with every family member multiple times,
01:05including Jake maybe six or seven times, Maggie's mother.
01:10Maggie and I have worked together many, many times, theater and film and all kinds of things.
01:15And we all kind of like it that way.
01:18I mean, I love working with new people, but I also love working with people I love.
01:24How would you describe the dynamic when you guys work together?
01:28No bullshit.
01:31Just like we are as a couple.
01:33I mean, I'm sure anyone who's ever been with anybody for like 20-something years,
01:38whatever we've been together for, can attest to is you cut to the chase.
01:44So a lot of times on films, you know, you have to kind of cushion the news.
01:51And we don't have to do that with each other.
01:53Sounds very efficient.
01:55We're very efficient.
01:57I don't even think we need words, actually.
02:00You're just communicating telepathically.
02:01Yeah, I think it's all telepathic.
02:03Amazing.
02:03And obviously there's a really rich, lush, fantastical world built in this film.
02:08What do you think people will be most impressed by?
02:12The love story.
02:13I think that's the most unexpected part of it.
02:15You know, I mean, I've seen a lot of monster movies.
02:19And I've never seen one that's like a love story for the ages, you know,
02:25where these two people are meant to be together for multiple lifetimes.
02:29Is that what you think brings people back to the story of Frankenstein and the Bride
02:34or just monster stories in general?
02:35I mean, I think one of the things about Frankenstein that keeps people coming back
02:39is like, it's a great story about identity.
02:42Who are we?
02:43Are we our arm?
02:45Are we our arm and our torso?
02:46Or what makes me me?
02:48How am I me?
02:49What is that?
02:51And where did I come from?
02:52And where am I going?
02:53And kind of, it's quite Greek.
02:59That's right.
03:00This is a way that we see people coming next to the story.
03:01Five, five, three, four, five, clad 분.
03:02Five, six, five, five, six, you know.
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