Elizabeth Olsen is one of the stars of the new Spike Lee joint, Oldboy, and we got the chance to meet with her in the posh Conrad New York Hotel.
Elizabeth was in a good mood, stopping in to greet Spike Lee before getting ready for a long day of press. When I walked into the room for our interview, she was getting her makeup touched up and greeted me with a smile and very firm handshake. From then on, I knew she was all business.
That didn’t stop me from opening up the interview with a few fun questions regarding a very dark movie. I jokingly asked Elizabeth if she was a bit jealous costar Josh Brolin got Spike Lee’s famous dolly shot, and she didn’t even judge me for calling it “a trolly shot.”
Elizabeth gushed about Spike Lee, saying, “He has an awesome energy, I love him. I would love to work with him again.”
The younger sister of the Olsen Twins goes on to talk about the critical reaction to the film and even opens up about the first time she watched Do The Right Thing. If you’re wondering, there are no black people on the wall at the Olsen household.
“I don’t think so, just my ancestors, but none of them are black,” she says.
Oldboy is a remake of the 2003 cult hit from Korea of the same name and it opens in theaters November 27th.
Check out our exclusive sit-down with Elizabeth up above.
