>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW"!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) LADIES AND GENTLEMEN --
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
YOU KNOW MY FIRST GUEST FROM "THE WIRE," "LUTHER," AND THE
AVENGERS MOVIES.
HIS LATEST IS "FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW."
>> WHAT'S THE PROBLEM, BOYS?
IS IT HOT?
MUST BE HARD BEING SO -- HUMAN!
AAAHHH!
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME IDRIS ELBA!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: ORDERED A SPECIAL AUDIENCE JUST FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) WOW.
A STANDING OVATION, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!
>> Stephen: NOT EVERYBODY GETS THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: HOW IS YOUR SUMMER SO FAR?
ARE YOU BUSY TALKING ABOUT THIS MOVIE OR HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE
TO HAVE GUN.
>> NO FUN WHATSOEVER.
JUST WORK.
IT'S BEEN BUSY.
I DEEJAY AS WELL AS ACT EVERY NOW AND THEN.
>> Stephen: WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT BEFORE THE SHOW.
JON SAID YOU WERE A GOOD DEEJAY.
>> I'M DOING A RESIDENCY EVERY FRIDAY AT ABITHA.
>> Stephen: IT SUCKS BEING IDRIS ELBA.
>> IT SUCKS!
( LAUGHTER ) I'M ALWAYS TIRED BUT HAD A GREAT
SUMMER.
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T LOOK TIRED IN THE CLIP.
WHEN YOU SIGNED UP, DID YOU THINK IT WAS GOING TO BE FUN OR
DISAWNTING TO DO THAT THAT MUCH ACTION IN THE MOVIE.
>> IT WAS FUN.
JOHN WICK HAS THESE BIG SEQUENCES.
>> Stephen: HIGHLY CORO GAFFED.
>> IT'S ALSO DAUNTING BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO BE WORKING WITH
DWAYNE AND JASON.
>> Stephen: WHO'S MORE DAUNTING BETWEEN THE TWO OF
THOSE?
THE IDEA THAT I'M GOING TO BE IN THE FIGHT SCENES WITH DWAYNE
JOHNSON OR JASON STATHAM.
>> JASON.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
YEAH, HE'S JUST, LIKE, WIRY.
THE ROCK IS KIND OF LIKE, GIVE ME A HUG, BOY, YOU DON'T WANT TO
FIGHT.
>> Stephen: HE'S A LOVEABLE TEDDY BEAR IS WHAT HE IS.
>> HE IS.
>> Stephen: THIS IS A SERIOUS AND PERSONAL SUBJECT IF YOU
DON'T MIND ME ASKING BUT WE LIKE TO GET INTO DEEP SUBJECTS ON THE
SHOW.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE CURRENTLY THE REIGNING SEXIEST MAN ALIVE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( PIANO RIFF )
>> AS SOON AS SOMEONE MENTIONS IT, MY EYEBROWS DO THIS WEIRD
THING WHERE IT'S LIKE, YEAH.
IT NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.
>> Stephen: CAN'T HELP IT.
CAN'T HELP IT.
NOW YOU WILL BE OFFICIALLY THE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE, THIS IS ONE
YEAR, GOES TILL NOVEMBER.
>> WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, IT SAYS ALIVE.
>> Stephen: YES?
AS LONG AS I'M ALIVE.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: WELL, HEY, HERE'S
THE THING, YOUR CO-STAR DWAYNE JOHNSON WAS THE SEXIEST MAN
ALIVE IN 2016, SO HOW CAN THERE BE TWO SEXIEST MEN ALIVE?
IT'S LIKE THE HIGHLANDER, THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE.
>> DWAYNE HASN'T LET IT GO.
IT'S SAD.
>> Stephen: NO?
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF BEING THE
SEXIEST?
>> IN THAT YEAR WHERE YOU ARE ALLOTTED THE SEXIEST MAN, THE
IDEA IS TO, YOU KNOW, BE SEXY, DO SEXY THINGS --
>> Stephen: SAY GO TO ABITHA EVERY FRIDAY TO DEEJAY, THAT'S
ONE OF THEM.
>> I GOT MARRIED THIS YEAR.
>> Stephen: OH, CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A SEXY THING TO DO.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YES?
TO MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE AND THAT WAS CONSIDERED A SEXY THING TO
DO, SO -- >> Stephen: SURE.
HOPEFULLY SHE FINDS YOU SEXY AND THAT HELPS SEAL THE DEAL.
>> SHE DOES.
SHE LOVES ITS WHEN I DO THIS.
>> Stephen: CAN WE GET A CLOSEUP ON THREE BECAUSE IT IS
SEXY.
>> OKAY, HERE WE GO.
THIS IS NORMAL.
SAY SEXY.
>> Stephen: SEXIEST MAN ALIVE.
( LAUGHTER ) CHEERS.
>> IT JUST HAPPENS.
YOU DO IT A LITTLE BIT, TOO, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: WHAT?
( LAUGHTER ) ( PIANO RIFF )
>> Stephen: I WAS.
YOU GOT IT.
>> Stephen: THERE WAS ANOTHER FILM YOU'RE IN THAT EVERYBODY IS
OBSESSED WITH RIGHT NOW, AND IT'S CATS.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU PLAY -- WHAT'S THE NAME OF YOUR CHARACTER?
