What it does share with its inspiration is space, some silence, and skis.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Are you actually good skiers in real life?WILL FERRELL:She is.
Me, I am self-taught.
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But if theres a run called Devils Crotch Hair, Im not going out there.
You two had never met before this film.
Julia, as the producer: Why Will?JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS:Yeah, thats what Im asking myself.
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When I heard that he was interested in playing this, I was thrilled.
I had a feeling that this would be something in his wheelhouse we could explore together.
I dont get to do movies like this that much.
Im not usually offered this kind of thing.
It was exciting to play a real couple.
We both have families and kids and have been married for a long time.
I was just happy to be asked.
Youre not known for subtle comedies.
Its such a luxury to get to play moments, as opposed to the pressure of riffing funny lines.
Its nice to play with silence and pacing.
There were things you did and didnt want to do in adapting the original film.
I wanted to do good by the original.
Which, like, what is he going to do with that?
He says, What do we do?
Should we send drinks?
Just so you know, with that European frankness.
But then we just live in the misery of it.
I think a lot of people assume that if you work in comedy, your sensibilities will be simpatico.
You bring in your kids.
I feel like this film also plays with gender a lot more than the original did.
As a producer, was that something you wanted from the top?LOUIS-DREYFUS:Yes.
It was an equal-opportunity flaw-fest, that our wife-mother character would also make mistakes in light of this crisis.
They both make big mistakes in this movie.
And then, how do they come around?
Its left a little ambiguously.
This movie is short 86 minutes!
I believe in a certain kind of political correctness.
I dont mean I dont want to rattle the cages, so to speak.
And I dont mean I dont love irreverence or irony or sarcasm.
That stuck with me from being a little kid to being a comedian.
I dont feel its my job to even comment.
I just do what I do and let the marketplace figure that out.
I have my own kind of internal gauge.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
