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In the movie’s scenario, this then tells me when I walk into the room, [Sam Worthington’s character] isn’t particularly suicidal, because if he were, he already would have jumped. So I already know something’s up when he hasn’t gone over and is acting irrational; I’m asking questions, getting the lay of the land. There is no rush and as an actress, I wouldn’t have known that if I hadn’t spoke to this negotiator. Lots of little moments like that are built into the movie because of research.

How was it working with Asger Leth, a first-time director, given how many veteran actors there are in the cast?

EB: I like to tease Asger. My opening scene in the movie which we shot first is when I wake up in bed. So I get into the bed, they roll camera and sound, and Asger is like a kid in a candy store, so excited that he’s shooting the movie that he forgot to call action (laughs). So I was lying there, after a while I was like, “Are we going? What are we doing?” everyone bursts out laughing. It was him figuring out protocol which was very interesting.

But everyone was committed to making this movie that you see. There is a lot of fun in it, I love Jamie Bell and Genesis’s characters; they are so fun. And knowing that they are in a parallel movie, it gave us license to keep it light on our side of the set so it would mesh together. We can’t be in some serious, fucking crazy ass drama on one side and then they’re like (in a mocking voice) “What are you doing baby? I don’t know baby? Why won’t you marry me?” And all that sassy shit that they are doing. And Ed Harris is super committed to this villain in a great way. Everything’s a little bit heightened so it’s fun.

You talk about how there are parallel plots and then there are even more subplots that you aren’t involved in. So what was it like for you to see the final product all put together?

EB: Well, I basically knew what was going on the whole time … the only thing I didn’t see was the actual heist. I feel like my character is a surrogate for the audience. I am figuring everything out along with you. While you are sitting in your seat going, “Wait, I don’t understand, who’s this guy?” I’m in the room [asking the same question]. So she’s the glue that keeps it all together.

(If you did not see the movie yet, you many want to skip this question for it contains a spoiler)
What your hardest scene to shoot?

EB: (pauses to think) Hands down, and I can’t believe that this didn’t come to me immediately, was when I was on the roof and [the police] were shooting at [Sam] and I break it up. It’s really disconcerting to have a gun pointed at you. And the guys that were doing it were stunt guys, but also on the SWAT team, so they are pro guys who know how to handle guns. They are firing blanks of course, but you’re just up there going “accidents happen!” you know? It’s loud, no one can hear anybody, the adrenaline is very high, it’s very rushed, and you also got camera guys wearing black and running around. I feel like nobody can tell who anybody is. We didn’t shoot that for long and thank God it wasn’t at night, because it would have scared me even more… I’m wearing the ear plugs, because it's so loud and chaotic - and they’re aiming guns with me yelling, “Stop don’t shoot!” They are like telling me to jump in front of them and I’m like, “Umm, no, I don’t think I’d jump in front of them. That’s crazy; no cop would do that, right?” (laughs). I did not enjoy that part of it.

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