>> McCAVITY.
>> Stephen: McCAVITY.
AND WE HAVE A PICTURE HERE, THE INTERNET IS ALL ABUZZ WITH A
TRAILER WHICH CAME OUT LAST WEEK, AND HERE YOU ARE AS
McCAVITY.
>> SEE ME?
>> Stephen: RIGHT THERE.
HEY!
( MEOWED ) >> Stephen: IS THERE ANY
PROSTHETIC WORK INVOLVED?
>> THE FUR COAT IS REAL, THE HAT IS REAL.
THE EARS AREN'T REAL, THE EYES ARE REAL.
I HAD TO WEAR THESE INCREDIBLE CONTACTS.
THE REST IS THE WONDERFUL MAGIC OF MOVIEMAKING.
CAN I TELL YOU, THOUGH, WHEN I WAS WORKING THE HOBBS & SHAW,
JUST AFTER THAT I WENT TO WORK WITH CATS.
I WAS WORKING WITH DWAYNE AND JASON AND AS SOON AS THEY FOUND
OUT I WAS WORKING ON CATS, THIS WAS THEIR FAVORITE THING TO DO
WHEN I'M WALKING ON SET.
WE WERE DOING A FIGHT SCENE, I WAS LOOKING ALL BRAVADO.
AND THEY'D SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE DOING NEXT!
( LAUGHTER ) AND THE CREW WOULD BE, LIKE,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEXT?
AND I'M LIKE, CATS -- CLEARING THROAT -- CATS.
HOBBS & SHAW, FAST AND FURIOUS, CATS.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: I'VE NEVER SEEN
CATS.
CAN YOU TELL ME OR EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT THE PLOT OF CATS IS?
>> AH, WOW -- WHAT A WAY TO THROW ME UNDER THE BUS THERE.
IT'S A CLASSIC, A BRIG MUSICAL.
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER.
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
AND I GUESS IT'S ABOUT A CAT --
>> Stephen: MAYBE MORE THAN ONE.
>> HOW AM I DOING?
>> Stephen: VERY GOOD.
IT'S ONE CAT'S JOURNEY TOWARDS WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY CAT
HEAVEN.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
AND THE IDEA IS WE ALL ASPIRE TO GET TOWARD CAT HEAVEN.
THERE'S THIS YOUNG CAT AND SHE GETS SORT OF TAKEN ON THIS STORY
ABOUT HOW TO GET TO CAT HEAVEN OR WHAT YOU SHOULD DO TO GET
INTO CAT HEAVEN.
HOW AM I DOING?
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE STORY IS?
>> Stephen: THAT IS THE BEST EXPLANATION OF THE PLOT OF CATS
I HAVE EVER HEARD.
I UNDERSTAND YOU WENT TO CAT SCHOOL.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WHAT IS CAT SCHOOL?
>> OKAY, SO CAT SCHOOL -- SO TOM HOOPER WHO DIRECTED IT, AMAZING
DIRECTOR, DID H "LES MIZ," HE'S VERY DETAILED, ONE OF THE ACTORS
TO EMBODY THE FEE LANE, THE VIBE.
HE INSTRUCTED -- HE GOT THIS LADY WHO IS A CAT EXPERT AND AN
EXPERT ON HOW HUMANS SHOULD PLAY CATS.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A JOB?
( LAUGHTER ) I MEAN, SHE'S BEEN WAITING
FOREVER FOR THIS MOVIE TO BE MADE!
( LAUGHTER ) COME ON!
COME ON!
COME ON, I'VE WASTED MY LIFE!
I'VE WASTED MY LIFE!
COME ON!
( LAUGHTER ) SO WHAT DID SHE TEACH YOU?
HOW DOES A HUMAN WALK AS A CAT?
COULD YOU TEACH ME?
>> AH, YES.
YES!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) SEE, YOU'VE GOT IT ALL WRONG.
YOU'VE GOT IT ALL WRONG.
>> Stephen: WHAT HAVE I GOT TO DO?
>> SHE SPOKE TO US ABOUT THE ANATOMY TO HAVE THE CAT, THE
BONES, STRUCTURE, HOW THE HIPS WORK.
AND WHAT YOU REALIZE IS IT'S ALL ABOUT THE SHOULDERS.
THERE YOU GO.
AND CATS -- ( CHEERING )
YOU DID A LITTLE DIDDY BOP THERE, THAT'S GOOD.
( LAUGHTER ) BUT THE THING IS CATS PROWL,
SORT OF ONE SHOULDER IN FRONT TO HAVE THE OTHER, AND IT'S A BIT
OF THAT, YEAH.
YEAH, THERE YOU GO.
AND THEN SHE WOULD SAY TO YOU, WHAT'S THAT NOISE?
( LAUGHTER ) ( PIANO RIFF )
( MEOWING ) >> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU'RE A GREAT TEACHER OR I'M A GENIUS.
I CAN'T TELL BETWEEN THE TWO OF THOSE.
>> YOU'RE A COOL CAT.
>> Stephen: ID DRIES, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
"FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW" IS IN THEATERS THIS
FRIDAY.
IDRIS ELBA, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK