♪ ARE YOU READY, Y'ALL ♪ PEOPLE LEANING ON A BARSTOOL.
♪ ♪ IT'S "THE LATE LATE SHOW!"
>> Reggie: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ALL THE WAY FROM
FROM UNDERNEATH-- IN PITTSBURGH, GIVE IT UP FOR YOUR HOST, THE
ONE, THE ONLY JAMES CORDEN!
>> James: HOW ARE YOU?
THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
HELLO, GOOD EVENING, WELCOME TO THE LATE LATE SHOW.
I HOPE YOU HAD THE BEST DAY, BLESS YOU FOR BEING HERE, THANK
YOU FOR COMING OUT, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHO OUR GUESTS ARE.
SHE IS AN INCREDIBLE OSCAR NOMINATED ACTOR, PRODUCER FROM
I TONIA, SUICIDE SQUADS MOVIES, "BOMBSHELL" AND SO MUCH
MORE, THE MAGNIFICENT, MARGOT ROBBIE!
CAN YOU BELIEVE T MARGOT.
>> HI.
>> HOW ARE YOU.
>> GOOD, HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> I'M SO HAPPY TO SIGH, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, WHO HAVE YOU
GOT IN THE DRESSING ROOM.
>> MY MOM CAME.
>> OH MY-- MOM, SAY HI, JAMES, VOICE.
>> HOW ARE YOU, HOW ARE YOU DOING.
>> VERY WELL.
>> ARE YOU HAVING A GOOD TIME.
>> HAVING A GREAT TIME.
>> WE ARE SO THRILLED THAT YOU ARE HERE, ARE YOU OKAY, MARGOT,
DO YOU NEED ANYTHING?
>> YEAH, COULD YOU BRING ME A BEER OR SOMETHING.
>> ABSOLUTELY, CAN WE GET A BEER FOR MARGOT ROBBIE, PLEASE HE
LOVE YOU, MARGOT ROBBIE, EVERYBODY.
SHE'S AN EMMY AWARD-WINNING -- LOOK AT THAT FOR SMPLET
SHE'S AN EMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS YOU KNOW FROM "MARE OF
EASTTOWN," "WATCHMEN," AND OF COURSE, "HACKS," THE ICONIC,
THE LIVING LEGEND, JEAN SMART!
ITS WONDER THAT IS JEAN SMART, IS ON THE SHOW, JEAN.
>> YOU CAUGHT ME WITHOUT ANY OF MY MAKE UP OR ANYTHING ON.
JUST THIS OLD FROCK.
>> HOW ARE YOU, JEAN, ARE YOU WELL?
>> I'M VERY WELL, DARLING.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M ALL THE BETTER FOR SEEING YOU.
NO, YOU STOP, NO, YOU STOP.
NO, YOU STOP!
OKAY, I WILL STOP, JEAN SMART, EVERYBODY.
ARE YOU READY?
> REGGIE, ARE YOU READY?
THEN LET'S!
I'M JAMES CORDEN, AND THIS?
THIS IS "THE LATE LATE SHOW!" ROLL THE TITLES!
COME ON!
Captioning sponsored by CBS
♪ THE LATE LATE SHOW, OH, OH THE LATE LATE SHOW, WOO!
♪ THE LATE LATE SHOW, OH, OH THE LATE LATE SHOW OH-OH!
♪ IT'S THE LATE, LATE SHOW ♪ >> James: IT CERTAINLY IS!
THIS IS IT, GANG.
THIS IS IT, >> James: WELL, IT'S OUR LAST
SHOW OF 2022.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
>> I FEEL AMAZING.
>> GREAT CUP.
>> THANK YOU SECH VERY MUCH-- CUT SOLID HAIRCUTS.
>> THANK YOU, JASON SCHNEIDER.
>> THE MEN'S GROOMER THERE ST, A GREAT CUT.
>> A GREAT CUT.
>> THAT SAY GREAT CUT TO SEE OUT THE YEAR.
>> RIGHT?
100%.
>> ARGOT ROBBIE I THOUGHT WOULD BE THE MOST GLAMOROUS THING ON
THE SHOW TONIGHT.
>> NO, NO, NO.
SHE DON'T STAND A [BLEEP] CHANCE AGAINST THAT HAIRCUT.
>> WE HAVE HAD A RUN LONGING FEUD MARGOT ROBBIE AND I AND I
COULDN'T LET HER WIN.
>> I KNOW YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE THERE ARE LEGAL
ISSUES.
>> WE ARE CURRENTLY LOCKED IN LITIGATION.
>> BECAUSE YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO PLAY THAT ROLE IN THE WOLF OF
WALL STREET.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, YEAH.
>> NO, I DID PLAY THAT ROLE IN THE WOLF OF WALL STREET.
THEY SHOT MOST OF THE MOVIE, RECAST T SLID HER IN THERE.
DISGUSTING.
>> WHAT ARE YOU DRINKING?
ARE YOU DRINKING LICK SNER.
>> WHAT IS THAT?
>> ARE YOU DRINKING ALCOHOL?
>> I AM, YES.
>> IT SAY LITTLE PRESHOW DRINKS BECAUSE HAVE I OTHER
RESPONSIBILITIES SO I GOT SOME OF Y'ALL'S-- TEQUILA.
>> NICK, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT, THAT EXECUTIVE PRODUCER DRINKING
NOT ONLY AT WORK, ON THE STUD DWRO FLOOR?
>> I MEAN I'M IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT AND HAVE I HAD NO HELP.
AND I THINK EVERYONE ELSE COULD DO THE SAME THING THAT I DID AND
BE JUST FINE.
I DON'T KNOW WHY.
>> HE IS DRINKING.
>> ALTHOUGH YOU ARE ON QUITE A LOT OF COCAINE.
YOU DID COME IN AND SAY COME ON GUYS, WHO IS READY FOR A WHITE
CHRISTMAS ITS (LAUGHTER)
>> I'M NOT DIG ANY FYING THAT WITH A RESPONSE-- DIG FYING THAT
WITH A RESPONSE.
REG, WHEN YOU LOOK BACK ON 202 2-RBGS WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE
MOMENTS ON THE SHOW.
>> PROBABLY IF THERE WAS A MOMENT WHERE I WAS LIKE LAUGHING
A LOT BECAUSE YOU KNOW, A GUEST DID SOMETHING REALLY COOL.
>> BUT NO SPECIFICS.
>> NOT THAT I CAN THINK OF.
>> NO, NO NO.
WHAT ABOUT YOU, HIGH POINT, 2022.
>> OH MAN, IT WAS A GREAT YEAR.
IT WAS REALLY FUN.
PROBABLY ME DOING STAND UP ON HERE, JUST KILLING IT.
JUST DOING GREAT.
(APPLAUSE) >> JUST RIGHT OVER THERE.
>> YEAH.
I I AM SUPERFUNNY BUT LOOKED HOT, I WAS WEARING A DOUBLE
BREASTED SUIT, BROWN.
>> BUT IT HAS BEEN A GREAT YEAR BUT RIGHT NOW, AMERICA HAS NEEDS
NEEDS.
AND THE ONLY WAY WE CAN SATISFY THOSE NEEDS IS TO GIVE IT THE
NEWS.
♪ YEAH, THE NEWS.
♪ YEAH.
♪ THE NEWS.
♪ (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS?
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE, VLADIMIR PUTIN HAS ANCELED HIS
TRADITIONAL YEAR-END ADDRESS, PERHAPS TO AVOID QUESTIONS ABOUT
WHY HIS WAR IN UKRAINE IS GOING SO BADLY.
YOU CAN TELL PUTIN IS UPSET.
NOT ONLY DID HE CANCEL HIS YEAR-END ADDRESS, HE'S LOST HIS
APPETITE, REFUSES TO SEE FRIENDS, AND HASN'T GONE ON A
SHIRTLESS HORSEBACK RIDE IN WEEKS.
REPORTS SAY PUTIN IS TRYING TO STAY OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT RIGHT
NOW, SO HE'S HIDING AWAY IN A DOLL, THAT'S HIDDEN INSIDE
ANOTHER DOLL, INSIDE ANOTHER DOLL.
NO END-OF-YEAR ADDRESS.
INSTEAD, STATE TELEVISION WILL JUST BROADCAST RERUNS OF
RUSSIA'S MOST POPULAR COMEDY, "IT'S ALWAYS CLOUDY IN
PETROZAVODSK."
MOVING ON, AS YOU ALL KNOW, "AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER" HITS
THEATERS TOMORROW, AND THIS IS MIND-BLOWING.
APPARENTLY, THE MOVIE WAS SO EXPENSIVE TO MAKE, IT NEEDS TO
BRING IN TWO BILLION DOLLARS JUST TO BREAK EVEN.
THAT'S WHY, THIS WEEKEND, A JUMBO-SIZED POPCORN AND SODA
COMBO WILL RUN YOU A COOL FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.
EVERYONE IS GOING TO GO SEE AVATAR THIS WEEKEND.
EVERYONE'S GOING, EVERYONE'S GOING, HERE IS WHAT I THINK WE
SHOULD DO.
ALL OF US AT THE SHOW, WE SHOULD ALL WEAR
LOINCLOTHS, PAINT OURSELVES BLUE, AND GO SEE "THE
FABELMANS."
>> YES.
>> DOBTS YOU THINK WE SHOULD ALL BE COMPLETELY BLUE, HAIR,
EVERYTHING AND THEN JUST WALK UP, WE WANT SEVEN TICKETS FOR
FABELMANS, PLEASE.
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, THEY'RE HOPING SOME VERY SUBTLE
ADVERTISING WILL COVER THEIR COSTS.
ESPECIALLY THE SCENE WHERE THE NA'VI PREPARE FOR WAR ON A
PELOTON WHILE DRINKING A COKE, LISTENING TO SPOTIFY ON BEATS
HEADPHONES, WEARING FULL VERSACE BODYSUITS.
NICK, IS THAT ENOUGH BRANDS TO MENTION THAT DON'T ADVERTISE ON
THE NETWORK?
>> YEAH THRARKS WAS GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WHICH OF THOSE BRANDS ADVERTISE ON CBS?
>> I'M SURE ALL OF THEM AT VARIOUS POINTS.
MAYBE NOT ON THIS SHOW BUT SOMEWHERE.
THEY JUST GOT A BUNCH OF FREE TIEGZ THANKS TO YOU.
JONATHAN: BUT.
