Chris Rock says his new movie Death at a Funeral is a “Timbaland remix” of the original.
The film is based on a British movie of the same name which was released in 2007, and is about a set of siblings who are dealing with the death of their father. Chris loved the original when he first saw it, and is adamant his version is just as good.
“It’s based on a British film called Death at the Funeral and I kind of did a Timberland remix, I added a little bass to it,” he explained to British talk show host Graham Norton.
“This one is blacker. Elements are British farce, because I love the Brits. And they love me, until Lenny Henry shows up. Then they just kick me to the curb: ‘Get out of our way! We love big old Lenny.’
“A lot of it is ad-libbed. You always try it, you have to. You never know what you might land in. You might just step into some funny sometimes.”
Chris is a huge film fan, and hosted the Academy Awards in 2005. He admits he was petrified before the ceremony began as he didn’t really know how to behave. He has never watched the Oscars before, but is not apologetic about the fact.
“It was fun and very nerve-wracking. I had never really watched the Oscars before. I didn’t! I had a statement before I got into trouble, it said, ‘I have never met a straight man, that wasn’t in showbusiness, that watched the Oscars,’” he explained.
“I have straight friends that are in showbusiness that watch the Oscars and I know gay guys that aren’t in showbusiness that do. But straight guys? My father was never like, ‘I gotta see what Sophia Loren is wearing. Look at the gowns!’ It’s not a very masculine thing.”
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