You were listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and these are Dan Baer's interviews with

the star from the film Cuckoo, Dan Stevens, and the film's writer and director, Tillman Singer.

I'm police investigator, Henry Lando.

I'd like to ask you a few questions about the incident.

I need you to help me find a woman.

What was your first day, my dear?

Not good.

The closer you come to where we are now.

The amount of people that have encountered the woman increases.

When are we going to see some action?

Hello, this is Daniel Bayer from The Next Best Picture.

It's great to be talking to you. I'm very excited.

Dan Stevens from the new film, Cuckoo.

You know, your resume is full of so many different types of roles in so many different types of

films with directors from across the spectrum.

I'm wondering what attracts you to a project and what you look for in a role.

I mean, it's often something I haven't seen before, so it's difficult to define what that is

because when you see it, you know it.

And when I saw Tillman's first film, L when you see it, you know it. And I, when I saw, you know,

Tillman's first film, Luce, for example, you know, that was just a really exceptional,

original bit of filmmaking. And I, and I, it was definitely the sort of, you know, had all the

hallmarks of a very original filmmaking brain. And then in Cuckoo, you know, just a very original

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