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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>After decades working as a struggling actor, Tate Taylor found his big break in his mid-40s as the director of Oscar winner "The Help." Now he's at the helm of the adaptation of the best-selling novel "The Girl on the Train."A steamy thriller in the vein of "Gone Girl," the story centers on Rachel (Emily Blunt), an alcoholic whose divorce to Tom (Justin Theroux) has led her into a deep depression. And things aren't any better on her Metro-North train commute from Westchester to Manhattan as she passes her old house, where Tom has started a new life with Anna (Rebecca Ferguson, who was in "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation").Rachel has also become infatuated with Megan (Haley Bennett, "The Magnificent Seven"), who lives a few doors down from Tom's place and is often standing on her balcony wearing very little clothing. But when Megan goes missing, Rachel must figure out if, in her blackout drunk moments, she may have been involved.The book, written by British author Paula Hawkins, was an instant hit when it came out in 2015, and Universal quickly snatched up the rights to it. But as with most adaptations, this one sometimes veers away from the source material (it's set in New York City instead of London).Business Insider talked to Taylor about the challenges of adapting a book that is beloved by many, and looking back at "The Help" in a post-#OscarsSoWhite Hollywood.Warning: Spoilers ahead if you've never read "The Girl on the Train."Jason Guerrasio: What's the biggest challenge of adapting a best-selling book?Tate Taylor: My answer doesn't really come from me solving a problem - it comes from what I knew I wanted to do. When you have a book that everybody has read, and even those who read the book the first time kind of figured out it was Tom, I was like, "Okay, this is a thriller and this is what people want to see and that could be a big, big problem." Because your engine is exposed. But the great solution for that was a natural one. I was drawn to this material because of the character work and how deeply it dove into regret and betrayal and manipulation. I realized if I leaned into that - the sexuality, the violence, the mental abuse - it's not so much that it would district you from who did it, it just fills your brain with so much stuff it's truly a companion to that part versus making one stronger than the other.Guerrasio: To show what is going on in Rachel's head, was that a jigsaw puzzle to pull off in postproduction?Taylor: This movie was made in the editing room if ever a movie has been made. I mean, it was both scary and cool.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>Guerrasio: Because I would imagine there's only so much screenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson can put on the page to give you some runway.Taylor: Yeah. I came on board and Erin had done this amazing heavy lifting starting this. But then as a filmmaker I realized that there were big holes, meaning there were things you just don't get to do in a movie. You don't get to say that Rachel suddenly remembers everything. That's when I created the character of Monica [Lisa Kudrow]. I wrote that all out. In the novel [author] Paula [Hawkins] says Rachel remembers so I'm like we don't get to do that or this is going to all unravel. So I went back to the book and Paula had written a brief little blurb in Rachel's narration that "Tom used to tell me I would embarrass him at his work parties," and I went, okay, I'm going to blow that up. And then with Megan's character, she's so sexual and I knew that she would be judged by the audience and not with much favor, so that's when I went back to the book and realized to serve this genre and serve this piece I needed to play out what happened with her baby. So it was really going through with the book as a director and writer saying this read well but this is not going to play well. Where are the holes? Where will people get up and go to the bathroom or roll their eyes?Guerrasio: But then there's the change of location from London to New York, which could turn off die-hard fans. Was that already decided when you came on to the movie?Taylor: That predated me by a year.Guerrasio: Did you walk in nervous about how fans would react to that?Taylor: To be honest, I made the mistake of checking the online chatter when I signed on to the movie and I saw that there wasn't a huge revolt at all, it was more of a why. But I think wonderful things happened because of that choice. Because of that, the day I met Emily I decided to keep her accent. I told myself, that's only going to add to her loneliness and despair. If she's in America and she has no job and lives on a mattress on a floor, she probably can't afford to go home and she's probably told them back at home the biggest lie ever. She can't go home like this. So that made it exciting for me. But the thing is I shot all these New York beauty shots and really shot the heck out of Grand Central Station, but when I put the movie together they were just kind of shoe leather. I didn't need it. And then I went back to the book and realized that Rachel just talks about London, it's not a character. So it really is universal and doesn't matter because the movie takes place between these women's ears and on a train.Guerrasio: You guys decided on