Hangover Actor Zach Galifianakis shares with Indiewire to discuss his new project, Birdman a day before its screening.
To date, the actor's participation in this satirical film is the most low-key yet of all his performances. The film, Birdman (Or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), is co-written, produced, and directed by Alejandro Gonzales Iñarritu. The movie stars Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts and Amy Ryan and will be released on October 17.
The story is about a washed-up actor Riggan Thomson (played by Michael Keaton), who became famous for playing an iconic superhero in the movies. He decides to stage a comeback in a Broadway play. Zach Galifianakis plays the Broadway producer.
According to the 45-year-old actor about the modern showbiz satire, "Everything about this movie is refreshingly different and that feels good because it's not copying anything. It's bold. It's trying to be different and I think it works. Sometimes when you try to be different, it doesn't work. I think the director is -- he has art in his heart and I think that's the big difference. He's a real artist. He's not just a director. He could probably be an amazing painter, if he isn't already. So, that's a huge thing when you work with a director like that. That makes a huge difference. It's the way I wish it were. I wish the movie business were like this. It calls out the critics. Everybody's a critic nowadays and it's so easy to write things and be negative and Edward Norton saying "at least he's trying. He's not sitting around writing about it." A think a lot of people would like to say that to critics. It calls out actors for being self-centered. It gets into the psyche of Michael Keaton's character of Riggan and that's where it lives. The movie lives in his psyche. It's honest. It's an honest approach, even though the movie is far-fetched in ways, it's an honest movie in its tact and emotion."
Zach Galifianakis is an American stand-up comedian and actor who rose into prominence when he portrayed Alan Garner in the Hangover Trilogy.
