If you look closely at images of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart out and about together – at the airport,at a club, even that infamous, blurry, smooching shot – you’ll find a third person popping up.
But Tom Sturridge is no third wheel. The 25-year-old London native may be Pattinson’s best friend, but he’s an actor in his own right, and he’s ready to prove it with the new indie drama “Waiting for Forever” and an upcoming turn opposite Stewart in the much-buzzed-about adaptation of “On the Road.”
Following gigs in “Being Julia” and “Pirate Radio,” “Forever” finds Sturridge as Will, a pajama-wearing juggler who follows his childhood best friend, Emma (Rachel Bilson), as she moves around the country without her knowing.
Chatting with NextMovie, the actor has some awesomely kind words for the likes of Bilson, Stewart and future Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield.
Some might call Will a stalker – how would you describe him?He’s someone who had witnessed his parent’s death – quite a traumatic experience – in his childhood which punctured his emotional development. I see him as a child following someone around; he follows someone around as a child would as opposed to the malevolence of a stalker… I think you stop being a stalker the moment you engage with the person you’re following, and the fact that they communicate changes things.
You were almost in “Jumper” and your “Waiting for Forever” co-star Rachel Bilson wound up in the film. Had you always wanted to work with her?I was doing it with a different girl at the time, the people who were making “Jumper” decided to change it and have older actors, so it was never me and Rachel.
We haven’t taken a scientific poll or anything but Rachel might be the most adorable person on the planet.Yeah, Rachel is f**king incredible actually. It’s weird going to a foreign country random place and trying to become a character in a good way and Rachel was so amazing, just because she’s so kind and open and talented.
Speaking of your gorgeous co-stars, how has working with Kristen Stewart on the set of “On the Road” been?It was so terrifying entering into that world and what was great was just having someone that I knew and actually working with her. She’s just a f**king extraordinary actress, just really, really extraordinary and it’s astonishing just to see her do her job.
And how was shooting otherwise?It was genuinely, one of the deepest working experiences I’ve ever had. It was extraordinary.
What was so extraordinary about it?Well, firstly to be a part of that group to take on the filming of that novel – just to be a part of it is pretty f**king incredible in itself. And working with Walter Salles, who I think is one of the greatest directors alive, and then working with these actors who, to me, are the best actors working today and together trying to do justice to what is such a phenomenal novel. It was kind of amazing, and we were shooting for six months, we rehearsed for a month. It was such a massive part of my life.
Other than that, is there any kind of fantasy role you’d like to play someday?I don’t really think like that. I don’t think it’s that helpful really to imagine. I’m much more about reaction to the scripts I come across.
Would you do a superhero movie, perhaps?I don’t think I could do a superhero movie. I’m just not really that type of guy.
Neither is Andrew Garfield.No he is. Let me tell you – Andrew Garfield is a f**king superhero.
OK, so maybe romances are more your speed. One of our Twitter followers – clearly inspired by Will in “Waiting for Forever” – urged us to ask you: How far would you go for love?I’d go as far as it takes. There’s never too far. You do what you have to do for your girl.
(Editorial note: swoon).
Will hitchhikes to meet up with Emma in their hometown. Have you ever hitchhiked?In England and mainly in Africa. I was going to this place in Botswana called Maun and to get around town – it’s incredibly spread out – you just have to hitchhike, so everyone does it. Also I picked up a hitchhiker as well in America. That wasn’t a very good idea.
Oh did it not turn out well?Actually it was very weird. He was an amazing guy, he lived northern Oregon and he had fallen in love with this girl that lived in L.A. and I think she had a kid and quite an abusive ex-partner. She’d had an awful phone call where she was scared and he was walking from his place in Oregon to L.A. It sounds like something from the film – I never put two and two together. I haven’t thought about that guy in years and he was quite extraordinary. After he told us his story, me and a friend said, “We’ll drive you,” but then he did become quite scary. You know when you’ve spent time with someone and you suddenly realize they have a bit of danger in them. But it was all right.
Will is a crazy-awesome juggler and now you’ve got this great parlor trick. How are you enjoying your newfound skill?[To learn] it took a few weeks, maybe a month, of doing every day for hours. It was pretty intense… The moment we wrapped the film, I threw the balls away and have not juggled them since. I find those balls frustrating and I will never juggle again.
Your American accent in the film was pretty solid. How quickly did you pick up that skill?I don’t know. I guess it’s basically gone through my memory because of “Friends” episodes.
Did you have a favorite character on “Friends?”It changed. In the beginning, Chandler was definitely the funniest and then Joey had a phase and then Ross by the end – they all kind of evolved. Rachel was obviously the best girl.
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