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Movie Talk with Dax Shepard

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We chat with Dax Shepard along with his co-star Katie Aselton who is also making her directorial debut at Sundance with the movie "The Freebie." Find out how Dax's muscular build in recent films has drawn attention from unexpected clientelle. Hosted by Chet Cannon.

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Young Hollywood

Hey, what's going on? I'm Chad with Young Hollywood. And obviously, my favorite midnight beverage, Vitaminwater. I'm standing here with the stars of Freebies, Dax Shepard and Kaze Azelton. Katie Azelton, you know, I pronounce it right. Let's take it from the top. Now, Dax, let's go to, you, you uttered the following tweet. I said it may be the only movie I'll ever be in that could be described as beautiful. You're over 140 characters this now but, it was some version of that.

Dax Shepard

Your physique in When in Rome, in my opinion, was very beautiful. I think guys actually, as a guy, you think girls are into that, they're not. More dudes are into it than girls. I was flying here and some dude just walked by me on the airplane, he's like, big ups to your trainer, bro. I was like, oh, you know, okay. Great.

Young Hollywood

looking great. there knew about the body. Just the dude. I know. And I was actually, I I really enjoyed it in Baby Mama, too. It was a little bit different.

Dax Shepard

Different. It was more Hillbilly. It was a little heavier. Uh, a little bulkier.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. And Katie, you're making your directorial debut. How does that feel slash actress? That's big.

Katie Azelton

It's awesome.

Young Hollywood

Okay. But I mean, you have to be your own judge out there. You got to like,

Katie Azelton

No, that's not true, cuz I surrounded myself with an amazing group of of fantastic regular. Nope. It's not working. Let's try again. Oh, never, never happen.

Dax Shepard

I was. I was blown away. You were amazing. I was hourly. He's a guy who made Justin Timberlake cry, my favorite episode, by the way. Punk.

Katie Azelton

Yeah, yeah. No, but my DP and my editor and and my sound guy was amazing. And my producer. And he's incredibly charming. You should come in the show. I'm doing great. Thanks. Ladies, get a second pair of pants ready. I'm single. I had a great group of of people who helped contribute to telling the story. And so, it wasn't as scary as it should have been.

Young Hollywood

Oh, that's good. I read a little synopsis and it says, you know, two people take a day off. No questions asked. kind of something like that. So what is the film? Give us a little bit about it.

Katie Azelton

Uh, it's about a married couple who is having a slump in their sex life and they decide that it could be something to spice up and uh, reignite the old flame. And they both kind of think they're good enough communicators that even if it goes bad, they'll be able to talk their way out of it. And obviously, we get more than we bargained for. But they're a good couple actually. Like, they're sort of like the couple that you're like, why why they do that because and it's like when you over tinker with something and then you just ruin it. It's all ruined.

Young Hollywood

Happens to the best of us. We thank you so much for your time, Katie. Dax, it's a pleasure to meet you as well.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Dax Shepard

    Actor and interviewee for "The Freebie"

  • Katie Aselton

    Actress, director of "The Freebie", and interviewee

  • Chet Cannon

    Host of Young Hollywood interview

  • Justin Timberlake

    Mentioned in relation to Punk'd

FAQ

What is "The Freebie" about?+
"The Freebie" is about a married couple experiencing a slump in their sex life who decide to try something new to spice things up.
Who directed "The Freebie"?+
Katie Aselton made her directorial debut with the film "The Freebie".
What was Dax Shepard's tweet about his film?+
Dax Shepard tweeted that "The Freebie" might be the only movie he's ever in that could be described as beautiful.
What is Katie Aselton's role in "The Freebie"?+
Katie Aselton is both a co-star and the director of "The Freebie".

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