John Malkovich Sits Down With 60 Minutes Ahead of Wild Horse Nine
John Malkovich will be interviewed by Ariel Levy for a segment of 60 Minutes, the long-running news magazine on CBS. The segment airs in the show's Sunday episode, and The Hollywood Reporter has published an early look at it, tying it to the actor's new film.
That film is Wild Horse Nine, a comedic spy thriller written and directed by Martin McDonagh. Malkovich stars opposite Sam Rockwell and Steve Buscemi. A comedic spy thriller is a story of espionage plots that plays for laughs as well as tension.
Awards talk is already part of the story. The Hollywood Reporter describes Malkovich as a top contender for the best actor Oscar, the Academy Award for lead performance. A contender is a performer seen as a real possibility for a nomination. He has been nominated twice, for Places in the Heart in 1984 and In the Line of Fire in 1993, but he has not yet won.
The interview also returns to Being John Malkovich, Spike Jonze's 1999 film, which took the actor's name as its title. Malkovich said his portrayal in that film had little connection to his actual self. He recalled Jonze telling him during rehearsal, "That's OK, but John Malkovich wouldn't do it that way."
He praised the film in strong terms. Malkovich said, "I can't think of anything that was more originally voiced and expressed." He also called it a cinematic universe, the phrase Marvel uses for its linked films.
The profile reaches beyond his work. Malkovich reflected on struggling to earn his parents' attention as a child. He also spoke about visiting a New York City theatre that is special to him.
The segment is the kind of television push that can shape how a film is talked about before it opens. Sunday's episode will show how the conversation unfolds on air.
