Hit Man Interview: Retta Came Up With One of the Film's Best Scenes
11There's a special element Richard Linklater's films have in common, whether it's a coming-of-age drama like Boyhood or a comedy like Dazed and Confused, and that's the ensemble cast who bring his scripts to life onscreen. In his latest, Netflix's Hit Man, stars Glen Powell and Adria Arjona are joined by a talented supporting cast to flesh out this screwball comedy inspired by an unbelievable true story. Two of those standouts are Good Girls' Retta and stand-up comedian and actor Sanjay Rao, who team up as two New Orleans detectives.
In Hit Man, Powell plays Gary Johnson, an amiable professor with a part-time job as a techie for the police department. When a strange opportunity is thrust upon him, Gary begins to shine while posing as a hitman, adopting various personas in order to turn clients over to law enforcement. He's surprisingly good at transforming into these roles, but when he meets Madison (Arjona), a woman looking to escape her current relationship, things take an unexpected, sizzling turn.
After the film's premiere in Austin, Texas, Collider's Perri Nemiroff sat down with Retta and Rao to discuss what it was like sharing scenes on a Linklater set. Retta is best known for shows like Parks and Recreation and her reality series Ugliest House in America, and Rao is a regular on the LA comedy circuit and an actor in series like The Flight Attendant and Truth Be Told. Check out their full conversation to find out which scene Retta collaborated with Powell on, utilizing her true crime expertise (and a healthy dose of fear), how the duo's improv on set made them ideal scene partners, and tons more.
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