>> BUT OUT OF THOSE BRANDS WHO IS-- PELTON, VERSACE, BATES.
>> YEAH, MENTION THEM A SECOND TIME.
>> PROBABLY COKE.
>> YOU HAVE TO STOP TALKING ABOUT COKE, NICK.
THIS IS BECOMEK A PROBLEM.
THIS IS BECOMING A PROBLEM.
AND DOES EVERYBODY REMEMBER CLIPPY,
THE CARTOON PAPER CLIP THAT SERVED AS THE MICROSOFT OFFICE
VIRTUAL ASSISTANT UNTIL 2007?
WELL MICROSOFT HAS BROUGHT CLIPPY BACK, IN THE FORM OF A
CHRISTMAS SWEATER THEY'RE NOW SELLING ONLINE.
HERE IT IS HERE.
BEAUTIFUL.
IT HARKENS BACK TO THE VERY FIRST CHRISTMAS.
WHEN THE BABY JESUS NEEDED HELP FORMATTING AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET.
THIS LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING THE ART TEACHER WOULD WEAR TO A HIGH
SCHOOL DANCE TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE COMPUTER
SCIENCE TEACHER.
"OH THIS?
JUST A LITTLE OFFICE HUMOR."
BUT IT'S PRETTY EXCITING.
THIS YEAR, FOR JUST $75, YOU CAN HAVE PEOPLE AT YOUR
HOLIDAY PARTY GO, "OH YEAH.ù CLIPPY.
YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
IAN, NOVELTY SWEATERS, ARE YOU IN OR OUT?
YEAH, I LOVE THEM, CHURCH UP THE SEASON HOWEVER YOU WANT, I LIKE
A SWEATER.
>> I DON'T THINK THIS IS A NOVELTY.
>> IT IS JUST A NICE SWEATER.
>> ARE YOU NOT?
IS IT NOT.
>> I THOUGHT WERE YOU A POKEMON --
(LAUGHTER) >> THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT SHOWSO
FAR.
>> NICK, DON'T LOOK AT THIS AS A SHOW, LOOK AT IT AS AN
INTERVENTION.
>> WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK, EVERYBODY.
>> WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, ACTUALLY, IT'S NOT QUITE T IT'S
NOT QUITE IT THIS IS OUR LAST SHOW BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS.
AS WE KNOW.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON.
>> BECAUSE IT IS THE LAST SHOW BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS WE WANTED TO
GETYOU A SPECIAL LITTLE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
>> [BLEEP].
>> IN IS GOING TO BE AWFUL.
>> I WANTED TO GET YOU A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS MESSAGE, LIKE A
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM YOUR FAVORITE PERSON, ACTUALLY.
FROM YOUR FAVORITE PERSON.
IS HE SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN ON THE SHOW QUITE A FEW TIMES.
I THINK ALMOST MORE THAN ME, ACTUALLY.
AND YEAH, HE HAS ACTUALLY BEEN ON THE SHOW A LOT.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> TONIGHT I LEARNED THE VALUE OF A FULL-- .
♪.
>> I MEAN HE IS THE GIFTS THAT KEEPS ON GIVING, ISN'T HE?
♪.
>> MY FAVORITE GUEST THAT HAS NEVER BEEN HERE.
>> WE LOVE THAT GUY.
WE LOVE THAT GUY, WE WANTED TO GET YOU A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM
HIM BUT YOU SAID IN THAT CLIP HE IS YOUR FAVORITE GUEST WHO HAS
NEVER BEEN HERE.
>> DON'T YOU DARE.
>> WELL, TONIGHT THAT CHANGES, MY FRIEND.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, JAMES.
PLEASE WELCOME MR. -- THAT IS SO AMAZING.
OH MY GOSH!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, I AM UTTERLY FLOORED BY THIS.
THIS HAS MADE MY ENTIRE YEAR.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO FOR US?
>> JAMES, CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOU.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS!
JAMES.
>> YES.
>> I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING VERY FUN.
>> OKAY.
(LAUGHTER) >> OKAY.
>> HERE?
IS THIS GOOD?
STAND HERE?
OR AT MY DESK?
SHALL I GO HERE.
HERE OKAY, IS THIS BETTER.
OKAY, I WILL WAIT HERE, GO ON, GO FOR IT.
>> OKAY.
(APPLAUSE)
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) .
♪ OKAY.
>> YEAH, CHAMPAGNE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪.
♪ ♪ ♪ JAMES, JAMES!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪ ♪ ♪
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> OH MY GOD!
THANK YOU.
LADIES-- YOU HAVE GIVEN US SO MUCH, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪ WELCOME BACK AVATAR THE WAY OF
WATER IS FINALLY OUT THIS WEEKEND AND
EVERYBODY IS GOING CRAZY FOR THOSE BLUE GUYS.
SOME MORE THAN OTHERS.
>> James: SO I'M GETTING A HAIRCUT AND I'M LIKE "DON'T CUT
THAT PART OFF!
I NEED THAT!" YOU JUST CAN'T TRUST A HUMAN
BARBER.
LEARNED THAT THE HARD WAY.
ALMOST!
>> OH MY GOD, THAT IS SO FUNNY.
WOW, I'M HAVING SUCH A GREAT TIME.
BASED ON YOUR PROFILE, I DID NOT EXPECT YOU TO BE THIS FUNNY.
