Garrett Hedlund on United States vs. Billie Holiday and Pranking Daft Punk on the TRON: Legacy Set
With director Lee Daniels The United States vs. Billie Holiday now streaming on Hulu, I recently got to speak with Garrett Hedlund about being part of the Golden Globewinning film. During the wideranging conversation, Hedlund talked about how Billie Holiday was an early champion of civil rights, Daniels ability to craft great performances, why he loved working with Steven Soderbergh on Mosaic, what he remembers about making Joseph Kosinski s TRON: Legacy, why hes seen The Cable Guy a hundred times, the reason making Joe Wrights Pan was such a challenging experience, and more. In addition, he shares a fun story about pranking his costars on TRON: Legacy including Daft Punk. If youre not familiar with The United States vs. Billie Holiday, which is inspired by Billie Holiday s life story, the film pulls back the curtain on one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time and the way the Federal government targeted her over her efforts to sing Strange Fruit, a song about l
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