To which Craig responded, "That never stopped me." When we begged for an example, we were sadly, denied, "No I can’t," Craig replied laughing. Given the opportunity, as a group we were forced to ask if it was hard to have a blaster around Han Solo and not make jokes. It was funny, the first time I saw "Blade Runner," I saw it double bill with "Outland." And "Outland" is a Western, it’s Sean Connery and people. I think it’s funnier to get people reacting in a real way, like we were discussing, then it becomes funny because of the situation as opposed to sort-of bullying the audience into laughing. I think the easy way out is to make a gag everytime something extraordinary happens. It’s a kind-of risk, but you have to go for it, when you make a movie, you have to take that risk. We weren’t winking every time something happened. And we all agreed about that and that was certainly one of the reasons I did the job. I think the title is the send up and then it was our job not to send it up. In point of fact, much of the time, the humor was found in taking the circumstances seriously. They’re kind-of the more interesting people."Ĭraig, like the rest of the cast, had craved the opportunity to play a Cowboy and "gave his all" to the role, striking a balance between finding the sense of reality in the circumstances as well as the fun and the humor. That appealed to me, it gives it a few more levels and I kind of like bad guy, good guys. With Harrison’s character as well, he’s going through a sort-of redemptive process as well. He wakes up for the first time through this awful experience. And during the movie, there’s a sort-of redemption about that. There’s an instinct within him, which is about survival and killing. In all good Westerns, the good guy is always a little bit questionable because he kind-of has to make moral judgments. "It’s instinctively ruthless," Craig responded to our observation in our roundtable discussion in Montana. He’s willing to be, without hesitation, ruthless. Though Lonergan develops as a character throughout the course of the film - he does have some eternal characteristics. Lonergan embodies many of the classic tropes of the Western: he enters the film as a silent stranger, a man with no memory, a violent man, who evolves over time. He had that history to him and he was a real good foil."Īll of the aforementioned qualities and traits (maturity, intensity, animal intelligence) lent themselves to Craig's portrayal of Jake Lonergan in Cowboys & Aliens. They feel like people who are just coming of age. They don't feel like guys who've experienced enough to feel remorse and need redemption. "There's not a lot of people who can play this role.
In our interview with Jon Favreau, the director explained: One also get the sense that he does not suffer fools gladly - though he was quite affable, friendly and charming during our interview.Ĭraig has a sense of maturity, of adult masculinity, that is rare in so many actors today. Of course we are all continually taking in a myriad of information, but Craig's process simply feels more conscious and alert than most. One gets the sense that he is processing multiple pieces of information very quickly - about both people and his surroundings - and making decisions based on those assessments. Craig has a quality of sharp, almost animalistic intelligence to him that has served some of his recent characters perfectly (notably Jake Lonergan in this film and, of course, James Bond). Not even the genuinely stunning countryside was able to compete. After sitting down with Craig during the gorgeous Missoula, Montana junket for Cowboys we are forced to admit that Wilde hit the nail on the proverbial head with her bold statement. The actress made the confession during our recent interview for Jon Favreau's new Western/Sci-fi hybrid Cowboys & Aliens (read our review). According to Olivia Wilde, "There's nothing quite like staring into Daniel Craig's eyes."
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