>> James: REALLY?
HOW DO I COME ACROSS ON MY PROFILE?
>> VERY... SERIOUS, I GUESS?
KIND OF STUFFY?
>> James: STUFFY?
OKAY, I GUESS I NEED TO WORK ON MY PROFILE.
I'M GLAD YOU STILL AGREED TO MEET UP DESPITE THAT.
>> WELL HEY, YOUR PICTURES DIDN'T HURT.
>> James: OKAY!
THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.
>> OH GOD, THIS IS SO WEIRD.
MY EX JUST WALKED IN.
OF ALL THE RESTAURANTS IN THE CITY HE HAD TO PICK THIS ONE.
>> James: IT'S OKAY.
DO YOU WANT TO GET THE CHECK AND WE CAN GO SOMEWHERE ELS?
NO, IT'S FINE, IT SHOULD BE OKAY.
>> CAROL?
IS THAT YOU?
WOW, WHAT ARE THE ODDS!
I KNOW, >> HEY CRAIG, THIS IS TED.
HEY CRAIGS.
WELL, I'LL LEAVE YOU TWO BE.
NICE RUNNING INTO YOU.
>> YEAH, LIKEWISE.
>> BYE.
WOW, THAT WAS UNCOMFORTABLE.
>> YEAH, A LITTLE BIT.
GUESS YOU'VE GOT A TYPE THOUGH.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
>> James: YOU KNOW, I'M A BLUE GUY, HE'S A BLUE GUY...
NO!
NO.
THAT'S JUST A COINCIDENCE.
>> James: I MEAN, YOU DID SAY MY PROFILE WAS "STUFFY" BUT YOU
LIKED MY PICTURES.
YOU KNOW WHAT, FORGET ABOUT IT.
SO TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF, ARE YOU FROM HERE?
DID YOU GROW UP AROUND HERE?
>> I ACTUALLY GREW UP IN SAN DIEGO AND MOVED HERE ABOUT SIX
YEARS AGO.
IT'S A FUNNY STORY, ACTUALLY.
>> SORRY, BUT THERE IS A GUY OVER THERE WHO HAS BEEN STARING
AT YOU FOR KIND OF A WHILE.
IS THAT SOMEONE YOU KNOW?
>> OH NO.
>> James: PLEASE DON'T TELL ME YOU TWO DATED.
>> NO!
WE DIDN'T, IT WAS JUST A HOOK UP.
I MEAN, I SAW THE WAY HE WAS WITH THOSE COOKIES AND.
>> James: OKAY, I DON'T NEED TO HEAR THAT.
LOOK, YOU'VE CLEARLY GOT A THING FOR BLUE GUYS AND IT'S JUST
STARTING TO FEEL A LITTLE WEIRD.
>> NO, PLEASE.
HERE'S A PICTURE OF MY LAST EX.
WE DATED FOR FOUR YEARS.
SEE?
>> OKAY, SORRY FOR OVERREACTING.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I'M SORT OF SENSITIVE TOO.
>> IT'S TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE.
LET'S JUST FORGET ABOUT IT.
>> WE'LL FORGET ABOUT IT >> AND HERE ARE YOUR SALADS.
WHAT KIND OF DRESSING WOULD YOU LIKE?
WE HAVE A SIMPLE BALSAMIC, A HOUSE MADE RANCH, AND A BLUE
CHEESE.
>> James: IT'S FINE.
YOU CAN ORDER IT.
>> I'LL TAKE THE BLUE CHEESE.
>> James: BALSAMIC FOR ME.
>> I'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH THOSE.
>> SO...
>> James: SO FOUR YEARS, HUH?
THAT IS LONGER THAN ANY OF MY RELATIONSHIPS.
THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A HARD BREAKUP.
>> IT WAS, BUT IT WAS FOR THE BEST.
HE WAS ALWAYS ON TOUR AND I HARDLY EVER GOT TO SEE HIM.
>> James: ON TOUR?
WAS HE A MUSICIAN?
>> NO, HE WAS, UH... A PERFORMANCE ARTIST.
>> James: WHAT KIND OF PERFORMANCE ART?
>> IT WAS THIS SORT OF MUSICAL, STUNTY INTERACTIVE KIND OF
THING.
>> James: YEAH, BUT WHAT WAS IT CALLED?
>> IT DOESN'T MATTER.
>> James: NO, REALLY.
WHAT WAS IT CALLED?
>> IT DOESN'T MATTER!
>> James: JUST TELL ME THE NAME!
>> THE BLUE MAN GROUP.
>> James: OKAY, THIS IS OFFICIALLY VERY WEIRD.
I THINK I SHOULD LEAVE.
>> NO, PLEASE!
I KNOW HOW THIS LOOKS, BUT I PROMISE IT HAS NOTHING TO DO
WIH THE FACT THAT YOU'RE BLUE.
>> REALLY.
>> YEAH >> James: ALL RIGHT.
OKAY, SO NICE TO MEET YOU.
BEST OF LUCK WITH EVERYTHING.
>> SO SORRY, SIR.
ALL OF THE TABLES ARE COMPLETELY FULL.
WE CAN'T GET YOU IN WITHOUT A RESERVATION.
>> ACTUALLY, THERE'S SOME SPACE AT MY TABLE.
