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We're Hangin' With..... CHARLIE'S ANGELS: DREW, CAMERON AND LUCY by: Lynn B.
It was a big mutual admiration sorority as the girls spoke glowingly about…each other, dangerous stunts, stretching the PG-13 rating, working with Demi, why music video director McG was chosen to direct the films and Drew's philosophy and childhood Angel memories. AGW: Can you compare your experiences making the first film and this one? Lucy: I think for the first movie, there was a lot of pressure because everyone thought, 'well if we're going to remake the TV show, it's probably going to be a bomb'. And also the rumors about the three of us having cat fights, and 'how is it possible that three women who are actresses can get along'? Then the movie came out and dispelled all of those rumors and people really embraced and loved it and realized it was just pure entertainment. For the second one, it was just like coming back to your family because most of the crew was back and we were all together again and we all kind of knew what the tone was so we were able to have a really relaxed time, a fun time, and know we could take it a level higher in terms of the comedy, make it broader, take the action higher. Drew: Luckily, the first film was really fun for everybody so it was about coming back and getting a second chance at doing something that you loved. Get deeper into the story. That's a very rare opportunity. It's all of our first sequel. We really didn't realize that until the other day when we were in Australia. It's great to play a character a second time, to get to know them deeper and have that second chance to go back and do that. Cameron: I had a great time [giggles]. [It's wonderful] to go back and do it again better than before and know more about something the second time around and get to be with your best friends and hang out and make a great film you're proud of making and working with a great crew of professionals who help you facilitate that. AGW: Some of the clothes in the film are pretty wild. Can you talk about that? Cameron: Charlie's Angels are empowered women. They're free and open and hot and they allow themselves to be who they are. They get to play roles in their lives. They're pussycat dolls and then they're welding [in overalls] and then everyone's wearing different wigs and because they get to change their identity to help them to accomplish their mission. [In "dumb blonde, Valley girl" voice] It's so cool, like they have missions and everything [laughter]. Lucy: I think the movie touches upon the idea that women can be feminine and also be capable and strong not only physically but mentally. There's also the idea of comedy, of running around in stilettos and short skirts and tight pants and looking fantastic and hot and having long flowing hair and doing all these things, because it's eye candy and who doesn't want to see that? Who doesn't want to be a part of that? AGW: Did any of you see the original t.v. series as a kid? If so, how did it effect you? Drew: When I was a little girl and I watched the show and there were these three women, like everyone else in the Police Academy, who had done their training and graduated with honors and they were put in meter maid, traffic cop, what they considered lesser positions. And I was so excited by the fact that Charlie said, at the beginning of that show, 'I took them out of that because I wanted to empower them more" so I really believe that Charlie, although he is a male figure we consider a father figure, empowers women. He says 'look, I believe in you. I think you're more extraordinary. Your skills exceed your jobs and I'm going to give you an opportunity to go out there and save the day, show your capabilities, be heroic, create a family, work together with women in a bonded, beautiful family girlfriend sisterly sort of fashion'. AGW: Cameron, how was working with and fighting Demi Moore as the villain? Cameron: Fighting Demi was awesome. I was really excited about it. She kind of like came on the last minute too, but when we started shooting so she had to go and train really quickly and she did a great job. She was really totally capable. She was so physical and so strong so it was really fun to fight her. We were head to head so you're careful not to hurt one another but at the same time you want to sell it. She's got a great drive. We're doing take after take of blocking punches and kicks and stuff and at the end of the day, you have welts all up and down your arms just like black and blue but it feels so good. It's very gratifying to know what you did. AGW: Lucy, we keep hearing that you caught on fire. How did that happen? Lucy: Catching fire was actually a costume issue. We were in a scene as welders and I had a handkerchief on. We were sort of supposed to turn around, sit down and I was eating this peanut butter and jelly sandwich and it felt really hot. I thought 'oh god, there's another ember somewhere, it's going to sear somebody!', and then I couldn't see and then smoke, and one of the sparks had landed on this dry handkerchief, caught fire and it burst into flames. They played the tape over and over for the rest of the movie. I'd come back from changing my wardrobe and you'd see everybody piled around the video monitor laughing and I'd hear my voice screaming: 'Oh my God. I'm on fire!' And I would say, 'haven't we had enough of this moment, people?' It's in the end credits, and it's hilarious. AGW: Drew,
you have said that doing these films has made you more fearless in real
life. Explain? AGW: We heard you were on the hood of a speeding car and the harness holding you on broke. Was that a little more excitement than you wanted? Drew:
That was a little too much excitement. That made me re-evaluate to what
extent do you take this fearlessness? Are you being stupid? In the moment,
you get really pumped up with adrenaline and you feel like you're very
immortal and there are all these stunt people around, and you're just
like - I can do it, I want to be stronger, I want to do the craziest thing
