Steven Spielbergwill have your people call his people.
LaBelle, who plays Spielberg’s younger self in the film, says the director has “so many stories” and “when you’re exposed to him for that amount of time, you have to” ask him about them. Rogen, 40, adds, “And he’s happy to talk about it. He does not seem like someone who’s uncomfortable talking. He’s naturally like an educator in a lot of ways. He’s thrilled to share his knowledge with you.”
“He’s very much aware of the impact he has,” says LaBelle.
“He knows how excited we are to hear him. He’s very aware of it,” Rogen adds with a laugh, as LaBelle says, “That’s probably why he doesn’t give his phone number to us!”
“Exactly,” says Rogen. “That’s why me and Gabe are the only ones who can’t contact him.”
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“If we wanted to have a Zoom meeting,” LaBelle says, “we have to go through our manager to his assistant to him.” Rogen joked that costars Paul Dano andMichelle Williams(who play characters based on Spielberg’s late parents) have his number, but “we’re not texting Steven.”
Rogen also shares what drew him to the project, which he calls a “unique” Spielberg movie because of how personal it is to the director.
“It was really unlike anything I’ve ever done, watching this brilliant man who you look up to be in the moment, figuring out how to tell his story,” adds Rogen. “… I’ll never have another experience like this.”
The Fabelmansis in select theaters Nov. 11. It opens nationwide this Thanksgiving.
source: people.com
