Kevin Costner blasted off on the set of “Hidden Figures” … however as a substitute of a rocket taking him to house he says want morphine to alleviate ache.
The celebrity actor sat down for an interview with Folks launched Saturday … and, he talked in regards to the hit 2016 movie about a number of Black ladies and their contribution to the house race at across the 17-minute mark.
KC — who performs director of the Area Activity Group within the film — says a lot of the shoot went simply as deliberate … till a bout of kidney stones wrecked him.
Costner says he shot the final 10 days on the set whereas utilizing an IV drip of the opioid for ache aid. the primary three days, he says he was comparatively regular … the final seven, not a lot.
Costner says he needed to roll his sleeves down within the film as a substitute of protecting them up at his elbows like he needed to disguise the needle marks on his arms.
KC says he is by no means labored drunk or excessive — although that is a bit tough to imagine given he used the morphine in his trailer. Both approach, he says he did not miss a day of capturing — he is a tricky cowboy, in spite of everything.
In fact, “Hidden Figures” — starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Jim Parsons, Glen Powell, Kirsten Dunst, Mahershala Ali and extra stars — turned an enormous hit, bringing in additional than $230 million on the field workplace.
Backside line … Cosnter’s an final professional — and, not even medical-grade morphine can take the dude out of fee.