-Congratulations on the movie. -Thank you.
You're sort of back in the blockbuster zone. You must be quite chuffed about that.
I've got to be in the blockbuster zone. It's nice. It's great to be part of whatever that
is. I think I know what you mean. Um, yeah. They're exciting to do, if they're ones that
you have an interest in, if there's some content within there that you love being part of,
so yeah. I couldn't possibly ever even think about not doing a film that involved driving
high performance sports cars.
Well, I know nothing about cars. And I did ask the director, and I'm going to ask you
the same thing, whether you do that thing where you get on set and pretending you know
what you're talking about. You're like: "Yeah, that's got lovely wheels."
No, I'm genuinely... I'm actually sad enough to know to talk about wheels and those cars.
I mean, I didn't know what they knew. I mean, I always looked like I didn't know what I
was talking about, but I was one of those sad kids who did love cars, so I was a bit
in awe with it all.
So when you looked impressed with the vehicles on screen, that's actually you thinking that's
quite a sexy machine.
To someone like you and the way you say it, it does seem sad. It does seem sad.
-No, I wasn't even being snarky. -I know you weren't being snarky.
But you do. I do, and especially in this, the way in which Scott wanted to film it,
like an old classic race film and properly film the racing for real. They were building
these cars. They were making... They were imitations. So you'd have the real thing,
and then you build a kit car with the... Glazing over. Glazing over with car talk!
Kit car. With it. Say something like twin injection.
No, I won't. That will send you over the edge, but you could tell very quickly... You appreciated
the real thing, even once they built these things which cost thousands and thousands
of pounds with just the skill that goes into making those cars the way in which they are.
You suddenly realise, and you are in awe even more than you were before.
The going fast bit. I was in...
You understand that. You like that.
I like that. I can see why that's an addictive thing.
So going fast as well on this... What you had to deal with was going fast while a man
sat on a cage above your head while you're driving at 120, 130 between two other cars
that are travelling at 130 while your steering wheel or your breaks don't do anything, and
you're completely out of control. This person, this sort of psychotic stunt man above your
head is driving you. Yeah, pretty much. So, that's quite frightening, but actually doing
the driving ourselves was really good fun, and I loved that.
I was talking outside saying you play a great love interest and a great bad boy. And what
I quite liked in this was that I felt the bad boy Dominic was back.
Yeah. No, I like that. Yeah, same sort of outfit as in Starter for 10. A lot of...
The turtlenecks!
I don't know how I agreed to that. Turtlenecks. I just don't know how. What happened? What
I was going through on that day to say, "Yeah, I can see him wearing a turtleneck."
-But he is that kind of guy. -It's douchebaggy clothing.
Yeah. It is, it is. That was the reason behind it.
And what's coming up for you next?
Well, the reason for this facial monstrosity is I'm doing a film called Warcraft in Vancouver.
That's what's happening next.
-World Of? -Yeah, World Of.
I know nothing about it. I should know so much about it. I mean people are obsessed
with Need for Speed, the game, our gamers who want to know all about this particular
film and the cars in it. But people who want to know about Warcraft. I mean, it's like they're...
They almost live in the World of Warcraft. They inhabit the world, and they are relied
upon by others to inhabit that world with them.