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How did you originally get involved with Tron: Legacy? Was there something specific that attracted you to it?
GARRETT HEDLUND: I went to go meet with Joseph Kosinski and Sean Bailey, maybe about three or four months before I was cast, and they showed me the effects footage that Joseph had created. In terms of that room, I walked in uncertain and I walked out driven. I didn’t know I was going to walk in and be shown something like that, that was that unforeseeable. I just thought it was the coolest thing that I had never imagined. Being an audience member and being a fan of film and going to see all these films, that was something I hadn’t seen. That was the appeal, in part. It was something new and something unbelievably new. I was fortunate enough to be able take this ride with everyone.
What was it like to work with someone like Jeff Bridges?
HEDLUND: I think he’s just incredible and genuine, and filled with life and inspiration. He’s inspired by so many things, like music, literature, philosophy and spirituality, and all these things. It’s infectious. It’s such a privilege for me to be able to have the chance to work with him. I know that each of these actors that I completely admire make me a better actor. I had the opportunity to watch them on set and see how they compose themselves on and off, and how much work they put into it. It inspires me to work harder on every film that I do and never cease.
How was it to go through this experience with Olivia Wilde?
HEDLUND: I’ve known her since back in 2003, when I was doing my first project and she was doing her first project. So, to be able to go on this ride together was desirable and unbelievable.
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