Eve Hewson talks ‘Perfect Couple’ dance scene, ‘stage dad’ Bono

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>>> WE ARE BACK WITH A TALENTED ACTRESS FROM ACROSS THE POND. EVE HEWSON IS KNOWN FOR "BRIDGE OF SPIES" AND "BAD SISTERS". >> NOW SHE STARS IN "A PERFECT COUPLE". >> SHE PLAYS A WOMAN ABOUT TO MARRY INTO ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST FAMILIES OF NANTUCKET, BUT ON THE MORNING OF HER WEDDING A BODY IS FOUND. >> IT IS CLEAR THIS IS NOT YOUR AVERAGE FAMILY. >> WE NEED TO CALL AND SWITCH OUT THE PEANYS FOR THE ROSES. >> IF IT COMES DOWN TO IT, I SAW DECENT CARNATIONS AT THE STOP N SHOP IN SALEM. >> WHAT? >> KIDDING. >> OH, FUNNY. >> GOOD MORNING. >> SO NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BEST SELLER. NUMBER ONE ON NETFLIX ALL AROUND THE WORLD. IS IT THAT WE STILL AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE STILL LOVE A WHO DUNNIT AROUND THE PEOPLE THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHO DID IT. >> YES. IT IS THE COMBINATION OF A WHO DUNNIT AND REALLY RICH, GOOD-LOOKING PEOPLE THAT WE LOVE TO HATE. >> FOR US, WANTING TO WATCH IT AS AN AUDIENCE, WE SEE NICOLE KIDMAN, DAKOTA FANNING. BUT WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR YOU ACTING ALONGSIDE ALL OF THESE PEOPLE AND FINDING OUT NICOLE KIDMAN WILL BE NEXT TO YOU THE WHOLE TIME? >> I DIDN'T KNOW THAT NICOLE WAS GOING TO BE A PART OF THE SHOW WHEN I GOT THE JOB. I READ THE SCRIPT AND I LOVED THE SCRIPT BECAUSE IT'S SO JUICY. THEN I MET WITH THE DIRECTOR AND I BEGGED HER TO GIVE ME THE JOB. THEN MY AGENTS WERE LIKE, YOU GOT IT. WE JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT DATES. THEY WERE LIKE NICOLE THIS, NICOLE THAT. >> I WAS LIKE WHO'S THAT? THEY'RE LIKE NICOLE KIDMAN. IT WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SURPRISE. I HAD NO IDEA. >> THAT'S AMAZING. >> SPEAKING OF SURPRISE, CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE OPENING CREDITS? HERE'S THE THING. PEOPLE CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF IT. I HEARD THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE, YOU GUYS WERE LIKE, WHAT IS HAPPENING? LET'S LOOK AT THIS. GLAMOUR, "HUFFINGTON POST." THERE IS THIS DANCE SCENE WE SEE ALL THE TIME. >> IT WAS A SURPRISE ATTACK FROM THE DIRECTOR ON THE LAST DAY. >> THE PRODUCER SAID, CAN YOU DO THIS? >> WE'RE LIKE, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WE'RE MAKING A MURDER MYSTERY. WHAT ARE WE DOING? WHAT IS THIS, A MUSICAL. SHE'S LIKE, JUST DO IT. WE ALL PROTESTED. PEOPLE WERE CALLING THEIR AGENTS. THEY WERE HAVING MELTDOWNS. LIEV SCRIBER WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO WAS LIKE, WE'RE DOING THE DANCE. IT WAS THE LAST SCENE THAT WE SHOT TOGETHER, AND IT WAS ACTUALLY A REALLY FUN MEMORY TO HAVE. >> WHAT A WAY TO END IT. >> YEAH. >> WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE AWAY TOO MUCH, BUT I'M WATCHING LAST NIGHT IN BED WITH MY WIFE AND IT IS ONE OF THOSE SERIES YOU WATCH AND IN THE FIRST 20, 30 MINUTES YOU START DEVELOPING YOUR OWN THEORIES ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN THE END. BUT AS SOON AS THE POPPING DANCED UP, WE WERE HOOKED. TELL THE DIRECTOR IT WAS A GENIUS IDEA. YOU ARE FILMING IN THE BEACH. HOW DID YOU SPEND YOUR OFF TIME? >> WE DID EVERYTHING POSSIBLE. WE DID A LOT OF BOWLING. WE DID WHALE WATCHING. THERE IS THE MOST AMAZING TOWN CALLED P TOWN, PROVINCE TOWN. AND THERE IS DRAG SHOWS THERE. AND THERE IS LOBSTER ROLLS. IT IS THE BEST TOWN. THERE WAS LIKE AXE THROWING AT A CERTAIN POINT WHEN EVERYONE STARTED TO GO CRAZY AND EVERYONE WAS BECOMING A LITTLE TOO CLOSE. WE NEED TO GO AXE THROWING. >> IT WAS OFF SEASON, YEAH. >> IT WAS A DIFFERENT VIBE. THERE WAS ONE BAR AND ONE RESTAURANT TO GO TO. SO WE HAD TO GET CREATIVE, YEAH. >> IT IS NO SECRET YOUR DAD IS BONO. >> I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. >> YOU DID NOT KNOW THAT. >> NO, I'M KIDDING. >> WE HAVE THE NOTES. ANYWAY, JUST KIDDING. BUT WHAT KIND OF A STAGE DAD IS HE? >> HE'S SUCH A STAGE DAD. >> AWE! >> BUT I HAVE CALLED HIM THIS BEFORE AND HE LOVES IT. BUT HE'S LIKE THE MALE CHRIS JENNER. >> THE DADAGER. >> JUST A HUGE, HUGE FAN. HE'S ALWAYS LIKE, THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO. YOU HAVE TO CALL UP THIS PERSON. YOU HAVE TO DO THIS. I'M LIKE, OH, MY GOD. >> I LOVE THAT. >> YEAH. >> I LOVE THAT. >> REAL QUICK BEFORE WE LET YOU GO, YOUR OTHER MURDER MYSTERY "BAD SISTERS," TELL US WHAT WE CAN EXPECT IN THE NEXT SEASON. >> I CAN'T TELL YOU ANYTHING OTHER THAN IT'S OUT NOVEMBER 13th. >> AND THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. >> I THOUGHT THE TRAILER WAS ALREADY OUT. >> NO, THE TRAILER IS NOT OUT YET. I DID SEE IT YESTERDAY, THOUGH. >> DID YOU KNOW HER DAD IS BONO? >> IS THAT THE MUSICIAN? >> YOU ARE SO GOOD. >> DELIGHTFUL. THANK YOU. >> SO NICE H

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