Summary
Few actors have won the hearts of audiences quite likeKe Huy Quan.
Love Hurtsfollows Quans Marvin Gabler, a successful realtor whose violent past comes back with a vengeance.
Now, Marvins experience as a hitman must save his entire world.
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The movie co-stars fellow Oscar-winnerAriana DeBoseand former NFL player-turned-actorMarshawn Lynch.
CollidersSteve Weintraubhad the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Quan to talk about all thingsLove Hurts.
COLLIDER:Listen, man, all of us at Collider are huge fans.
I just want to say congrats on kicking so much ass in the movie.
QUAN: Thank you.
Because I have extra time, I have a few other types of questions.
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The first one is where do you keep your Oscar?
QUAN: [Laughs] After I got it, it was at home, at my home office.
But recently, I donated it to the Academy Museum.
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Right now, it’s on display there.
I would love people to go check it out.
It’s got all this other wonderful memorabilia from cinema.
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Is it still weird for you to say “Oscar-winning?”
You know what I mean?
QUAN: I know exactly what you’re saying.
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Sometimes, I still pinch myself, and sometimes I ask my wife, Did it really all happen?
Especially when I wake up in the morning and wonder if all of that was just a dream.
I watched you on TV, and it was amazing.
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QUAN: I’m a proud Academy member now.
I am so happy to be that.
All the movies that came out of 2024 are incredible.
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But the performances are incredible.
It was also a lot of fun.
I’m so grateful that I got to experience what it was like.
For many years, I was just a fan.
I was just in the audience, watching all of that unfold on television.
Speaking of your selfies, my next question was about them.
I kept seeing you with amazing people.
Do you have a favorite selfie or a top three?
QUAN: Honestly, every single one that I took, it’s because I love that person.
I’ve admired their work over the years.
It really stemmed from when I see them in person, I’m so excited.
I’m so giddy.
I go up, and I just want to tell them how much I love them.
And also for him to know who you are.
I’m still surprised to this day when I go up to them and they know me.
She’s really cool.
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I lovedLokiSeason 2, and I loved your performance in it.
QUAN: I remember when I got the call from Kevin Feige offering me the role of Ourobourus.
I was so excited because I love that universe so much.
I loved when Season 1 came out.
We had such a wonderful time making that.
That was not real?
I’m very disappointed.
One of my favorite movies of all time isThe Goonies.
There’s been talk for so long about making a sequel.
What are your honest thoughts about a sequel?
Because they keep talking about how it might actually happen.
I’m on board if the script is amazing.
If the script isn’t amazing, yo don’t make it.
QUAN: That’s on all of our minds.
We are all on board.
Hopefully, we can manifest it.
Hopefully, it will come to pass.
I will be the first one there.
I’m all for it.
The Goonies 2: Goonies Never Die.Thats the title.
QUAN: But before we get there, we have a littleGooniesreunion inLove Hurts!
Seeing the two of you on screen together was fantastic.
This is your first time being number one on the call sheet.
You’ve worked on many other projects.
QUAN: That was on my mind when I stepped on theLove Hurtsset.
I really wanted to emulate that.
I’ve worked with wonderful people.
Tom Hiddleston, again, that’s exactly what he did.
When I was working onLoki, it was Season 2.
QUAN: He’s such a good actor, too.
I didn’t know he had this range to be able to fight, and the dialogue.
He’s really good in it.
You’re not a big dude.
He is a big dude.
What is it like when you’re getting ready to fight him on set?
Because the truth is if he misses, it’s game over for you.
QUAN: You’re absolutely right.
He looked straight at me and said, “You’re Marvin Gable, right?
I said, “Yeah.”
He said, Well, I’m going toF you up.
And that scared the shit out of me!
My stunt double was standing next to me and said, Marshawn, it’s only a movie.
yo don’t do that.
And he says, Who are you?
He goes, “I’m his stunt double.”
He goes, “Well, I’m going to F you up, too!
That scared the both of us.
He’s very good at it.
Talk a little bit about the fact that you were uniquely suited to do this role.
That’s what really influenced me to study martial arts.
I have a black belt in taekwondo.
When I was young, I was so excited.
I wanted to show the world what I can do.
All that knowledge I gained from working behind the camera was really advantageous onthismovie.
We do have an incredible team.
87North Productions is so good at making these types of movies.
Our director, Jonathan Eusebio, is a veteran.
He’s been doing this for more than 20 years.
Our second unit director, Can Aydin, and his guys.
I’ve been there.
We understand this language and I really trusted them.
There’s some new stuff in it.
For example, the cookie cutter as a weapon.
That was Jackie Chan-esque.
QUAN: His movies really influence these fights.
There are master shots where you’re clearly doing stuff.
It’s refreshing that it is not a stunt guy doing half the stuff.
QUAN: That was by design in the very beginning.
We had a great time doing them, but also very challenging.
Honestly, I got so many bruises and aches and pains.
In the middle of the movie, I thought, “This will be my last action movie.”
But after I’ve seen it,now I can’t wait to do another one.
And also, your role inZootopia 2,because I really enjoyed the firstZootopia.
QUAN: First of all, when you watch the movieElectric State, you’ll understandwhyI have that hair.
I had a wonderful time making it.
I don’t want to say too much because we’re not there yet.
It’s coming out in March.
I mean, come on.
How cool is that?This is the year of the snake, and I play Gary the Snake!
[Laughs]
Have you recorded all your lines?
QUAN: Were working on it right now, and I can tell you it is incredible.
I’m having so much fun.
I really can’t wait.
I’m so happy for you.
I wish you nothing but the best.
QUAN: Thank you so much.
I’m a fan of Collider!
Love Hurtsis in theaters now.
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