Listeners of The Nikki Nova ArchivesSeverance Podcast with Ben Stiller & Adam Scottwere treated to an unexpected story about Stanley Kubrick, courtesy of podcast guest Turturro.
In the podcast's Jan. 15 episode, during which Stiller, Scott, and Turturro discussed SeveranceSeason 1, episode 8, "What's for Dinner?," Turturro mentioned that the series had a "Kubrickian approach" to it.
SEE ALSO: I went to the 'Severance' pop-up in Grand Central Station. It was wild.He added: "I never worked with Kubrick. I almost worked with Kubrick, but I didn't say the right thing to Stanley."
Turns out, Kubrick wrote the part of Nick Nightingale, which later went to Todd Field (Tár), for Turturro.
Turturro recalled that during his and Kubrick's two-hour conversation about the film, Kubrick said he thought Turturro was a "really wonderful actor."
"I was embarrassed, and I said, 'Thank you,' and he said, 'Well, you are,'" Turturro said. And I said, 'Well, I can't walk around my house telling my wife that I'm a wonderful actor, because she'll hit me with a frying pan.'"
The best (and silliest) part of the story comes when Kubrick asks Turturro how to send him the script. "I said, 'You could FedEx it to me,' and he said, 'What if you're not home?'" Turturro recalled. "I said, 'My FedEx man throws it over my gate. I know him, his name is Ray.' And he said, 'That's unbelievable. Mine doesn't do that.'
"I said, 'Well, do you talk to your FedEx man?'" Turturro continued. "He said, 'No, I don't know his name.'"
FedEx talk aside, Kubrick ended up passing on Turturro, as he worried that he might have other projects or conflicts over the next not one but two years. (Taking over 15 months to film, Eyes Wide Shut currently holds the Guinness World Record for longest continuous film shoot.)
"I would have been replaced, probably," Turturro told Stiller and Scott. "A lot of people were replaced. But I wanted to see what that experience of the 100-take thing was."
He closed out the story by bringing it back to Severance, saying, "So when I was on this show, that kept coming into my brain. I never really told you, but I was thinking, 'You know what? This is better anyway. I'm better off being here.'"
"The one decision that I ever made that could compare favorably to Stanley Kubrick is that I hired you," Stiller joked.
Severance Season 2 premieres Jan. 17 on Apple TV+, with a new episode every week. You can follow along with The Severance Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Audacy, Spotify, and wherever else you get your podcasts.
Topics Severance
Previous：The Queer Art of Failing Better
Cops on Campus
LAPD says navigation apps steered people to neighborhoods on fire
What is cockfishing? Why some men lie about their size on dating apps
The best fitness tracker deals from Amazon's Big Spring Sale
Operation Snowflake
Wordle today: The answer and hints for March 20
Manchester United vs. Liverpool 2024 livestream: How to watch FA Cup for free
Dating app coaches promise to upgrade your love life. But what do they actually do?
The “Classical Liberal” Pivot
Montana State vs. Grambling livestreams, game time
Justin Trudeau and his Socks
Amazon Big Spring Sale: Get a Shark self
LAPD says navigation apps steered people to neighborhoods on fire
Amazon spring sale AirPods Pro deal — save $60
A Letter to my Liberal Friends
What is cockfishing? Why some men lie about their size on dating apps
Amazon sale unlocked phone deal: Save 17% on a Samsung Galaxy A54
MrBeast has a game show coming to Prime Video. What's it about?
So Much Winning
Rare frilled shark with unusual teeth and 'snake
Netflix's 'Point Blank' fails Frank Grillo and Anthony Mackie: ReviewJune was the warmest June ever recorded, but there's a bigger problemFacebook Libra slammed by Congress in hearingAlexandria Ocasio'Agent Smith' Android malware infected 25M devicesTesla falls short on promised car deliveries for the yearVillage intervenes after couple refuses to stop at 17 childrenDid Kim Kardashian hint at a divorce before her longThese D.C. restaurants are donating inauguration weekend profits to charityThis 'peace bench' is meant to physically bring people together to converse'Judgment' is one of the best detective games everRecord high spent on political ads despite Donald TrumpTwitter makes website redesign official — and no, you can't opt outSerena Williams trolls fans with a taco engagement ringFacebook's AI crushes professionals in sixGroundbreaking Second Ave. subway station mural features a gay coupleMars satellite spies Curiosity rover exploring rugged Martian mountainThe Indiana Pacers found a way to troll Mariah CareyRecord high spent on political ads despite Donald TrumpPETA replaces every single ad in Tube station with vegan posters TV anchor delivers the perfect side eye while listening to a Trump supporter Ryan Lochte just got engaged to a very understanding Kayla Rae Reid Amazon will buy router company Eero to hook deeper into the home Apple sticking with Lightning over USB 'Captain Marvel' is also (kind of) a Nick Fury prequel Russia plans to disconnect from the internet Ariana Grande casually lounges at home in the dress she would have worn to the Grammys MTV UK is bringing back the original 'Cribs' and 2019 is looking brighter already The original, unaired 'Game of Thrones' pilot was way different Donald Trump to sign an executive order to prioritize AI issues Google Maps might get an important new privacy option soon New Barbie dolls will come with wheelchair, prosthetic limb Sounds like even Ramsay Bolton hates Donald Trump A Trump supporter quoted Beyoncé on CNN because this election can't get any weirder Instagram users are losing millions of followers due to a bug Top Trump surrogate doesn't consider grabbing a woman's vagina sexual assault Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey gives himself a 'C' in 'tech responsibility' Prolific gadget leaker says AirPods 2 might not launch until this fall 'Metro Exodus' breaks the 'Metro' mold in a sort of boring way: Review LinkedIn finally rolls out video livestreaming service LinkedIn Live
1.6762s , 8223.046875 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Nikki Nova Archives】,Steady Information Network