♪ >> James: OUR THANKS TO ZOE
SALDAÑA!
"AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER" IS IN THEATERS THIS FRIDAY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MARGOT ROBBIE AND JEAN SMART.
ARE GOING TO BE HERE.
LET'S MEET OUR GUESTS TONIGHT!
SHE'S "ELINOR SAINT JOHN" IN "BABYLON, " JEAN SMART!
I LOVE THIS DRESS, YOU LOOK AMAZING, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HAVE A SEAT.
SHE'S "NELLIE LAROY" IN "BABYLON," MARGOT ROBBIE!
>> HAVE A SEAT PLEASE, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I AM SO HAPPY TO SEE THE BOTH OF YOU.
TWO PEOPLE I LOVE AND YOU ARE IN WHAT I THINK IS ONE OF THE BEST
FILMS OF THE YEAR.
I'M THRILLED, THRILLED THAT YOU ARE UP HERE.
NOW HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
NOW ASK THIS CORRECT INFORMATION I HAVE BEEN GIVEN HERE, MARGOT,
THAT YOU USED TO BE A PROFESSIONAL GIFT WRAPPER?
IS THAT RIGHT?
>> PROFESSIONAL WOULD BE A GENEROUS.
I WAS PAID TO DO IT I WAS PROBABLY LIKE TEN, I WAS AT MY
FRIEND'S DAD'S PHARMACY BUT I LOVED GIFTS OF GIFT WRAPPING.
I LOVED PRESENTS.
>> MAY I SEND YOU MINE.
>> HONESTLY, HAPPILY.
I LOVE DOING IT AS I SAY, WHAT DO YOU SAY, DO WHAT YOU LOVE YOU
WILL NEVER WORK A DAY IN YOUR LIFE SO I NEVER CONSIDERED IT
WORK.
>> REALLY, JEAN, I'M TOLD YOU HAVE BIG PLANS FOR NEW YEAR'S
EVE.
WHAT ARE WE DOING ON NEW YEAR'S EVE?
>> I WAS INVENTED BY ANDERSON COOPER TO COME AND BE WITH HIM
AT THE BALL DROP IN TIMES SQUARE.
>> I KNEW WERE YOU DOING THAT, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS ANDERSON
COOPER.
YOU LEFT THAT PART OUT?
>> ARE YOU GOING TO BE ON TV OR JUST OFF SCREEN DRINKING A DRINK
GOING LOOK AT THIS BALL.
>> WELL, APPARENTLY NOW THEY DON'T LET THEM GET DRUNK ON
CAMERA ANY MORE.
>> WELL, THEY STAY THAT HERE.
THEY SAY THAT HERE, JEAN.
>> I WILL HAVE A FLACCID NG-- FLACCIDK, JUST PURELY FOR
MEDICINAL PRURPSES.
>> WAS THERE A YEAR THEY GOT TO GET DRUNK.
>> APPARENTLY.
BUT NO, THEY ARE ADORABLE.
>> WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING NEW YEAR'S EVE, MARGOT, DO YOU KNOW
YET?
>> I'M GOING TO BE WITH FRIENDS, I'M NOT SURE.
I DEFINITELY WILL NOT BE IN TIMES SQUARE, THAT SOUNDS
INSANE.
ARE YOU GOING TO BE OUTSIDE.
>> ON THE PODIUM.
>> WHERE THEY ARE DOING THE BROADCAST, YOU WILL BE THERE.
>> APPARENTLY.
>> I THINK YOU WILL HAVE A BLAST.
>> IF THEY KNEW HOW MUCH I HATE BEING COLD, I'M FREEZING TO
DEATH IN LOS ANGELES.
SO THEY HAVE TO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT I AM DOING THIS.
BECAUSE I LOVE THEM BOTH.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE IT MIGHT NOT BE A HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR YOU.
>> I THINK YOU HAVE TO GO FULL, IT IS JUST LAYERING.
>> GOOSE DOWN.
>> I THINK IT IS BEER JACKET.
>> WHAT SAY BEER JACKET.
>> YOU KNOW, IF YOU DRINK ENOUGH, THEN YOU'RE NOT COLD.
>> THAT'S IT.
>> IS THAT THE AUSTRALIAN IN ME COMING OUT?
IS IT?
>> THAT I THINK-- DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT ME, A BEER JACKET,
MATE.
YOU DON'T EVEN NEED A SHIRT, MATE, I GOT MY BEER JACKET ON,
IT IS GOING TO BE FINE.
SHUT UP.
NOW JEAN, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS, IN A PAST LIFE YOU
WERE QUITE THE VOLLEYBALL PLAYER.
NOW HOW GOOD ARE WE TALKING?
>> OH, IT WAS A VERY BRIEF PERIOD, A VERY BRIEF PERIOD.
I AS VERY YOUNG.
>> BUT HOW GOOD ABOUT YOU?
>> WELL, I WAS THE ONLY-- I WAS THE MVP BUT ONLY BECAUSE I WAS
THE ONLY PERSON ON THE TEAM WHO COULD SERVE OVERHAND, FOR A
VOLLEYBALL TEAM THAT IS PATHETIC.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, DON'T YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT?
>> I WAS MARRIED AT THE TIME TO MY FIRST HUSBAND.
HE WAS IN THE MARINE CORPORATION AND I WAS IN JAPAN.
