New Bill Murray film takes place in Brooklyn
An AP Q&A
TORONTO (AP) — Sitting through the premiere of his latest film “St. Vincent,” which takes place in Brooklyn, Bill Murray was unexpectedly moved.
“I thought, ‘Well, I better not be crying when the lights come up,'” Murray recalled in an interview shortly after the film’s Toronto Film Festival debut. “That would be bad for my image.”
For an actor who has worked irregularly and often in smaller roles, “St. Vincent,” which opens Friday, is his most challenging part in years. It’s a technically demanding role that includes a coarse Brooklyn accent and portraying the aftermath of a stroke. His character, Vincent, gruffly but tenderly mentors a shy boy next door (Jaeden Lieberher), teaching him an upper-cut, not to mention how to play the trifecta.