Dave Franco Convinces Kelly Clarkson To Watch His Horror Movie With Alison Brie

Dave Franco Convinces Kelly Clarkson To Watch His Horror Movie With Alison Brie

(audience cheering)
(audience applauding) – Oh my god.
– All right. Okay. I mean, well, congrats on being you. That was fabulous. – That’s literally the
best intro I’ve ever had. Thank you, guys. (audience cheering) – That was awesome. I was telling you, you were
walking, I love your wife. – [Dave] I do too. – She’s been here a couple times. Oh my god, she’s so great. I usually never mention
the significant other, but I love when she comes on. She makes you feel so good. – She really does. She’s just like, she just floats. She just spreads joy wherever she goes. – I know, she’s funny, she’s, anyway, I’m gonna talk about you now. – Okay, yeah, yeah. – But congrats on the new movie. – Thank you. – So “Regretting You”
is a bit of a change. I mean, you’ve done a
lot of different things, which I love in actors. I love that.
– Yeah, yeah. – But this is a little
bit more of a drama. – Yeah, I’ve, you know,
I’ve been lucky enough to, as an actor, to be in a
bunch of different genres, but I’ve never been in like
a touching romantic drama. And I think that was
like reason enough for me to want to do it, to just mix things up, and this is a different
type of character for me. I think people are
maybe used to me playing slightly morally corrupt characters, kind of villainous, and so. – What does that feel like when people are like, you know
what role you’d be good for? And it’s like-
– Yeah, it’s, you know, but like this
guy, he’s a nice guy. And that’s a weird thing that
that is a new thing for me. But I like to believe that
I’m closer to this character than any of the other villainous
characters I’ve played, yeah. – All right, so explain
the premise of the movie. – Okay, so “Regretting You” is, it’s basically about a family dealing with the aftermath
of a tragic accident. And deep dark secrets are revealed that- – Which is so sad. – It is very sad. But also, yes, the movie
does, it will make you cry, but also it’s kind of funny and it’s very relatable and it’s human. And it reminds me of just
like those timeless films like “Jerry McGuire” and “Say Anything.” I’m just naming Cameron
Crowe movies now, but. – [Kelly] Yeah, I was
like, those are good. Yeah, they’re all great. – But he just nailed that tone. And so that was kind of
our guiding light, yeah. – Yeah, absolutely. Were you reserved like
Cameron when you were younger? – Oh, big time, yeah. I mean, I was the kid in middle school who said like three words out loud. I was just very, very shy. And even through high school into college, like I remember I was
hanging out with this girl, and this is like freshman year of college when I should be, you know,
more confident at this point. But like, I remember hanging
out with this girl all night and we were in her dorm room
and everything was going great. And like both sides
were clearly into this, but I just couldn’t make the move. And so what I did is I grabbed
a Post-it from her desk and I wrote down, can I kiss you? – Oh, no. – And, I know, I know, I
know, I know, I know, I know. So, listen, she, it
eventually led to a kiss. It even took a little too long
after the Post-it handoff. – Oh, I’m sweating. – But as you’re, as you can imagine, I didn’t see her again after that. – Yeah. – But, no, I mean, even, I’m just thinking another
story that makes me look bad. In high school, I was dating this girl and it was Valentine’s Day and so I decided to
show up early to school and bring a rose to
each one of her teachers so they could hand them
to her throughout the day. – That’s sweet. – It’s a very nice
gesture, but in hindsight, we hadn’t been dating that long, and so it just might’ve been a slightly bold, aggressive
move at that point. – Okay.
– And so I didn’t see her all day until the end of the day. And I come up to her and she
goes, “Thanks for the roses.” And I was like, “You got it.” – Oh, no. – I think she might’ve
just been embarrassed- – That’s actually really sweet. – That she was like in every class and getting handed another
rose, but good intentions. – Have you always been
like you like someone and you’re all in? – I guess so.
– Okay. – I’m a pretty romantic person at heart. – That’s nice.
– Yeah. – I like the vulnerability of that. A lot of guys don’t show that,
especially in high school. – Sure, yeah.
– Sure. Oh my god, so wait, you, like Jonah, you also felt ready to settle down like at a young age, right? You were? – Yeah, I was, 26 when I met my wife, and- – Which for some of us
seems young, like yeah. – Definitely. Seems very young to me at this point. – Not in the South. People are married at like 20, 19, 20. – That’s true, that’s true.
– Yes, yes. – But no, I guess I was, I wasn’t necessarily even looking, but I was just mentally ready, and it was so nice because
when we met each other there were just no games and we both were just very
open and like, I’m all in, and just like metaphorically
giving each other roses in every classroom. And it was just like, there’s no- – You found your person.
– Yeah. – And she’s great. I love her.
– She’s awesome. – Yes. All right, so you have
another film as well. So you also have “Now You
See Me: Now You Don’t” coming out.
– Yes. – What’s happening in this one? – What’s happening is it’s-
– Such a great cast. – Thank you. It’s the third installment of
the “Now You See Me” series. We, I was pushing to call
it “Now You Three Me.” So, yeah, basically everyone’s back and like, this is a cast that I’ve known for nearly 15 years now. And so, like, we
genuinely love each other. There is no set that I laugh on more. And I think this like
real love for each other kind of comes across on screen. And I think that’s why
people like these movies. – That chemistry.
– Yeah. But it’s magicians doing heists again. It’s like-
– I know. – Yeah.
– For good. – Yeah. You know, I’m learning,
my character is like a, he throws cards, and so I learned new ways to throw cards. – What do you mean you
throw, you just throw ’em or? – Just kind of like, I
can like really whip ’em, like in a way that I could like kind of do some serious damage. I got so good to the point where like I can cut a banana in half. – Like a card ninja.
– Yeah. – What?
– Yeah, yeah, yeah. It’s a whole thing. – Okay, I’m gonna need
to see that in the break. All right, we are back with Dave Franco. His new movie “Regretting
You” is in theaters now. You also have “The Studio,”
which just won a lot of Emmys. You’re in a lot of things, sir. Yeah, and you say, I’ve heard you say that
your character is you, but with like a toxic level of positivity. – Well, yeah, yeah. It’s like I, I’m a, so I
play myself technically on this show. And, and in these scenes,
I’m on, you know, many drugs. It’s a mix of, yeah, it’s a mix of alcohol, weed,
cocaine, and mushrooms, and so. – Oh my god, how are you
not dead, your character? – Right, I’m close to it, as you can see. But Seth and Evan who created the show and who I’ve known for 20 years, they I guess took like
just this like kernel of who I am in real
life, which is, you know, a generally positive, optimistic person, and they just ratcheted up to this level of toxic positivity. – Yeah. – And so everyone else in this episode is going through hell,
they’re so stressed, and then you throw me in the middle of it who’s so happy and it annoys
the hell out of everyone else. – That’s amazing. What a fun cast as well.
– It’s incredible. – There’s so many people
in and out of this. Congratulations on the
success of that as well. – Thank you. – How do you think you’ve grown as a comedic actor over time? ‘Cause you’re very funny. Your timing is very funny. And usually people that I
feel when I’m watching movies, if you’re good at comedy, then you’re gonna be really
good at drama as well. ‘Cause the timing, there’s
something about the timing. – Definitely, for sure. Yeah, I think when, I mean, first off, I’ve been just so lucky to be surrounded by some of the funniest
people on the planet. I think about doing these
early movies with Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill, and people like that. And they lift everyone up around them. But it’s intimidating at first because when you’re opposite
these people who are so quick, at first, you kind of think like, “Oh, I gotta keep up with them.” And it’s like, no, no,
no, just be in the scene, just kind of react off what they’re doing, no one’s gonna keep up with them. And so when I first started, I was kind of more the
straight guy in these comedies. I wasn’t the guy who was
throwing out a bunch of jokes. You put me in a bizarre scenario and I’ll play it as real as possible and let the humor come from that. But over the years, I think
just like coming into my own and working with these
same people over and over, it just gave me a little more confidence to take on these more
kind of crazy characters like Dave Franco in “The Studio.” And, you know, I played this pop star in this TV show “The Afterparty”
who’s crazy bleached hair, just over the top madness, and- – Just super cool.
– Totally cool. But I think again, it comes
from just being on these sets with these people who
I’ve known for so long, who I feel safe with. And I know that I can just go nuts and they’ll reign me in if they have to. But more often than not, they’re just pushing me to go for further. – So you kind of got used to
the environment of it, yeah. – Yeah, yeah, yeah. – You’re also a director. And is it true the first film you directed was to face a fear? – I don’t know if that
was the specific reason, but it did kind of stem
from like my paranoia about home sharing and just
kind of thinking about like, what’s keeping someone
from renting a place, then making copies of the key, and coming back at a later
date whenever they want? – You have seen “Dateline,” yes. Yes. – And so that’s where it all stemmed from. But this was, yeah, this is
a movie called “The Rental.” I wrote and directed this one. My wife is in this one. And I just hold it very near to my heart. And I heard that you don’t love horror and that you will never see this. – I will never see that, yeah.
– Fair enough. – I will tell you, look, you
have so many projects going on. That is one I will not watch. – Okay.
– Yes, yeah. – Let me ask this.
– I don’t watch horror. And there’s things I really wanna watch. – Yeah.
– But I just can’t. ‘Cause I love the people
in them but I’m, I will, it will haunt me forever. – I get it, I get it. Here’s the struggle for you specifically. You love my wife so much. – I know, I do. – Me and her did a horror movie
this year called “Together.” – Oh, (beep).
– I think you might have to just face your fears just for my wife. – I’m telling you, I’m
gonna, I do love her. – It’s also very romantic. It’s also romantic.
– A romantic horror? – It is.
– I’m intrigued. – It’s kind of a gateway horror. Honestly, people have said this. – A gateway horror.
– Yes, for people who don’t love horror, this is kind of your first step in. – I will try.
– Okay. – I really am. – You’re not gonna get
past the first scene, I’m gonna tell you that. – Oh (beep).
– Yeah. – Just right off the bat? – And we’re not even in the first scene. So you’re not gonna make it to us. – Wait, it’s not about,
it’s not about gore. I can handle gore.
– Oh, okay, yeah. – It’s not gore. It’s the jumping out and
it’s the, it’s the, it’s, and then it’s the, it’s, it’s just the popping out of nowhere. – There’s like, I’m-
– And freaky things happening. – I genuinely mean this, there’s like- – Or turning into evil.
– Three to four jump scares in this. And they’re all in the
first like 20 minutes. – So I’ll just start 25 in.
– Okay. – Okay, okay, deal. I’m gonna try.
– Okay, that’s very sweet. – I know, I promised another
person on the show too that I was gonna try ’cause I, it really genuinely scares me. – Yeah, yeah.
– I just, anyway. – I get it, I get it. – And then I have nightmares like a child.

Dave Franco dishes on his new film “Regretting You” and using “Jerry McGuire” and “Say Anything” as his “nice guy” inspiration, and how comedies helped prepare him for drama. Dave uses their mutual love of his wife Alison Brie to convince Kelly to watch their horror movie “TOGETHER,” and reflects on playing a “toxic positive” version of himself in “The Studio.” Dave also dishes on his other new film “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t.”

0:00 – A Shift To Romantic Drama In “Regretting You”
3:51 – Settling Down At A Young Age
4:31 – “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” Throwing Card Trick
5:33 – “The Studio”: Blending Comedy/Drama
8:15 – Directing Debut “The Rental”

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