Edited image of Retta & Sanjay Rao during Hit Man interview
Summary In Hit Man, Gary Johnson is a college professor who takes on a side gig as tech support for the New Orleans Police Department. When at the last minute the usual undercover officer isn't available Gary is thrown into the sting operation to impersonate a hitman. Shocking the police with his ability as an undercover investigator he becomes their main fake hitman for undercover operations.
Screen Rant interviewed Retta and Sanjay Rao about Netflix's new action romantic comedy, Hit Man. Retta recalled the rehearsal time that the duos used to improvise their lines and find the right fit for the peak comedic delivery and praised Linklater's calm demeanor as a director. Rao explained how Linklater is an inspiring director and praised Powell as an actor a collaborator.
Sanjay Rao: I said this earlier, but it's like a samurai sword. He just makes it sharper and sharper and sharper as we go on because we're really just throwing all sorts of stuff at the wall and whatever sticks. That's what he takes. Sanjay Rao: It's so funny. I felt the same way on my end. I was like, I'm good at responding. I'm not always good at driving. And I thought that you were really good at driving and I was trying to just keep up with my responses. And so with that, we just had a great dynamic. While there weren't any cut scenes Retta did reveal that they probably did hundreds of takes especially with the scene where they are talking about Gary Johnson thinking he couldn't hear them.
Sanjay "Wanted To Do A Good Job" For Richard Linklater Retta praised Linklater for being a calm presence as the director and his ability to lead and communicate without yelling. Rao talked about how Linklater inspired the cast and his desire to do a good job, with this being his first movie, for Linklater.
Retta and Rao discuss working with Powell. Retta loved his Texan sensibility and charm, while Rao praised his flexibility as an actor and his ability to follow Linklater's directions.
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