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Hes not my boyfriend, he announces.
Hes all, and hes more.
Plus, there was the benefit of what he described as real, natural chemistry between him and Marinelli.
We have to start with the scene where Joe launches into this full declaration of love for Nicky.
Its such a great earnest, emotional moment in the middle of this action movie.
And it was tricky, too, because it can quickly turn into a sentimental thing.
But I was determined to get it right, and I was happy with the result.
We had fun in that van and we laughed a lot.
Its pretty unprecedented to see such an emotionally deep gay love story in the middle of a comic-book movie.
It was quite easy to play that connection.
As life goes on, we stayed in touch, during good times and harder times.
Im not saying it has to be like that all the time, but it does help.
Well, for an action movie, especially, physicality is so important.
The blade was slightly rounded, and therefore theres a lot of slicing movements.
We had a great time learning all those sequences.
It reminded me of epic scenes inBraveheartorGladiator.
It was important because of the fact that they are loves now soul mates, symbiotically attached forever.
That would be such a disastrous impact on their being.
For me, that was a huge engine and inspiration for these two characters.
The Greek-mythology aspect for me.
Youre trying to figure out where to start from, and thats where I started from.
Will Smith was the sweetest and kindest, the way he worked with us.
Working with Guy Ritchie was amazing Im a huge fan of his movies.
Im happy to be part of it and can only hope that road continues that way.
That gives me energy.
[Laughs] I dunno the Hot Jafar thing was flattering.
Im very curious to find out what the second one is about, if there is a second one.
To be very honest, I know very little.
Im as curious as you are.
