“It just sounded unusual,” he recalls to EW in conversation alongside McGehee.
“It also sounded funny.
We had never read Sigrids work before, but she’s a very funny writer.
Naomi Watts as Iris in ‘The Friend’.Matt Infante
Her syntax and sentence construction is such a pleasure to read.
This very fraught story also being funny, we found it irresistible.”
We thought that was beautiful."
Bill Murray as Walter, Naomi Watts as Iris in ‘The Friend’.Matt Infante
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It was important, then, to cast the right pup, an exhaustive process that spanned six months.
(After all, Harlequin Great Danesarea rare breed.)
Naomi Watts as Iris, Bill Murray as Walter in ‘The Friend’.Matt Infante
“He’s so charismatic.
He’s super intelligent.”
Dogs do it very occasionally, but that’s one of Bing’s resting positions.
Naomi Watts as Iris with Great Dane actor Bing in ‘The Friend’.Matt Infante
“Izzy is smaller than Bings head, but they were super sweet together.”
And, yes, Bing will be on the red carpet.
McGehee marvels, “He’s a real movie star.”
