Emily Hampshire on the Fun of Filming ‘Self Reliance’
Emily Hampshire plays Mary in the comedy thriller, Self Reliance. The new movie, starring and directed by Jake Johnson, is currently streaming on Hulu.
When a middle-aged man (Jake Johnson) is invited into a limo by famous actor Andy Samberg, his dull life takes a thrilling turn. Johnson is offered a chance to win a million dollars in a dark web reality TV show, where assassins from all over the world attempt to kill him for 30 days. The catch? He can’t be killed if he’s not entirely alone, leading him to recruit an unlikely team to help him survive.
“Honestly, it was such an easy read and I judge scripts, especially a comedy script like that, kind of by how easily and fast I read it, and it was just like all on the page,” the actress shared with me. “I thought it was brilliant and something that I feel like we haven’t had a lot of in a while, just a funny big movie that has this amazing cast in all these, like every tiny part is some great character. So yeah, I was just like, ‘I’m in. Whatever it is, I’m in.’”
We talked about who she would pick for her own game choices, what she would want for her character’s big action sequence, filming the hilarious family moments, her first reaction to the script, and more.
Watch my interview here:
