GAYLE KING:
00:01:15
Oh, my gosh. Jack Black and Paul Rudd are with us this morning. Hello, hello. Good morning. We're going to comment on that later. But I just got to go to that scene because, guys, I went to this movie. And I don't want to be insulting. I didn't see the first Anaconda. I said, it's not going to be my thing. It's about snakes. So I went only because you two were coming. And before I knew it, I almost peed on myself. It is hilarious. That's better than that five-star review. That scene right there, in particular, you have to put it in context later. But let's talk about the two of you because you're longtime friends. You know each other. You've been in movies. But this is the first time you've been in a role together as the leads. Is that a good dynamic? Is it hard? Is it easy? Paul, you go first. Yeah, well-- Was there jealousy involved? No jealousy, from my perspective, just sheer, unfiltered, unadulterated enthusiasm. There you go. Because I've wanted to work with Jack kind of in this context. You have? Like a proper-- the entire film, not just the scene which we have done in the past. My whole career, I'm such a huge fan of his. So to get to actually, not only work with Jack, but hang out with him, spend time, we spent months battling snakes in the Amazon. So this was like-- it was really-- it was just a great life experience and just fun.
GAYLE KING:
00:02:37
Were you worried, Jack? Because really, when you have two superstars together, it doesn't always go according to plan. I was not worried. Look, this industry is like a high wire act. And you're always wanting to make the right decisions. And you want every decision to be a slam dunk. This can't lose. But this was a situation where I loved the filmmaker's earlier film they did called-- The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
JACK BLACK:
00:03:05
And then, I found out Paul Rudd is already attached to this movie. And I'm like, this is a slam dunk. I want to work with him. I've been dying to work with him. And the script was so funny.
GAYLE KING:
00:03:15
It is funny. That scene that we just saw is worth the price of admish.
GAYLE KING:
00:03:19
I agree.
JACK BLACK:
00:03:20
It's a huge laugh. And there's several worth the price of admish scenes in this movie.
GAYLE KING:
00:03:25
The other thing that struck me is that it's so laugh-out-loud funny. I thought they had to do a lot of improvisation. Did you? Or was it just all in the written page? Because I said, they are making this up on the fly. Oh, well, that's good that it felt like we were making it up on the fly. We weren't really making it up on the fly.
JACK BLACK:
00:03:41
They had a great script. It was really funny. But at the end, we would do a scene. And at the end of every shot, we would say, should we get one more [MUTED] and giggles, is what we call it in the industry. But this guy's the miracle improv-er. We've got a beautiful mind. I couldn't believe-- I think you're pretty good at improv too.
PAUL RUDD:
00:04:00
Yeah. The only problem is that I think this-- I thought it was funny to where the snake tied around my neck. And it was for a while. [OVERLAPPING SPEECH] It's cutting off the blood flow to my brain.
PAUL RUDD:
00:04:10
It almost looks like you have whiplash. And you got the-- the Brady Bunch guy that was in Robert Reed, threw the suitcase. Here we go. It looks like a big bow tie. It's a constrictor. Well, this is why. It's a boa constrictor. Much better. Oh, god. Can I also say something about the music? I love the music in the movie. What role did music play for you all in that movie? I loved the music choices. There is that great theme-- yeah, Paula Cole. And that comes full circle in the movie. Yeah, I love it. Tom Gormican, he used music really well in the movie. And there's some great needle drops, we like to say. The score is really, really fantastic. But also-- The cameos are good. Yes, the cameos. And then, you hear some "Back in Black." You get some really good jams in there that get the blood pumping. It was fun to watch it. The premiere is probably my favorite premiere I've ever been at.
GAYLE KING:
00:05:06
Why? The crowd was-- because the crowd was losing their mind. My wife, who never likes my movies, was laughing her ass off. My agent pissed a little bit, and actual urine. These are the reviews you want. That's it. Yes. That's it. We want everyone to pee themselves. Jack, I can so relate to that. I'm not kidding. I can't stress enough how much I enjoyed this movie and the two of you together. Thank you. Before you leave though, because we've had such a tough week with the death of Rob Reiner, and I know both of you knew him well. Yeah.
GAYLE KING:
00:05:35
What do you want to say about him? Because I'm still trying to process the tragedy of what happened to him and Michele. I never got to work with Rob Reiner. I did not know him. But I loved him. I mean, I owe so much to him just in terms of inspiration. But there would be no Tenacious D. There would be no School ofRockwithout-- Spinal Tap was everything to me.
JACK BLACK:
00:05:57
I think it's so tragic. It's so awful.
GAYLE KING:
00:06:02
Hard to believe. Hard to believe. And it's like when people are talking about it, then all of a sudden they're talking about his films. And I think people should really take a step back and say, oh, my god, of course. He's one of the greatest directors ever, a great actor, and a real activist. And really, I mean, awful, awful, awful thing that happened. But a beloved person. So was his wife. I mean, this entire town is--
GAYLE KING:
00:06:29
And most people are remembering them that way. Yeah. Most people are remembering that way. As they should.
GAYLE KING:
00:06:35
Yes, as they should. And we will leave it there. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you.
GAYLE KING:
00:06:41
Anaconda,by the way, is in theaters on Christmas Day.
