During a recent Late Night with Seth Meyers appearance to promote A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Colin Farrell disclosed that he was drawn to working with Margot Robbie after hearing her acclaimed off-screen persona. On-screen and off, her extraordinary reputation had a compelling attraction for him.
“You listen around, and word travels in this industry, it’s a pretty compact world after all,” Farrell explained. “I’ve crossed paths with folks Margot has previously collaborated with, and whether they be crew or co-stars, each and every one spoke about her with real reverence. It was more than praising her talent—she’s lauded for her generosity, her mischief, and that quality many refer to as being ‘one of the team.’ That sort of spirit is a turn-on for me. No frills, no hesitation, straight up.”
Margot, seated beside him, feigned shock and called a $20 bet. “You owe me 20 bucks later,” she quipped, her playful grin illuminating the set. The quip was rooted in the thundering applause that had greeted Farrell’s compliment, and Robbie’s shout was one version of the recognizable beat in celebratory film promotion: that even the most candid confession to the camera comes with backstage economics.
Farrell remarked that the reputation he had heard regarding the Barbie lead “was instantly confirmed the very first time we shook hands,” and he described the interplay between them as “remarkably effortless” from that moment onward.
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“I, too, had heard even closer whispers about Colin,” Robbie offered, smiling. “Every workspace buzzes about what a fabulous person he is—of course, the talent is indisputable, that’s on the receipts everyone sees.”
“You’ll let me back that claim and I’ll back yours,” Farrell returned, quick with a laugh. “Mmmm, I think there’s a transaction for that,” his co-star shot back, “Praise is mutual, no receipts? You’re legally required now.”
“I come bundled with witnesses. A whole dorm full of them, in fact,” Robbie said, adding: “Two of the best friends I have anywhere—grips, lighting, no pretend glam—worked on a Colin movie in the Alps. They came out glowing. ‘Divine is even a low bar,’ said one. So that settles the matter.”
The film, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, is helmed by Kogonada from a script co-penned by Seth Reiss; it features Robbie as Sarah and Farrell as David, two unacquainted reception guests who discover one another at the wedding of a mutual pal.
A mit ingoing drama, the narrative propels its protagonists on a shared odyssey, compelling them to relive decisive intersections of their pasts. By retracing these footsteps, the characters elucidate the forces that shaped their present lives—likely earning for a juncture to recast their futures—according to the film’s official synopsis.
Kevin Kline, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Lily Rabe, Jodie Turner-Smith, Billy Magnussen, and others deliver a glowing supporting turn, enriching the primary emotional current.
At the film’s recently held New York City bow, Robbie—who bore her now-11-month-old son during the production—shared how Farrell’s on-set support transmuted the usual camaraderie into essential nourishment. “He was less a scene partner, more a menu curator, sending chippy sandwiches to my trailer like a guardian angel of caloric counsel.”
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey arrives in theaters on Friday, September 19.
