Emily Blunt on her producer debut and starring role in ‘The English’

The actress and producer tells “The View” how she’s taking the Wild West to new frontiers by changing the narrative for women in westerns.
8:11 | 11/10/22

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Transcript for Emily Blunt on her producer debut and starring role in ‘The English’
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] SHE'S WONDERFUL. >> MATCHING. >> AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. >> WELCOME. >> NOW THIS IS THE BEST. I'M NOT A WESTERN PERSON. I WATCHED -- I'M SO HOOKED NOW. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFULLY SHOT PIECES OF WORK I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME. IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL. >> THANK YOU. >> BUT THIS IS YOUR FIRST WESTERN. >> YES. >> THIS IS A GENRE WHERE WOMEN ARE OFTEN THE DAMSELS IN DISTRESS AND YOU KICK SOME SERIOUS BUTT IN THIS ONE. >> SHE DOES. [ APPLAUSE ] >> SO I THINK YOU DECIDESCRIBED AS ALICE IN A WILD WEST WONDERLAND. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT? >> SHE ARRIVES IN THE WILD WEST LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER IN THIS FRILLY PINK DRESS AND, LIKE, A BONNETT AND YOU'RE THINKING, YOU HAVE NO CHANCE. NO CHANCE OF SURVIVING, AND I DON'T THINK SHE'S PREPARED FOR THE GAUNTLET JOURNEY AHEAD, BUT SHE'S ON THIS FEVERED REVENGE KICK TO GET THE GUY WHO KILLED HER CHILD AND SO SHE ENLISTS THE HELP OF THIS PAWNEE WHARRIOR, BT AS EVERY OBSTACLE THEY OVERCOME, SHE GROWS IN STRENGTH. SHE'S LIKE THE DAMSEL NOT IN DIST DISTRESS. USUALLY THE GIRLS ARE TIED TO A TREE OR LIKE SOMEONE SAID TO ME THE OTHER WAY, EITHER YOU'RE THE DAMSEL IN DISTRESS OR THE JOLLY WHORE. >> YOU SHOT THIS IN SPAIN. I KCOULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHERE IT WAS. DID YOU RUN INTO CHALLENGES WITH THAT? >> I MEAN, IT'S WHERE THEY SHOT ALL THE OLD WESTERNS SO IT WAS LIKE HONORING THAT. >> I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. >> THEY SHOT ALL THE SERGIO LEONE ONES, AND WE WERE SO THRILLED TO BE THERE, AND IT OFFERS THE MOST INCREDIBLE VISTAS AND IT REALLY DOES RESEMBLE AMERICA. >> WHERE IN SPAIN? >> KIND OF 2 1/2 HOURS OUTSIDE OF MADRID. >> MY HUSBAND IS FROM MADRID. >> IS HE? >> I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE IT. I TOO AM NOT A BIG WESTERN FAN. THE CINEMATOGRAPHY WAS SO BEAUTIFUL AND THE MAN THAT PLAYS THE PAWNEE IS ALSO VERY BEAUTIFUL SO I WAS, LIKE, IMMEDIATELY VERY INTRIGUED. >> YES. CHASKE. >> CONGRATS BECAUSE YOU'RE ALSO A PRODUCER. YOU'RE MAKING YOUR DEBUT AS A PRODUCER ON THIS SERIES. CHASKE WHO PLAYS OPPOSITE YOU AS A PAWNEE SCOUT IS SORT OF A HERO IN THE MOLD OF A JOHN WAYNE OR A PAUL NEWMAN. I SAW HIM MORE OF A PAUL NEWMAN, BUT FROM A NATIVE AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE, BUT FROM MY VIEW, WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT STORY. WHY WAS IT IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO DO IT THAT WAY? >> WELL, THERE WAS JUST NO OTHER WAY TO DO IT. IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE REAL PERSPECTIVE FROM A NATIVE AMERICAN, YOU HAVE TO CAST A NATIVE AMERICAN, AND HE -- YES, IT IS IN HONOR OF THOSE PAWNEE ROLES, AND ALL OF THOSE INCREDIBLE ACTORS WE SAW, THE CLINT EASTWOODS. HE JUST HAPPENS TO BE NATIVE AMERICAN. >> HOW DID YOU GET THE CULTURAL POINTS RIGHT? >> WE HAD THE AMAZING HELP OF THIS SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUP CALLED THE ILLUMINATIVE, AND WE HAD A LOT OF PAWNEE ADVISERS AND WE WERE FACT CHECKED AND I SPOKE TO THEM LAST NIGHT AT THE PREMIER AND THEY SAID, OFTEN THEY GET SENT FILMS OR SHOWS ONCE THEY'RE FILMED AND THEY'RE ASKED FOR THEIR STAMP OF APPROVAL, AND IT'S TOO LATE. THEY'RE, LIKE, WE DON'T REALLY FEEL HONORED OR SEEN IN THE PROCESS, BUT THEY WERE, LIKE, WE ARE SO PROUD OF THIS SHOW, AND OF YOUR INVOLVEMENT AND YOUR INCLUSION, AND IT MADE ME WANT TO CRY. I WAS SO HAPPY TO MAKE THEM FEEL SEEN AND HONORED. >> THAT'S NICE. >> THAT'S REALLY COOL. >> AND ABOUT TIME. >> IT'S ABOUT TIME. IT'S ABOUT TIME. >> SUCH A DIFFERENT WAY TO APPROACH IT. [ APPLAUSE ] THE FIRST ROLE I JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU WAS "DEVIL WEARS PRADA." WE HAD ANNE HATHAWAY ON THE SHOW LAST WEEK AND WE ASKED HER, COULD YOU EVER DO A REBOOT OF IT MADE IN MODERN TIMES? HER TAKE WAS -- >> HOW OLD -- MADE IN MODERN TIMES. [ LAUGHTER ] >> ANNA WIN TTOUR IS STILL AROU. >> THE MEDIA LANDSCAPE HAS CHANGED SO MUCH AND SHE SAID SHE DOESN'T KNOW IF IT WOULD TRANSLATE. >> PEOPLE READ THINGS ONLINE. IS THAT WHY? >> I THINK THAT WAS A THOUGHT. BUT I'M WONDERING WOULD YOU EVER BRING BACK THE GREEN EYE SHADOW? >> IT WAS SO HORRIFYING. IT HAS TO GET ANOTHER OUTING. I LOVED IT. SO BAD. >> AND THE FASHION. >> AND THE FASHION. I MEAN, WE LOVED IT. I WOULD DO IT IN A HEARTBEAT JUST TO PLAY WITH THOSE GUYS AGAIN. >> YOU'RE SUCH A TALENTED GIRL. SHE CAN DO A SECRETARY AND THEN QUEEN VICTORIA. OKAY? THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL A DREAM. >> IT'S CALLED ACTING. IT'S ALL ACTING. >> NOT ALL ACTORS HAVE THAT RANGE. >> THANK YOU. >> SO ANOTHER OF YOUR CO-STARS, STANLEY TUCCI WHO HAS A JOB THAT I'M EXTREMELY JEALOUS OF AND HE TOURS AROUND ITALY EATING EVERYTHING. >> THAT'S YOUR DREAM JOB. >> IT IS MY DREAM JOB, BUT HE HAS IT SO WHAT CAN I DO? >> I'LL TELL HIM. CAN YOU BELIEVE HE'S A SEX SYMBOL NOW? >> WHERE? >> SHE'S A TOTAL SEX SYMBOL. >> ISN'T HE YOUR BROTHER-IN-LAW -- >> I MEAN, HERE OR ITALY? >> INTERNATIONAL. >> HE'S VERY CUTE. >> HE'S SO CUTE, I KNOW. >> YOU MET IN THE MOVIE, TOO, RIGHT? ISN'T STANLEY IN THE MOVIE? >> IN