AND ALL THE DAUGHTERS AND WIVES PUT TOGETHER A BAD NEWS BEARS
KIND OF TEAM FOR VOLLEYBALL BUT WE DID OKAY.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS MAKING ME THINK?
>> NO.
>> THIS MOMENT NOW IS MAKING ME VERY EXCITED FOR THE NEXT TOP
GUN BECAUSE I CAN ACTUALLY THINK OF NOTHING BETTER THAN MAVERICK
IS OUT THERE AND WHO WALKS IN, JEAN SMART, THE ONLY PLAYER WHO
CAN SERVE YOAMP HAND.
>> IF THERE IS NOTHING TO YOUR FIRST-- I THINK YOUR FIRST GUEST
COULD SERVE ANYTHING OVERHAND.
>> CAN YOU BELIEVE, HAVE YOU SEEN.
>> WHAT AN ACT TO FOLLOW.
>> THE AMOUNT OF PRACTICE.
>> IN THE KNUDSON.
>> WHAT IS HIS OCCUPATION ON PAPERWORK, WHAT DO YOU CLASSIFY
THAT, WHAT HE DOES IS AMAZING.
I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
>> IT IS EXTRAORDINARY TO SPEND THAT MUCH TIME GOING OH, YOU
ALMOST SAW MY PENIS.
ITS.
>> YOU CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT-- IS HE MARRIED, DO WE
KNOW?
NOT THAT I'M INTERESTED.
>> I HEAR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.
WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS CAN HE SERVE OVERHAND.
I GET IT.
YOU BRING THE VOLLEY, HE WILL BRING THE BALLS, JEAN, DON'T YOU
WORRY.
NOW MARGOT, YOU STARTED ACTING AS A TEEN WHEN YOU WERE ON
NEIGHBORS.
BUT YOU ALWAYS HAD A BIT OF DRAMA IN YOU EVEN AS A CHILD.
EXPLAIN TO US THE STORY OF WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU AND YOUR
BABYSITTER.
>> I WAS A VERY DRAMATIC CHILD.
I HAD, I WAS VERY UPSET ONE TIME.
MY MUM SWAPPED BABYSITTERS.
WE USED TO HAVE-- I LOVED MY BABYSITTER SO, SO MUCH.
AND WE GOT THIS OLDER LADY SUDDENLY WAS OUR BABYSITTER FOR
SOME REASON AND I THROUGH DOWN BECAUSE I WANTED TALIAK BA, SHE
WAS A HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENT, SO COOL AND FUN.
DIDN'T WANT THIS MEAN LADY BABYSITTER.
ANYWAYS, SHE WANT IMMEDIATE TO HAVE A BATH.
I SAID NO, WE GOT INTO A FIGHT AND I THOUGHT IN MY HEAD WELL, I
WILL SHOW YOU.
SO I WENT AND GOT KETCHUP, AND A KITCHEN KNIFE AND I LAY ON THE
TILES NAKED, COVERED IN TOMORROW AT OWE SAUCE AND KETCHUP, AND
WAITED, WAITED TILL SHE FOUND ME.
AND SHE WAS AN OLDER LADY.
LIKE SHE WAS PROBABLY DEFINITELY IN HER 70S.
SO IT WAS NOT SMART, OLDER I SAID, NOT OLD.
>> OLDER THAN THE PREVIOUS BABYSITTER.
>> HOW LONG DID YOU HAVE TO WAIT?
>> LIKE 45 MINUTES.
>> BY THE WAY, SHE REALLY SHOULD HAVE COME AND CHECKED ON ME
SOONER, I COULD HAVE BEEN DROWNING IN THAT BATH.
BUT I I WAS COMMITTED, I STAYED IN THE CHARACTER THE WHOLE TIME,
I PLAYED DEAD AND IT WAS SO WORTH T THE REACTION WAS.
>> WHAT DID SHE DO?
>> SHE FREAKED OUT.
>> OH YEAH, YEAH, I NEVER SAW HER AGAIN.
>> NOW JEAN, BACK IN THE EARLY DAYS WHEN YOU WERE LIVING IN NEW
YORK CITY, YOU HAD A NICKNAME, YOU WERE CALLED THE THUG
WHISPERER.
HOW DOES ONE GET SUCH A NAME AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
>> A COUPLE OF FRIENDS CAME UP WITH THAT BECAUSE I GAINED THE
REPUTATION FOR BEING IN VERY, VERY DICEY SITUATIONS IN THE
WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME, VERY, VERY, LATE AT NIGHT AND
JUST SORT OF TALKING MY WAY OUT OF IT.
LIKE FOR INSTANCE ONE TIME I WAS WITH A GUY AND WE WERE IN
CENTRAL PARK.
AND WE WERE ON TOP OF ONE OF THOSE BIG GIANT BOULDERS.
AND A GUY CLIMBED UP AND HE SAID OKAY, GIVE ME YOUR JEWELRY, GIVE
ME YOUR-- WALLET AND-- AND I THOUGHT WHY SHOULD I GIVE YOU
ANYTHING.
YOU SHOW ME A GUN OR SOMETHING I WILL BE POLITE AND GIVE YOU WHAT
YOU WANT, YOU ARE NOT EVEN GOING TO SHE ME A WEAPON, WHY SHOULD
WE JUST HAND STUFF OVER.
