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Natasha Lyonneis recounting her experience working with a Hollywood legend.
The Golden Globe nominee, 43, raved about working with the “very chatty” lateMarlon Brandofor what would have been his final role inScary Movie 2, which he ultimately dropped out of due to health reasons, during an interview withEntertainment Weekly.
“I have a VHS copy of the dailies that I got because Marlon Brando’s final role — sadly for him, but luckily for me — is doing thisExorcistopening teaser. I don’t know what he was thinking, really. I mean, why would he do that,” Lyonne said.
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“He had an oxygen tank and he just kind of held my boob, because that was in the script. He was supposed to be like, ‘The power of Christ compels you …’ I just remember being like, ‘Ah, this is the surrealism that [poet] André Breton, [artist] Salvador Dali were talking about,’ " she recalled.
“So, I had Brando with the earpiece and the hand on the boob, and the makeup, and ‘The power of Christ compels you,’ and not to curse, but, ‘Your mother sucks c— in hell,’ and so on,” Lyonne continued. “This was all happening at once, and I remember like, ‘You know, showbiz is all right.’ In that moment, showbiz was A-okay.”
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The actress ultimately shared the scene withJames Woods, who replaced Brando after he dropped out, which she said was “a little weird.” The opening sequence also featuredAndy Richterand Veronica Cartwright.
“But Andy Richter and I still do bits about it. So, all told, a fine experience,” Lyonne added.
Lyonne can currently be seen inseason 2 ofRussian Doll, now streaming on Netflix.
source: people.com
