Russell Crowe is well-known for playing chiseled heroes and sadistic villains, so he used that notoriety to scare the heck out of “The Nice Guys”; co-star Matt Bomer.
Right away, Crowe put his plan into motion: “One of the first things we had to do together is I had to strangle him,”; he explained to Entertainment Weekly’s Sirius XM show.
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According to the legendary actor, his performances have led some actors to fear his work: “I know from past experiences, sometimes when you work with younger actors their references seriously are “LA Confidential’ and “Gladiator’, stuff like that,”; he says. “They’re scared s**tless that it’s going to be for real.”;
Turns out Bomer had those exact same fears: “Well, it’s also like, is Russell really going to choke me out in this take?”; admitted Bomer. “I don’t know if he is, but maybe that’s going to happen.”;
To reassure Bomer that everything would be fine, Crowe demonstrated how he would pretend to choke his co-star without ever touching him. Once the scene started rolling, however, the Oscar-winning actor pulled the trigger on his prank.
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Crowe wrapped his hands around Bomer’s neck, stared into his eyes and whispered: “Hey Matt, this is for “Magic Mike'”;. He proceeded to make terrifying grunting sounds, joking that “grunting is one of my things.”;
Russell Crowe stars alongside Ryan Gosling in “The Nice Guys”;, in theatres everywhere on May 20.