I've ever done so that it works for the film. AGW: You three always look like you are having way too much fun together. Did that continue off the set as well? Drew: We were giggling like hyenas and being best friends, doing exactly what you do with your friend. We like to hang out and talk, empower each other, bounce ideas off each other personally, professionally. We're true friends, and that's how we act off camera. We love collaborating and we try to keep it improvisational and light and free so that chemistry does come through. It's hard because you want to be very professional and methodical and hit your mark and say the lines and yet it's like you see how much fun everybody is having when the cameras aren't rolling. Somehow the goal is to have a bit of both. Lucy: It's contagious, I think. When you have good chemistry with people off camera, it will sort of be tenfold on camera, if not more so. Every scene, every moment, had its own personal time on the side with us, and you can see the growth we had personally between the first movie and the second movie. It's a blessing to have that, and I don't think it's something you have all the time. AGW: Do you see yourselves being Angels at 45? Drew: Look at Demi. I'm 28 and soft as a marshmallow. She's so hot. Cameron: Not only that but she has an amazing family and is doing exactly what she wants to do. There's a lot of admiration there. AGW: Drew, we hear that you really went after Demi for the part of the angel who went rogue. Why her? Drew: I'm so happy with what I see happening for her right now. It was like 'you're the one. You're the only one we want to do this with. We admire you. You're exciting, you're inspiring'. [During shooting] we were stuck in the Hot Dog On a Stick stand and they were out on the beach doing their thing and we were like, 'no, we want to be out there working with Demi'. It was an enthusiasm and an instinctual belief that it had to be her. If there were three women that couldn't be taken down by anything or anyone, how does one woman be the cause of our potential demise? It's like you want that woman to be extraordinary and she's so wonderful to watch and work with. Cameron: And you believe that she's capable of doing that. That if the Angels slipped up just the slightest bit she would be able to take them down. We needed somebody who possessed that belief and capability. AGW: This film will be thought of by some as pretty hot for a PG-13 rating. How do you feel about the rating? Cameron:
Whether it's at the CSI moment where we go look at the crime scene and
the three of us all have our disguises on or the Pussycat Dolls where
we did the burlesque dance, whatever the angels are doing, they commit
to it 100 percent. They don't go halfway whether it's hacking a mainframe
of one of the largest computers in the world or dancing, or spinning around
in a champagne glass. I think that even the Pussycat Dolls, the burlesque
moment, was really playful and wasn't too revealing. Certainly I was wearing
more clothes in that than I was when I was wearing a bikini. But definitely,
it's just all in context. Cameron: It's really hard to say no to her because of the vision that she has and how well she's able to articulate it. I think that when you're posed with the opportunity to participate in something so unique as Charlie's Angels, you don't really need a big sell on it. But if there's somebody there who's like the cheerleader, the person who's the team leader, who really knows and can tell you exactly what you're getting into, it's such a comfort to know that you're going to be in the right hands. Plus, you have the first movie as evidence. Everything that Drew said that she's going to deliver on that film, she absolutely delivered 100% on the first film. So, it gives you a lot of confidence that you're going to get the same. [Drew starts blushing bigtime]. Lucy:
She gives you the freedom to feel like you can come in and be a part of
something, so not only do you feel that way creatively, but it translates
to the team effort and the teamwork. AGW: Drew both produced and acted in this film. What is the difference between Drew the producer and Drew the actor? Lucy: It's hard for her, because she's so humble, but I think that she is an amazing producer and the fact that she is an actor as well is pretty phenomenal because she never brings with her the drama, the issues, the goings on of what's happening behind the scenes. She's there for the scene, she's present, she's current. She has the ability to sort of leave it at the door, come in and do her thing and then immediately go back and take on these issues and not include us in what she's dealing with. It's so hard to do that and I admire her and I look up to her and I learn from her. I think we both do. Cameron: And also, as a producer, she never forces us or asks anything of us that isn't totally reasonable. She would never ask us to do something that we didn't want to do. [In films], you get asked to do the craziest things that aren't good for you, aren't necessary for the film and you find yourself doing something because somebody thought that it was important and you could have skipped it. Drew doesn't ask for anything that isn't really necessary. Lucy: And I've also seen her edit out something that she loves and has been cheerleading for. She stops and she thinks, 'Is this the best thing for the movie? Is this the best thing for the movie in the end?' and I've watched her. She's doing what's best for the movie and that's a hard thing to do, to see an overall picture of what the goal is when you're in that moment. AGW: Is
all that true, Drew? AGW: What kind of role models are the Angels? Cameron: I think that in a way we're not showing girls something that they aren't capable of right now. Women are capable of doing so many things these days, physically, emotionally, within relationships, within career. There's so many things that women have evolved into and I feel really proud about where women are right now. I think we're just sort of holding up a mirror to them. Lucy: It's not so much the idea of oh, you have to go out there and be a spy or you have to go out and be able to kick people around or any of that. I think it's the idea of a woman who is committed to her job, to what she loves doing and it's not easy. You can't have everything without trying to balance. Things happen in the world like 9/11 and we have to deal with that. Things happen in your life, in your marriage, in your relationships with your kids, whatever it is. What we're doing with the comedy and the costumes and all is just saying, 'You know what? You can go out there and you can try to have fun with your life and also try to commit to what you do. You can get that out of the movie and if that's what you want, fantastic! If you want to come in for a ride, fantastic too.
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Do
you think those dudes out there skating down the bike path on Santa Monica
Beach know that they are about 20 feet from three of the hottest, most
celebrated film stars in the world? I doubt it! As I sat in a press conference
at the gorgeous Casa del Mar hotel in Santa Monica, I kept looking out
the window behind Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu watching tourists
and locals whizzing by. The Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle stars
were perky and chatty. Lucy, in white dress with blue polka dots and her
hair held up with chopsticks, is the "deep" one, Drew, in black
with a cool bead necklace, flood pants and long blonde hair extensions,
the more show-biz savvy and Cameron, in pink with a ponytail and HUGE
hoop earrings, the light, fun Angel. 
When
I was on the hood of the car, fishtailing at like 40 miles an hour down
the bridge and the harness came off, I was actually holding onto the car
for real and the guy stopped and I slid down. I was like 'oh my god, I
wasn't meant to die or get injured'. I got so freaked out by that happening.
It was only the first week of shooting and I thought 'I really can't get
scared right now. Dylan she would not be scared'. So I got right back
on, switched my harness and did another run. So, that's Dylan because
I was [freaking out]!