Meet Jesse Plemons's lovable, dog-holding 'creep' in 'Game Night' (exclusive)
âIt was nice to play a creep that has some redeeming qualities,â Jesse Plemons told us Tuesday during a Facebook Live interview about his role in the new action-comedy Game Night. The Friday Night Lights and Breaking Bad alumnus plays Gary, a recently divorced cop whoâs desperate for an invitation to the weekly competitive gatherings his next-door neighbors (Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams) have with friends.
You can meet good old Gary in the exclusive clip above as he surprises Max (Bateman) and Annie (McAdams) on their way to the new house of Maxâs brother, Brooks (Kyle Chandler), for one of their titular bouts. (Itâs probably a good thing Gary is not invited; Brooksâs get-together is later interrupted by armed gunmen who murder someone in the house.)
Instead, Gary is left with four lamb shanks and no company, save for the fluffy white dog seemingly attached to his arm. âHeâs very lonely; thatâs the core of it all,â Plemons laughed. âHis best friend is a dog.â
Speaking of that dog (real name: Olivia), Plemons said he held the dog âenough that my arm was sore the next day.â And the face-lick you see in the clip was completely unscripted. âShe improvised,â he said. âShe went for it.â
According to Plemons, youâll soon see Olivia in a film opposite Oscar winner Viola Davis. Clearly, this pup is on the way up.
Game Night opens Feb. 23.
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