In the latest issue of
Total Film, the actress was quick to mention her willingness to get her hands dirty in Jon Favreau's latest movie, mainly by performing as many of her own stunts as possible!
"The stunt co-ordinator said, ‘I’ve never pulled an actor off a moving horse. Do you want to do it?’ Stunt guys always get to know me very quickly because I love stunts and they said, ‘If anyone can do it, Olivia can...’"
Wilde also went on to talk about finally getting the chance to work with James Bond star Daniel Craig after missing out on a role in 2006's,
Casino Royale:
"I screen-tested for that and I wanted it so badly. But now I’m happy it didn’t work out because we wouldn’t have been able to do this, and I think he agreed that this was a better pairing for us."
"Daniel Craig taught me a lot. He taught me about stillness and silence… he does very little and it’s very impressive."
As for the character she plays in the upcoming movie, Ella, Wilde revealed that there's a lot more to her than simply being the archetypical love interest seen in movie movies.
"She’s not just the love interest. She’s not simply sultry. She has a lot in common with Jake and she’s watching him very closely, because any clues he can give her as to where he’s been will help her on her journey. She’s been hiding in the town. She wants to fade into the shadows and only comes out when Jake arrives."
Directed by Jon Favreau and starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde,
Cowboys & Aliens is set to be released on July 29, 2011 in the US, and on August 19th in the UK.
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