We were joined on the Popternative show by Billy Magnussen who stars alongside Peter Sarsgaard (Presumed Innocent) and Sarah Gadon (True Detective) in the dark comedy, Coup!. Released in theaters on August 2, the film is set during the 1918 Spanish Flu and follows an entitled journalist (Magnussen) and his socialite wife (Gadon) who take in a mysterious grifter as a private cook (Sarsgaard).
When the plague descends on the island, the wily cook rouses his fellow staff to rebel and take over the mansion. Their wealthy employer suspects the cook’s coup is part of a more sinister agenda, and mind games between master and servant escalate into boisterous class warfare.
Written and directed by Austin Stark and Joseph Schuman, Coup! also stars Skye P. Marshall (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Faran Tahir (The Old Man), Kristine Nielsen (The Gilded Age), and Fisher Stevens (Succession). In our interview, Billy discusses filming the very familiar pandemic-themed movie and working with Peter Sarsgaard, as well as his work on Prime Video’s Road House with Jake Gyllenhaal.
Watch the full conversation with Billy below.
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