‘Buddy Games: Spring Awakening’ Cast Interviews

Who is within the solid of ‘Buddy Games: Spring Awakening?’

‘Buddy Games: Spring Awakening’ stars Dan Bakkedahl (‘Trumbo’), Kevin Dillon (‘Entourage’), Josh Duhamel (‘Shotgun Wedding’), James Roday Rodriguez (‘The Dukes of Hazzard’), Nick Swardson (’30 Minutes or Less’), Lochlyn Munro (‘Detective Knight: Independence’), with Ginnifer Goodwin (‘Zootopia’) and Jensen Ackles (‘The Boys’).

Moviefone just lately had the pleasure of talking with director and actor Josh Duhamel, in addition to Kevin Dillon and Dan Bakkedahl about their work on ‘Buddy Games: Spring Awakening,’ making a sequel, their characters’ friendship, how they’ve modified because the first film, and what Duhamel wished to say about masculinity.

(L to R) Dan Bakkedahl as Shelly, Nick Swardson as Bender, Josh Duhamel as Bobfather and Kevin Dillon as Doc within the comedy, ‘Buddy Games: Spring Awakening,’ a Paramount Global Content Distribution Group launch. Photo courtesy of Paramount Global Content Distribution Group.

Moviefone: To start with, Josh, at what level after making the unique film did you notice that there have been extra tales to inform about these characters?

Josh Duhamel: I had concepts for days. We have concepts for twelve of those in the event that they’d allow us to. I knew that there was sufficient story inherent in simply these guys’ relationships, and having a bunch of buddies similar to these guys, that there is so many alternative instructions you might go. I felt like we made a humorous film the primary time after which I noticed how individuals reacted to it. When we confirmed it in theaters I used to be like, “Oh my God, these guys have the same stupid sense of humor that I have.” They get it. I used to be actually fearful about it. I’m not kidding. So that was a aid to be trustworthy. Then to see it do very well was even additional affirmation that individuals prefer to be slightly naughty. They prefer to giggle at issues, perhaps they are not alleged to. We went even additional on this one as a result of there’s numerous stuff on the market that, to me, is humorous. We wished to do it in a approach that wasn’t overly imply spirited. We did not wish to be mean-spirited in any approach. We wished it to be good-natured, however we did wish to poke some enjoyable. We poke numerous enjoyable at ourselves and it is the one method to break by means of these things is simply to loosen up and never be so delicate and have some laughs. That’s the primary goal of those motion pictures.

MF: Dan, are you able to speak concerning the journey these guys go on collectively to have a good time the lifetime of their deceased buddy?

Dan Bakkedahl: Well, I believe what was actually sensible about that is that if we’ll begin on a down observe, like, “Oh my God, one of our best friends just died,” it is nice that we constructed this, “Okay, we got a plan. It’s half-baked because it’s us.” Then, “Well, okay. Something comes in, but we’re going to stay on track. Okay, now we’re split up, but we’re going to stay on track. Okay, now we’ve all got terrible hangovers, but we’re going to stay on track.” We carry on the mission. There’s numerous off ramps the place we go off to get loaded or attempt to get laid or no matter our factor is, however in the end we get again on it as a result of it is all about honoring this buddy.

(L to R) Nick Swardson as Bender, Dan Bakkedahl as Shelly, Kevin Dillon as Doc, Josh Duhamel as Bobfather and Dylan Playfair as Larry Lampshade within the Comedy movie, ‘Buddy Games: Spring Awakening,’ a Paramount Global Content Distribution Group launch. Photo courtesy of Paramount Global Content Distribution Group.

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MF: Kevin, are you able to speak about how Doc has modified because the first film and what it was like so that you can reprise this character and reunite with the remainder of the solid?

Kevin Dillon: Well, I like working with these guys. I had a good time the primary time round. I really feel like all of us hit it off straight away. I felt like, I do not understand how he is actually advanced. I do not actually know that. He’s devolving, I really feel. He’s nonetheless Doc, however these guys do not give him many credit score for that. It’s like, “Oh, he’s a chiropractor, that don’t count.” But I believe all he does is wait round for the Buddy Games. To be trustworthy with you, this time the Buddy Games did not even actually occur. It’s a dying that introduced us collectively this time. So we nonetheless solely did one actual Buddy Games with the unique ‘Buddy Games.’ It was like an unintentional Buddy Games. It wasn’t a deliberate Buddy Games. But yeah, I believe that is what he is actually ready for.

MF: Josh, do you assume any of the characters have grown or modified because the first movie, or are they the identical guys they’ve all the time been?

JD: Well, I prefer to assume that Doc’s most likely advanced essentially the most as a result of he was in a reasonably darkish place within the first one. True to type, all of us form of lifted them up. I bought a bunch of buddies that each time one in every of us is down, all people lifts them up. It’s no man left behind. So yeah, I suppose I hadn’t thought quite a bit about how a lot we have advanced, however I believe that once you lose someone you like as a lot as we did Durfy, I believe individuals’s true colours come out. That’s a part of the evolution is even within the worst of instances, these guys nonetheless present up for one another. I believe that is a part of the expansion that you simply see. But on the finish of the day, they’re nonetheless dudes who wish to have enjoyable, who actually, actually, I believe as they become old, respect this friendship that rather more.

(L to R) Dan Bakkedahl as Shelly, Nick Swardson as Bender, Josh Duhamel as Bobfather, and Kevin Dillon as Doc within the Comedy movie, ‘Buddy Games: Spring Awakening,’ a Paramount Global Content Distribution Group launch. Photo courtesy of Paramount Global Content Distribution Group.

MF: Finally, the movie explores the concept of masculinity and what that’s in 2023. Josh, what did you wish to discover and say concerning the concept of masculinity with this film?

JD: Well, we wished to have some enjoyable with the acute stuff that is on the market proper now. We did not do it in a method to be mean-spirited. We wished it to be enjoyable, and I’m hoping that even these which are extraordinarily woke can take a look at this and go, “Okay, that’s pretty funny.” Because we’re still making fun of ourselves at the same time. So it’s like if we’re going to do it to you, we’re going to do it to ourselves too. In this day and age, I think that everybody is pretty damn sensitive and we just wanted to lighten it up a little bit. I wanted to make a movie that was unapologetic, that explored some things that I might be a little bit provocative or controversial and we did it. But I think we did it in a way that balances the line pretty well.

(L to R) Josh Duhamel as Bobfather, Dan Bakkedahl as Shelly, Kevin Dillon as Doc, and Nick Swardson as Bender within the Comedy movie, ‘Buddy Games: Spring Awakening,’ a Paramount Global Content Distribution Group launch. Photo courtesy of Paramount Global Content Distribution Group.

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‘Buddy Games: Spring Awakening’ is produced by The Long Game, and Dakota Kid Productions. It is ready to launch in theaters on May nineteenth and on digital June 2nd.