AND OF COURSE MY FRIEND IS THINKING OH GOD, I'M THE GUY,
HAVE I TO DO SOMETHING.
YOU KNOW.
AND I START SCREAMING AT THIS GUY, I SAID JUST LEAVE US ALONE
OR I WILL START SCREAMING BLOODY MURDER.
AND HE GOT SO OFFENDED, HE WAS JUST SO TAKEN ABACK.
HE SAID WHAT DO YOU MEAN MURDER, I JUST WANT YOUR JEWELRY.
HE WAS SO OFFENDED BY THAT.
BUT I DID THAT SEVERAL TIMES.
SO.
>> AND THEREIN LIEUS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE THUG WHISPERER.
STICK AROUND.
>> OKAY, WE SEEM TO BE OUT.
>> WHAT, WE DIDN'T USE ANY.
>> HE THOUGHT IT WAS LUBE.
>> SHE CAN'T CRY?
>> CUT.
>> HIA I'M NELLIE, DO WE GO ON AGAIN?
>> James: THAT WAS A CLIP FROM "BABYLON," WHICH IS IN THEATERS
DECEMBER 23rd.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE FILM.
IT IS A WILD RIDE FROM START TO FINISH.
FORB ANYONE THAT DOESN'T KNOW, TELL US WHAT IT IS ABOUT AND WHO
YOU BOTH PLAY.
>> I GUESS TECHNICALLY IT IS ABOUT ITS TRANSITION IN
HOLLYWOOD FROM SILENT FILMS TO TALKIES BUT WHAT IT IS REALLY
SHOWING YOU IS A SIDE TO HOLLYWOOD THAT YOU JUST DON'T
THINK OF WHEN YOU THINK OF THE 1920S.
IT WAS SO MUCH MORE DE BAWCHERROUS, AND DECK DENT AND
EVERYONE WAS HAVING TONS OF DRUGS AND A LOT OF ORGIES SO YOU
SEE A THE LO OF THAT.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL A BEAUTIFUL FEAT OF CINEMA AND BEAUTIFULLY
CRAFTED AND I'M PITCHING THIS BADLY, I MAID IT SOUND LIKE A
PORNO.
>> NO, NOT AT ALL.
>> AND THE WOMEN CAN CRY ON CUE OUT OF EACH FAUCET.
>> THE PERFORMANCES ARE EXTRAORDINARY.
THE DIRECTOR I THINK IS ONE THE BEST FILMMAKERS OF HIS
GENERATION AND THIS FILM REALLY SHOW THIS OFF.
BUT YOU ARE RIGHT, THERE IS A TON OF NUDITY IN THE FILM AND
JEAN, WHEN YOU WERE ON SET, THERE, YOU ARE AROUND SOME
KNUDSONITY.
>> GE, I GOT TO BE FULLY DRESSED THE ENTIRE TIME.
>> YES, YOU WERE FULLY DRESSED BUT LET'S SAY THEY WERE NOT
DOING WHAT OUR MAN WAS DOING EARLIER.
THERE WAS NO SENSE OF OH, HERE IS MY PENIS, NOW HOW WAS THAT ON
THE SET.
>> IT WAS DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY, A LOT OF SMOKER AND A LOT
OF NAKED PEOPLE SNORTING THINGS OFF EACH OTHER'S BODIES AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> YEAH.
>> AND BUT THAT WAS, ALSO THERE WAS ANOTHER PARTY SCENE WE WERE
SUPPOSED TO BE AT.
>> ANY DAYTIME THERE WAS A PARTY, THERE WAS A LOT OF
NUDITY.
>> AND THEN AT JACK'S HOUSE, AT BRAD'S CHARACTERS HOUSE THERE
SAY POOL PARTY, YOU KNOW, GUYS ARE JUMPING IN THEIR TUXEDOSK
WOMEN ARE TOP LESS AND I'M SITTING ON AN OUTDOOR THING LIKE
THIS JUST SORT OF WATCHING AS I DO, AND TAKE NOTES FOR MY
COLUME.
AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THE ENTIRE TIME WE WERE SHOOTING THAT SCENE
THAT FROM FOUR COMPLETELY NAKED GUYS BEHIND ME PLAYING FOOTBALL.
AND I THOUGHT IF ANYONE IS GOING TO EVEN LOOK AT ME IN THE
SCENE-- .
>> SAY THAT TO THE DIRECTOR LIKE WHY AM I IN FRONT OF THE SAUSAGE
PARTY.
>> BUT THEN, THAT IS THE SCENE RIGHT BEFORE YOU WITH THE SNAKE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> AND SO THE SHOW ME SQUISHED IN THE BACK OF THE SEDAN WITH
THESE FOUR SHIRTLESS COLLEGE BOYS.
AND WE'RE DRUNK AND HAVE SPHUF WRITTEN ALL OVER THEM AND
EVERYTHING.
AND I'M JUST VERY THRILLED THAT THAT PART GOT QUUT.
>> MARGOT, WERE YOU AT ALL SHOCKED BY THE DEBAUCHERY IN THE
FILM?
>> WELL, I THINK AFTER WOLF OF WALL STREET I'M A LITTLE DE
SENSE ADVERTISED.
>> YES.
