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Playboy interview on ‘Contraband’
In his latest thriller Contraband, Foster stars alongside Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale as Sebastian Abney: the lead character Chris’ (Wahlberg) longtime best friend and confidante. Foster sat down with Playboy.com for a quick Q&A on Sebastian, getting to know Marky Mark, and his upcoming film 360.
Ben Foster is a dancing ninja in this deleted scene from the Contraband DVD.
Maxim Interview: “A One Man Contraband”
What are some of your favorite crime movies?
Le Cercle rouge. [Jean-Pierre] Meville directed it. It’s sexy, it’s dangerous, it’s got a beautiful look to it. It moves well.
You’re currently filming Kill Your Darlings with Daniel Radcliffe. Have there been a lot of Harry Potter groupies mobbing your shooting locations?
Yeah, a lot of those. Daniel handles it, takes it in stride. I’m very impressed with Daniel as a real workhorse. It’s not easy to drag around ten years of a film series that is so popular and delve into an icon like Allen Ginsberg, but I’ve been nothing but impressed with the man.
You’re also going to play John Gotti Jr. How have been preparing for this role?
Well that’s been off the books. That’s been on and off with financing. I gained 30 pounds for the role and then just dropped 50 for William [S. Burroughs, in Kill Your Darlings], so I’m hoping that when Gotti goes on I’ll have time to fatten back up, because nothing’s better than eating pasta and drinking wine and calling it prep.
Is there anything else you’re excited to binge on?
Ice cream sandwiches. Dark beer. The good stuff.
Contraband will be released on DVD, Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, and On Demand on April 24, 2012. Bonus features will include deleted scenes, “Under The Radar – The Making of Contraband,” “Reality Factor – The Stunts and Action of Contraband,” and feature commentary with director Baltasar Kormákur and producer Evan Hayes. Sneak Peek
On the set of Contraband with director Baltasar Kormákur.
Behind the scenes of Contraband. Several scenes were shot in Panama, although some scenes set in Panama were actually shot in New Orleans.
Interview with 'The Hitlist'
With his close-cropped hair and bright-burning eyes, Ben Foster has, in person, the same intensity he’s brought to roles in films from “The Messenger” to “Alpha Dog” … with, fortunately, a relaxed wit and easy smile moderating that during his press day for “Contraband.”
Kate Beckinsale on working with Ben Foster
via flicksandbits.com:
There’s a lot under the surface with Chris’ best friend, Ben Foster’s character. How did you find working with Ben?
Kate Beckinsale: His character had been my husband’s best friend for a long time, and he’s certainly had his own set of troubles. I’m [sure] he probably crashed at our house a lot in a drunken state. Now he appears to have cleared himself up, he’s going to AA meetings. He and I are close, so we would hang out. And I got along great with Ben Foster, at rehearsals he was quite scary because he had a completely shaved head, he was covered in tattoo’s, he was filming something where he was playing a scary looking character, so he was a bit unforthcoming in rehearsal. I thought, “What the hell is he going to be like?” (Laughs) But he was very silly and very funny, we had a good time despite the fact that I had to keep slapping him in the face over and over again (laughs).
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