“I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it,” is what producer Youree Henley describes the chemistry between Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell as they play the main characters in A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. “I mean, Colin and Margot were just connected, and their chemistry was there from the first scene they shot together,” he adds.
Robbie and Farrell star as Sarah and David, two strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding in Kogonada’s latest romantic fantasy A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. The film takes the pair on an unexpected adventure, where their car rentals take them to mysterious doors, opening to important moments of their past.
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Robbie was coming off of the massive project of Barbie, and getting her hands full was the last thing on her mind. “I wasn’t going to do anything for a while, and then I heard about a brilliant script to which Colin Farrell was attached,” she remembers. “I read the script, and it was just undeniable. It was so original and hit on so many levels. I couldn’t say no to it.”
Producer Henley was glad to have Robbie, with the actress providing Sarah “with a sense of danger. At the same time, there’s something very strong, smart, and sexy about the character, and you can’t stop watching Margot embody her. I remember during a wedding scene, where she meets Colin’s David. It’s raining, and the camera moves across the wedding party and then finds Sarah, and she’s looking over at David. It takes your breath away – just Margot observing, raising an eyebrow, and smiling a bit. There’s so much there happening beneath the surface.”
Farrell was in a similar situation as Robbie, having just completed work on The Penguin. He was glad to accept the role, as it provided a much needed change of scenery for the actor. . “The Penguin is such a dark character, and this story and character was the opposite – a journey into the light,” Farrell says.
Director Kogonada is happy to reunite with Farrell, who he worked with on the acclaimed independent film After Yang. “Colin has such a rich interior life, which is always present in his eyes,” says the filmmaker. “There’s something inherently romantic about him, as well. And I love that Colin got to use his native Irish accent because he’s really a poet at heart.”
The connection between Robbie and Farrell plays so well in the film, and Kogonada took notice of it. “It was palpable from rehearsals. Margot and Colin were so attuned and in sync with one another that they could improvise at will. It felt kinetic and alive from the beginning to the end. I think they engage the world in similar ways. And they share the same sense of humor. Their connection is deep and soulful,” he says.
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey awaits audiences as it hits Philippine cinemas on September 17. A Big Bold Beautiful Journey is distributed in the Philippines by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International. Connect with the hashtag #ABigBoldBeautifulJourney @columbiapicph
Photo & Video Credit: “Columbia Pictures”