THIS SHOW? >> NO. IN "DEVIL WEARS PRADA". >> THAT'S WHERE WE MET. >> IN THE FASHION >> NOBODY MENTIONED THAT PART. I THOUGHT I WOULD BRING IT UP. >> OH, YES. YES. >> SO YOUR SISTER MET HIM AT YOUR WEDDING , RIGHT? >> SHE DID. YEAH. >> THAT'S KIND OF CUTE. >> DID SHE CATCH THE -- >> BOUQUET? >> OF COURSE, SHE DID. >> THANK YOU. >> NOW LUCKY YOU. YOU HAVE AN ITALIAN DOING CHRISTMAS AND THEY DO THE SEVEN FISHES AND THE WHOLE BIT. >> THEY DOES IT ALL. I TRY TO ENLIST STANLEY TO COOK EVERY MEAL BECAUSE IT'S DIVINE. MY SISTER IS AN AMAZING COOK AS WELL. >> YOU ARE TOO AS I UNDERSTAND. LET ME READ THIS TOO BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE. INA GARTEN SAID YOUR ROASTED POTATOES RECIPE BROKE THE INTERNET. >> I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TRUE. >> IT'S PRETTY HIGH PRAISE. >> NO BIG DEAL. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY COOKING SECRETS YOU WOULD LIKE TO UNVEIL FOR OUR AUDIENCE TODAY? >> I MAKE A GOOD ROAST CHICKEN AND SOME BANANA BREAD. IT'S NOTHING -- I HAVE TO SAY THE ROASTED POTATOES WHERE I'M FROM, EVERYONE MAKES THOSE. >> DON'T RUIN IT. YOU'RE SPECIAL. >> IT REALLY ISN'T. >> OLIVE OIL, SALT AND PEPPER IN THE OVEN. WHAT ELSE DO YOU DO? >> IT'S A WHOLE THING, JOY. IT'S A WHOLE THING. IT'S A WHOLE PROCESS. >> THERE'S MORE TO IT? >> YOU BOIL THEM, SHAKE THEM UP A BIT, HEAT THE OIL IN THE OVEN AND YOU CAN USE GOOSE FAT OR -- >> GOOSE FAT? >> OR REGULAR OIL. >> RIGHT IN YOUR ARTERIES. GO AHEAD. >> AND HEAT IT UP UNTIL IT'S SMOKING AND YOU POUR THE POTATOES IN. >> THAT'S A SECRET. IT'S GOOD. >> NOT A SECRET ANYMORE. >> NONE OF THIS DO I UNDERSTAND BECAUSE THESE COOKING THINGS, I DO NOT KNOW. I DO KNOW THAT I LOVE "A QUIET PLACE." >> YES. [ APPLAUSE ] >> IT'S THE BEST. >> I LOVE YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND TOGETHER AS YOU KNOW. IS IT GOING TO GET QUIETER? >> YEAH. >> OH. >> YOU KNOW THERE'S ANOTHER ONE IN THE WORKS. >> I DIDN'T WANT TO COME OUT AND SAY IT, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD -- >> IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT WORLD. SO LUPITA IS PLAYING -- THIS IS HER MOVIE NOW. IT'S A PREQUEL. IT'S CALLED "DAY ONE." I FACT CHECKED THIS. I WAS, LIKE, WHAT CAN I TELL WHOOPI BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M ALLOWED TO SAY. HE SAID, YOU CAN SAY IT'S "DAY ONE," A PREQUEL, AND IT'S LUPITA'S FILM, AND SET IN A DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT, AND THAT'S ALL I'M ALLOWED TO SAY BEFORE I'M BLOW DARTED. >> THAT'S WONDERFUL. THAT'S WONDERFUL. >> THAT'S SO GOOD. >> LUPITA'S BRILLIANT. YOU GUYS AREBURY BRILLIANT AND ALWAYS A PLEASURE WHEN YOU COME. PLEASE COME BACK AS SOON AS THAT HAPPENS BECAUSE YOU KNOW WE GOT TO TALK TO JOHN. OUR THANKS TO EMILY BLUNT.

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