With directorMarc Webb’sThe Only Living Boy in New Yorkopening this weekend in theaters, a few days ago I sat down withKate Beckinsalefor an exclusive video interview. During the wide-ranging conversation she talked about why he wanted to be part of this project, how these kinds of scripts are rare, some of her favorite New York City movies, her love ofJeffBridges, what kind of projects she’d like to do in the future, and we spend far too much time talking about her two cats which you may see on her Instagram (I suggest watchingthis,thisandthis).
If you’re not familiar withThe Only Living Boy in New York,the movie follows a recent college graduate (Callum Turner) who discovers that his father (Pierce Brosnan) is cheating on his mother (Cynthia Nixon) only to become smitten with his father’s mistress (Kate Beckinsale). He also gets life lessons from his new neighbor (Jeff Bridges). Written byAllan Loeb(Collateral Beauty), the film also starsKiersey Clemons.
Check out what Kate Beckinsale had to say in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about followed by the official synopsis and some images.
Kate Beckinsale:
Here’s the official synopsis forThe Only Living Boy in New York:
Thomas Webb (Callum Turner), the son of a publisher and his artistic wife, has just graduated from college and is trying to find his place in the world. Moving from his parents’ Upper West Side apartment to the Lower East Side, he befriends his neighbor W.F. (Jeff Bridges), a shambling alcoholic writer who dispenses worldly wisdom alongside healthy shots of whiskey. Thomas’ world begins to shift when he discovers that his long-married father (Pierce Brosnan) is having an affair with a seductive younger woman (Kate Beckinsale). Determined to break up the relationship, Thomas ends up sleeping with his father’s mistress, launching a chain of events that will change everything he thinks he knows about himself and his family.
