Who says exes can’t be buddies? Certainly not Justin Long.
Long and Drew Barrymore lately despatched 2000s followers wild when the exes had an emotional reunion on her discuss present, however Drew shouldn’t be the one well-known ex the Hollywood actor has stored shut.
The Dodgeball star, who’s now in relationship with actress Kate Bosworth, spoke to news.com.au forward of his new movie Christmas with the Campbells, the place he spoke in regards to the candy purpose he likes to remain shut together with his former companions.
In the movie, which Long describes as a Hallmark-type film with a “naughty twist”, Jesse (Brittany Snow) is dumped by her boyfriend (Alex Moffat) proper earlier than Christmas however nonetheless spends the vacation together with his household (Long performs the cousin and romantic curiosity).
When requested whether or not he would draw the road at going dwelling to an ex associate’s home for the vacations, Long initially advised news.com.au it is likely to be “a bridge too far” earlier than remembering he truly had a former girlfriend come to his dwelling for thanksgiving.
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“My ex Maggie came for thanksgiving and we’re also really close,” Long stated of the Designated Survivor actress.
“When you’re dating somebody like that, especially for that amount of time, I find you get to know the families and life is so short.
“I don’t make that many connections, those kind of connections so I really like the idea of being able to maintain those connections and I find it kind of sad when that can’t happen.”
Long stated he thought-about himself fortunate to have former companions who felt the identical.
This 12 months, he spent thanksgiving together with his girlfriend, Bosworth.
Barrymore was teary throughout the pair’s on-screen reunion in September, the place they each stated they’d “always” love one another.
During the episode they reminisced in regards to the “fun chaos” of their “hedonistic” and “immature” relationship.
The well-known couple dated on and off between 2007 and 2010, and starred in two motion pictures collectively: He’s Just Not That Into You and Going the Distance.
Long advised news.com.au it takes time to get to that time and he wouldn’t suggest reunions between exes a few weeks after the break-up, like what takes place in his new Christmas rom-com.
“My relationship with (Drew) is a really good example of that,” he stated.
“When that all came out and I did her show, I think people maybe didn’t consider how long it’s been that we were together so I think it requires some time too. Time is a great healer.”
As for the main man he performs on display, Long describes his new character, David, as utterly in contrast to him – a cowboy, or in looking for the very best equal in Australia, a bogan.
David always whips out sayings like “news travels faster in a small towns than fleas in a dog pound” and “whatever winds your watch”. His thought of a praise is, “you look like a disco ball made sweet love to a shooting star”.
Long stated he truly acquired a variety of inspiration for the character from Vince Vaughn, who he describes as somebody “solid who can hold his ground”.
Long stated for Vaughn, who was a author on the movie, the sayings would roll off the tongue “very naturally”.
“I tried to channel Vince because he’s got that kind of cowboy feel,” Long stated.
“The way he combines words is so odd and brilliant, and feel unique to Vince but I’m sure he borrowed it from the guys he looked up to like Dwight Yoakam.
“He would often say ‘What would Dwight do? Think the way a cowboy would think, think the way Dwight would!’ and he would tell me stories about Waylon Jennings and Dwight and those guys.”
When there wasn’t Vaughn, there was Google.
“Sometimes we’d have to Google ‘how would a cowboy say sounds good or OK cool,’” Long defined.
“I couldn’t say ‘oh cool’ as an affirmation, we’d need to Google it and it will be like ‘that’s a chunk of meet I can get my mouth round’ or one thing like that.
Long stated to assist him put together for the position, his girlfriend made him a playlist of nation music.
Christmas with the Campbells streams solely on AMC+ from December 2
