Frank Grillo Gets Candid on His Career, The Purge, and No Man's Land
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- čas přidán 20. 01. 2021
- If you’re a fan of Frank Grillo and want to hear him talk about his career and projects like Marvel’s What If…, End of Watch, Liam Neeson, Joe Carnahan’s Boss Level and Cop Shop, Gerard Butler, Billions, The Purge movies, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, James DeMonaco’s Once Upon a Time in Staten Island, getting his start on the soap opera Guiding Light, the incredible success of Wolf Warrior 2 in China, why he doesn’t take time off, and so much more, you’re in the right place. That’s because I recently conducted a 45-minute interview with the busy actor while he was sitting by his pool at his new house in the Hollywood Hills. Unlike some people that are extremely careful with everything they say, the thing I love about Grillo is his brutal honesty and willingness to talk about anything. Trust me, as you watch this interview you’ll see exactly what I mean, especially when you get to the parts where he talks about why he took on certain roles and the reason he doesn’t like to take breaks, and the reason he doesn’t like to take breaks.
However, before getting to the interview, I’d like to take a moment to talk about director Conor Allyn’s No Man’s Land - which is the main reason Grillo and I talked. The movie hits select theaters and On-Demand tomorrow and it’s inspired by the real-life "no man's land" areas along the Texas-Mexico border. The story involves a family living on the border and what happens when the younger son accidentally kills a Mexican immigrant trying to cross into America. Rather than deal with the authorities, the son flees south on horseback into Mexico where he tries to seek forgiveness from the dead boy's father while being chased by Texas Rangers and Mexican federales. Grillo plays the dad and the film also stars Jake Allyn, Jorge A. Jimenez, Alex MacNicoll, Andie MacDowell, and George Lopez.
Frank Grillo:
• How he has recently gotten divorced and has a new house.
• What TV series would he like to guest star on?
• How he’s looking for a new TV series to do.
• Does he take time off?
• Why he doesn’t like to sit around and wait for the perfect job.
• Is he in any upcoming episodes of Billions?
• How they haven’t filmed the second half of episodes of Billions but he thinks he is filming again in March.
• How much did he know about Billions before signing on?
• How he didn’t realize how popular Billions was.
• Why he likes to do smaller movies.
• When did he first realize he made it as an actor?
• How he got his break on a soap opera (Guiding Light) and never looked back.
• Talks about why he agreed to make certain movies. It’s a very honest answer.
• With the success of Wolf Warrior 2 in China (it’s the biggest movie ever in China) is he getting more offers to do Chinese movies?
• Talks about his involvement in the What If… Disney+ animated series.
• How Kevin Feige’s success has not gone to his head.
• Is he surprised at the lasting popularity of the superhero genre?
• How even though Crossbones was only on screen for like 12 minutes with the power of Marvel it doesn’t matter as people know the character.
• Which stunt was he most nervous to do and why?
• Shares a great story about making End of Watch with Jake Gyllenhaal.
• What No Man’s Land is about and why he did the movie.
• How much does he research for a role?
• How we both love Liam Neeson.
• What’s Cop Shop about?
• How Gerard Butler is huge in terms of international sales for a movie to get made.
• How did they land Butler for Cop Shop?
• When will we see a trailer for Cop Shop?
• What has it been like waiting for people to see Boss Level?
• What can he say about The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard and who does he play?
• How he plays the straight man in The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard.
• Why he’s excited for people to see James DeMonaco’s Once Upon a Time in Staten Island and what it’s about.
• How he’s talking with DeMonaco about doing another Purge movie.
• Why does he think The Purge movies are so popular?
• What’s coming up at his production company WarParty with Joe Carnahan?
• How they’re developing a horror movie.
• What it’s really like being a director.
• What’s coming up for him in the next few months?
• How they made Boss Level in 26 days.
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The more I see Frank Grillo, the more I like Frank Grillo.
I have a lot of admiration for this man. I hope he's doing well.
Love this dude. Hilarious how openly beaming he is from the divorce. Good for him!
Purge 6 with Frank Grillo would be a dream come true man
Love the thought of Frank on Peaky Blinders 😁👍🏻
Frank Grillo should play a villain in John Wick 4.
YesssssssssssOMGGG
Or Expendables
This dude is really awesome... Humble and down to earth..
"How you doing today, sir. Do you know why I pulled you over?" (...WTF?) "No, but I'm cowboy!" 🚔🤠🤣
Beyond humble and honest guy
Love that hair lol
Played a Great Psychopath in Ida Red, Fantastic character. Great Interview.
I love Frank Grillo. He is awesome, I love his movies. Kingdom was perfect. I've watched it twice.
Love you Frank looking fit for season 4 of kingdom lol. I'd love to see Frank in deadpool 3, him and Ryan Reynolds would be fun to watch.
I don’t get why more celebrities don’t do outdoor Skype interviews, I mean if your somewhere nice and theirs nice weather why not
Enjoyed the interview immensely. Grillo is great fun to watch.
Liam Neeson=frank Grillo the are both great movie stars in my book
Frank may be the most underrated actor in the world at the moment!
damn he is always awesome in his different roles, but the one that stays with me is the one he did in The Grey, without exageration I felt his character's exhaustion and pain so deep I was very surprised since i'm a bit of an insensitive asshole. also the man always look so ready for a fight that I found it cool but scary :D anyway grwat actor great talent.
I wish he got more recognition for the movie Donnybrook. He was excellent in it.
Too bad about Frank’s divorce, but I’m glad he’s in a better place now. The pandemic was hard on everybody. Sounds like his marriage was one of many that didn’t survive.
Being Crossbones isn’t just another acting job, it ties him to a character with decades of history. Im so glad he’s going to be in “What If” extensively - I always thought Brock really deserved more screen time.
What a cool guy.I have been a huge fan of him ever since Prison Break
An edgy, Indie film starring Frank Grillo and Michael Pitt would be great - they are both brilliant actors who both approach their craft with a similar subtle naturalism.
We need frank grillo for The Raid American remake, add Chris hemsworth too
I think he was attached for The Raid remake when they were doing it
Solid
Ida Red!!!
They're gonna be a bit cheesy😅 Love the guy!
To the person who gave this a thumbs down...you’re a bum lol. You’re the 🐐 frank!
Crossbones back in what if thats gangster
12:50 what if confirmation
What a coincidence. I am also single. And only 12 years younger. Not 30.
If you happen to be in the BMT, TX area, you're invited to go horseback riding with me. I'll even let you ride my stallion if you have soft hands on the bridle.
Women show their real Faces when it comes to a divorce
No matter how long you were married
I feel sorry for such a brilliant Man , who has to deal with this Issues
Women , just a waste of time
Love frank he seems very genuine about everything