>> BUT THAT WAS TEN YEARS AGO AND I HAVEN'T SEEN SOMETHING
THAT CRAZEER SINCE.
HONESTLY EVERYONE GOT DE SENSE ADVERTISED.
YEAH, THE FIRST COUPLE OF TAKES EVERYONE RUNS IN, PUTS A ROBE
ON.
AFTER THE THIRD OR FOURTH, IT'S JUST.
>> THAT'S IT.
>> I MEAN IN THE FILM, JEAN, YOUR CHARACTER TRIES TO TEACH
MARGOT'S CHARACTER HOW TO BE A LADY AND HOW TO SPEAK PROPERLY.
WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER DID YOU EVER HAVE ANYONE TEACH YOU THE
DOS AND DON'TS AS YOU WERE BEGINNING YOUR CAREER.
DID YOU YOU HAVE ANYBODY TALK TO YOU ABOUT HOW TO BE A LADY?
>> I WAS SORT OF A GOODY TWO-SHOES, HI A GRAND MOTHER WHO
WAS VERY VICTORIAN AND CAME TO SEE A PLAY I WAS IN AND WROTE ME
A NOTE ABOUT MOW I SHOULD REACH FOR HIGHER THINGS.
BUT MY MOTHER DID TELL ME THAT NICE GIRLS WEAR SLIPS.
>> OH.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> WHAT ABOUT YOU, MARGOT.
>> THAT WAS HER LIFE LESSON.
>> THAT WAS IN THE 40S.
>> NICE GIRLS WEAR SLIPS.
>> YES.
>> WHAT BUT, MARGOT, DID YOU EVER TAKE ANY KIND OF ELOCUTION
OR ETIQUETTE LESSONS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
>> NO, NOTHING LIKE THAT.
BUT I WOULD SAY THE CLOSEST THING, WHEN I WAS ON NEIGHBORS
WHICH AS YOU KNOW, MAYBE EVERYONE ELSE KNOWS IS AN
AUSTRALIAN SOAP, ABOUT AS AUSTRALIAN AS VEGIE MITE.
I GOT A JOB AND THEY GOT A DIALECT COACH IN BECAUSE I
SOUNDED TOO AUSTRALIAN FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CHARACTER I WAS
PLAYING.
SO I GUESS I KIND OF DID A SIMILAR THING, OUR CHARACTERS IN
THE MOVIE, JEAN'S CHARACTER, ROUND, ROUND YOUR VOWELLS, BLAH,
BLAH, IT WAS KIND OF THAT, ROUNDING OUT MY AUSTRALIAN
ACCENTOR.
>> SO HOW AUSTRALIAN WAS IT.
>> GIVE US AN EXAMPLE.
>> LIKE REALLY AUSTRALIAN, I WAS LIKE WHAT DUE MEAN, WHAT'S WRONG
WITH MY VOICE, I COULDN'T HEAR IT.
>> YOU DO THIS FOR US, IN YOUR MOST AUSTRALIAN ACCENT WILL YOU
LOOK DOWN CAMERA TWO AND READ WHAT IT SAYS.
>> WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> YEAH, WE WILL, COME ON BACK, EVERYBODY.
>> ONE DAY EVERY PERSON, EVERY FILM SHOT THIS YEAR WILL BE DEAD
AND ONE DAY ALL THOSE FILMS WILL BE-- AND ALL THEIR GHOSTS WILL
DINE TOGETHER, GO TO THE JUNGLE, TO WAR TOGETHER.
THE CHILD BORN IN 50 YEARS WILL STUMBLE ACROSS YOUR IMAGE
FLICKERING ON A SCREEN AND FEEL HE KNOWS YOU, LIKE A FRIEND,
THOUGH YOU BREATHED YOUR LAST BEFORE HE BREATHED HIS FIRST.
>> James: THAT WAS A CLIP FROM "BABYLON," WHICH IS IN THEATERS
EVERYWHERE DECEMBER 23rd.
YOU'VE GOT TO GO REGGIE, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION
FOR OUR GUESTS?
SEE IT.
OUI, MR. JAMES.
(SPEAKING FRENCH) OKAY, THERE WE GO, THAT IS BETTER.
WHENEVER YOU ARE STANDING IN SOME KIND OF BODY OF WATER SUCH
AS A HOT TUB, DO YOU EVER THINK LIKE HOW DID I GET HERE?
>> I JUST ENJOY-- I JUST ENJOY-- I JUST ENJOY THE SWIM,
YEAH.
>> I THINK IF YOU ARE ASKING YOURSELF THAT, YOU SHOULD GET
OUT RIGHT AWAY.
OR YOU WILL BE POACHED.
>> I JUST CHECKED WITH HAND-- HE SAYS THAT IS CORRECT.
>> PLEASE THANK OUR WONDERFUL GUEST, JEAN SMART, MARGOT
ROBBIE, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK, EVERYBODY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
HAPPY CHRISTMAS.
FROM ALL OF US HERE, WE LOVE YOU VERY, VERY MUCH AND YOU WILL
NEVER KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO US THAT YOU TUNE IN AND WATCH THIS
GO AND SPEND TIME WITH ALL THE PEOPLE THAT YOU LOVE AND WE'LL
BE BACK NEXT YEAR AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU, REGGIE, TAKE US
REGGIE, TAKE US HOME.