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But had Eisenberg played Benji, would Culkin have considered portraying David?
That’s the easy part'.
But I would have no idea how to play that guy."
But even with that, Culkin isn’t sure he could pull it off: “A reading?!
I wouldnt know how to do it.
You set it up and I’ll pass on it.”
So, why make an exception for Eisenberg and A Real Pain?
We were just going in there and experiencing it in real-time as the characters.
We often wouldnt walk into a room until the camera was set up.
I thought that was a respectful way to shoot it.
In my case, it’s for a movie audience and in theirs, it’s tourists."
We were just going in there and experiencing it in real-time as the characters.
We often wouldnt walk into a room until the camera was set up.
I thought that was a respectful way to shoot it."
Their spirits dampened, the pair pick the rocks back up and head to the airport to fly home.
So they are trying to connect to their Polish history but have an almost impossible time doing so.
“Thats what this movie is bittersweetly about.
I think we would have made a lot more money if Benji went home with him.
But I was like, I dont think I want to make that.”
A Real Pain is out in UK cinemas and US theaters now.
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