Colin Farrell Interview – London Boulevard

HeyUGuys consider ourselves fortunate to have the opportunity to while away our days watching, thinking, eat, sleep-and-dreaming film.  We recognise that the things we get to do on a daily basis are extraordinary.  Topping our list of the extra extraordinary this month was the opportunity to sit down and talk with Colin Farrell.

We have loved the irrepressible Irish native since his mesmeric, screen-dominating turn as Private Bozz in Joel Schumacher’s Tigerland.  Hollywood fell in love with him too and he went on to achieve critical and box office success in the decade that followed.  He is hoping to replicate that success with the two pictures he has opening this winter: Peter Weir’s The Way Back – an epic escape/adventure that trekked him across three countries during the challenging shoot – and William Monaghan’s London Boulevard.

London Boulevard opens here in the UK on Friday 26^th November and we were keen to talk to Mr Farrell about his perception of gangster-with-a-heart alter-ego Mitchel.  We also found it hard to resist probing Colin about his involvement in the Fright Night remake – a career decision which has only made us admire him all the more!  So without further ado here is the man himself…