Chris Messina Talks 'Sharp Objects'
Chris Messina seems to specialize in playing men who have a thing for anti-heroic women. He talks #SharpObjects, getting sweaty, and joking with Amy Adams https://t.co/arfUtBvG4H
- Vulture (@vulture) August 14, 2018
- Chris Messina (The Mindy Project) plays Detective Richard Willis on the HBO series Sharp Objects. He's a newcomer to Wind Gap, sent in to help solve the homicides of two young girls.
- This was not his first project together with Amy Adams - they previously worked on Julie & Julia. They and their families became friends, and Amy was the one who called him about this project.
- He didn't know Jean-Marc Vallée, but thinks Amy helped get him the job by being supportive in his audition.
- On Amy Adams: "I don’t know if you’ve spoken to Amy before, but she’s everything you want or think she’s going to be, and more. She’s an incredible actress and super dedicated and works her ass off, but she’s also really kind and funny, and likes to be silly and so do I."
- Spoilers for episodes 4&5:[Spoiler (click to open)]Adams made fun of him while they shot his post-coital nude scene, which he appreciated: "My ass is just out there, pale as can be, and she was just making us all laugh. That’s what you need in those moments - somebody to just take the piss out of you and make fun of it."
- When Adora gave Richard a tour of the house, Patricia Clarkson improv'd that stuff about the house & the wallpaper before launching into her character's monologue.
- Directed a film called Alex of Venice.
- He has starred in a number of other films that haven't reached big audiences, including Ben Affleck's Live By Night, where he plays "complicated" characters who are different than the roles he's known for, and hopes people stumble upon them on Netflix so they can see him in a different light.
ONTD, what do you think of Danny Castellano that detective from Kansas City?
