-It is so good to see you, buddy. You look fantastic.
It is your -- -Thank you so much.
-It's your first time here in person.
-Yeah. Yeah, no, which is a huge relief.
'Cause last time we did this, I was in my living room
and I got torrents of abuse from the public for my cushions.
-Yeah, your couch cushions, they didn't enjoy.
-They were not up to scratch.
Everyone was shocked that I was not actually British royalty.
And it's like, "No, this is what poor L.A. actors look like.
We're dirty. We're broke. That couch has ramen on it."
That's how that works. -That's the way it works, yeah.
-Pretty much.
-I know you were just at Comic-Con.
This is your first time at Comic-Con.
-Yep. Yep, nerd Mecca. It was amazing.
-Yeah. -It was absolutely incredible.
-It really is. But you were in Hall H.
-Yes. Which is -- -For the first time anyone
has been there in three years at Comic-Con.
-Yeah, it was the first Hall H in three years.
Everyone was super hyped, and we were going to Hall H
with "Dungeons & Dragons," which is pretty much
the heart of all things Comic-Con and nerd.
-Congratulations. Yes, congra-- By the way.
So, you played that trailer.
By the way, it has over like 16 million hits,
so congratulations on that. -Thank you very much.
-But the "Dungeons & Dragons" trailer, you premiere it.
Hall H. And what do you see? And what do they do?
-You don't see a damn thing because you black out.
This thing's terrifying. -It's terrifying.
-Like, I tried to ask, like, Chris Evans and Ana de Armas
because they've done this before.
I was like, "Hey. I'm going to Hall H.
You got any survival tips? And they're like, "Oh, my God!
Hall H?!" -"Ohh!"
-"No, man, that's --" And I was like, "Yeah, thank you.
Survival tips." They're like, "Man, that's a lot.
You're gonna get overwhelmed!" I got nothing from these people.
I got nothing. -They told you nothing.
And so they play it, and then everyone loved it.
That's got to feel -- That's got to feel good.
-It felt great. It was the hugest relief.
'Cause like, the unofficial tagline of "Dungeons & Dragons"
is, "Dungeons & Dragons: No, no, wait, hear me out."
-No, it is really good, yeah. -And, like, this is it.
We walked in, and it's like bringing this movie to meet
mom and dad, because this is the judge and jury
of "Dungeons & Dragons."
And they all went, "oh, my God, it doesn't suck!"
And we're like, "Yes!" -Yeah. Exactly.
Congratulations. -Thank you!
-That's lot of pressure. -It's great.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-But it's not your first turn in a fantasy movie.
Of course -- Yeah. Let me jog your memory.
Of course, we all remember you from "Harry Potter."
-Oh, yeah. [ Laughter ]
-Yeah, you were -- There's a thing online, they said,
"Oh, my gosh, Rege-Jean Page is a background actor
in 'Harry Potter.'"
Is it seven maybe? -Maybe.
-Yeah, maybe. -You're telling...
-Well, you know what? Let's just show a clip, 'cause we have one.
Here we go.
♪♪
-They are coming.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-That's the scene.
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
Did you enjoy doing that? -Yeah, no, hugely.
I mean, the best thing about, like, background acting,
particularly on big movies like that --
and I recommend it to every actor out there --
is, essentially, no one pays attention to you
in the background, so you get to be best actor spy.
I was just watching, like,
how these directors work with these actors,
where Emma Watson hides her phones between takes.
Like, it was just -- And this is the valuable stuff.
It was under the tablecloths at the wedding, by the way.
-That's where they do it. Wow. -Sorry, Emma.
-Yeah. Can we talk about "The Gray Man"?
-Yeah, all day long.
-This is an action movie, and it is action-packed.
It is fantastic. It's a lot of action.
-Yeah, it's huge. -Yeah, and this is
the Russo brothers, who are known for their
huge Marvel films.
-I mean, just a couple little indie films.
-Yeah. The biggest movies in the world.
-The highest-grossing movies pretty much of all time.
-Yeah. How did you connect with those guys?
How did they hook up with you?
-I mean, there's different versions of this story.
So, like, there's a version that Joe tells where his wife watched
"Bridgerton," there's a version where he watched it with his wife.
There's a version where Anthony says he was, like, at --
picking up his kids, and all the mums were talking about me.
And he was like, "I need to know who this dude is."
-Yeah. -I mean, the common thread is,
essentially, some powerful men had the women in their lives
talk to them, and we all know who run the world at this point.
-Yeah, yeah, we know who runs the world.
Exactly. That's correct. -I think we do.
[ Cheers and applause ] -Yeah.
So you get to work with these guys, and you go -- This is --
I mean, the whole film is a giant, giant fun film.
Ryan Gosling. You got Chris Evans.
-Mm-hmm. Incredible and hilarious.
-He is a great guy. He's just a fun --
-Gosling's got the most wonderful, wry, absurdist humor.
And I think that Evans is very kind of begrudgingly grateful.
Because I think the -- the "trash 'stache" thing, that's a Gosling original.
He was just, like, throwing out disses to Evans between takes.
It was just like, "It looks like a trash 'stache."
Like, "You hit like a..."
Like, it was just, like, Gosling lines.
-Back and forth, yeah. It started with Gosling.
-There's a ton of those on the cutting-room floor.
-Who do you -- Can you tell everyone who you play?
-I play a man called Denny Carmichael.
He is the deliciously devious head of the CIA.
Here's the CliffsNotes.
Essentially, I'm Ryan and Chris' boss,
I tell them to go out across the world and punch each other
in the face, and they do. -There you go.
That's a great way to sum up the film.
I want to show everyone a clip.
Here's Rege-Jean Page in "The Gray Man."
Take a look at this.
-Six.
-Want to explain whatever that was?
-Gun jammed.
-That doesn't qualify as an explanation.
-Maybe on a secure line.
-I need a status report. Insecure line.
Did the target say anything to you?
-Well, he was dead, so, you know, no.
-What about pocket litter?
Did you get anything off his body?
Six, did he have anything on his person that you now have
that you'd like to give to me?
-Who was he?
-A bad guy.
-Yeah! He's a bad guy. Watch out.
Rege-Jean Page!
"The Gray Man" is streaming right now on Netflix.