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Opening this weekend is directorJeff Tomsicscomedy,Tag.Written byRob McKittrickandMark Steilen, the film is based on a real group of friends that have been playing the same game of Tag for over twenty years and were profiled in the Wall Street Journal article titled, It Takes Planning, Caution to Avoid Being It, byRussell Adams.
While the movie makes some changes to the amount of people playing and other details, the essence of the story is very much in place.TagstarsEd Helms,Jake Johnson,Annabelle Wallis,Rashida Jones,Isla Fisher,Leslie Bibb,Hannibal Buress,Jon HammandJeremy Renner.For more on the film, you canwatch the trailer here.
A few days ago at the Los Angeles press junket forTag, I sat down with Jake Johnson for a wide-ranging conversation.
During the really fun interview, Johnson shared some great stories about working withTom CruiseonThe Mummyand why hes such a special person, what it was like working with the great ensemble cast inTag, filming the action set pieces, working with the Phantom ultrahigh-speed camera, and more.
In addition, he talked about why he now takes better care of himself, what he wants to do next, and even though he cant confirm hes part of the fantastic lookingSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, he talked about how cool the trailer looked and why he thinks its going to be a special film.
Check out what Jake Johnson had to say in the player above and below is a list of what we talked about.
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