Metro-North. Did you have other ideas for the commute?Taylor: We looked at all the lines, frankly I rode them all.Guerrasio: I will say, I've spent most of my life riding into New York City, and I've never seen a beautiful woman standing outside on a balcony as the train goes by.Taylor: Yeah, that doesn't happen.Guerrasio: Movie magic.Taylor: Yeah. [Laughs]Guerrasio: What was your biggest fear going into postproduction?Taylor: I had to trust that people would go with the beginning of the film. I had to trust that if people stayed with me and really got in with these characters and this mood that it would really make the movie satisfying.Guerrasio: It is unusual how you thrust us right into Rachel's clouded mind from the start.Taylor: You don't see it enough in movies. You may get one character that you do that, but to have three characters back-to-back? And with "The Help" I had the voices of three women, but this is the other thing that hit me like a ton of bricks: They were in scenes together in "The Help," these women are not.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>Guerrasio: You mention "The Help." I was thinking about this, you made that and right after the James Brown biopic "Get on Up." Right after that the #OscarsSoWhite debate really made waves in the industry. What was that time like? Finding success with "The Help," but being a white man telling these stories.Taylor: First it was "How dare a white guy tell black stories?" And you're going to love this, I got asked the other day, "How can you leave black people out of this movie?" I literally said, "I can't win." [Laughs] I don't know what to say about it, it's a business, man. It makes no sense. There's no rhyme or reason. The best thing from "The Help" was my best friend and roommate of five years [Octavia Spencer] got an Oscar and her life has changed forever. That's fun, that's really cool. And I think that came from pure recognition of an amazing job she did. I don't think that was a political win whatsoever. I think there's moments with the awards season where all the b------t cannot stop something inevitable. I think what "The Help" did, which excites me, is when I was going around with "The Help," the fear was it's black-themed material, does it do well? Look what came out after "The Help."Guerrasio: With all the current circumstances could you, a white director, make "The Help" today?Taylor: And I was just a nobody?Guerrasio: Yes.Taylor: Here's my answer, and it's not the answer you want to hear, the reason "The Help" got made was because Steven Spielberg read my script and he said, "If this guy wrote that, he's already directed the movie - let's do it." Hopefully, I would like to think that's still in play today. I think it is. I think despite the circumstances, instincts tell you to just do this, it has happened to me on projects I've acquired. I think that will always be around.Guerrasio: Are you uncomfortable talking about the #OscarsSoWhite phenomenon?Taylor: I don't talk about it. I mean, you can't help but see, it's so obvious."The Girl on the Train" opens in theaters on Friday.<div></div> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/game-of-thrones-stars-real-life-2016-9">Here's what 'Game of Thrones' stars look like in real life</a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="NzaTRldDoXZcQw9XO6NGGy8J2dbDaF1A" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

The director of 'The Girl on the Train' explains how he dramatically changed the hit book

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image">Chuck Zlotnick/Universal Studios and Focus Features</div></div></div>Looks like Android users couldn't get enough of the steamy "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy this year. Google Play just released several of its annual End Of The Year lists, and the books by author EL James completely swept its ranking of top books.Other big winners were "Interstellar," the most popular movie, "Game of Thrones," the most popular TV show, and Adele's "25," the top album. Without further ado, here are the top 10 in each category. Books of the Year:1. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/E_L_James_Fifty_Shades_of_Grey?id=qDP6NmRAPzsC" target="_blank">Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy </a>by E L James 2. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/E_L_James_Grey?id=TJKmCQAAQBAJ" target="_blank">Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian</a> by E L James 3. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/E_L_James_Fifty_Shades_Darker?id=KOFIIecJ_WgC" target="_blank">Fifty Shades Darker: Book Two of the Fifty Shades Trilogy</a> by E L James 4. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/E_L_James_Fifty_Shades_Freed?id=OCBv4gaKKpkC" target="_blank">Fifty Shades Freed: Book Three of the Fifty Shades Trilogy</a> by E L James 5. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Chris_Kyle_American_Sniper?id=X3S8wiAdcAYC" target="_blank">American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History</a> by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice 6. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Paula_Hawkins_The_Girl_on_the_Train?id=Udv-AwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">The Girl on the Train: A Novel</a> by Paula Hawkins 7. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Gillian_Flynn_Gone_Girl?id=L25K1tY5WyoC" target="_blank">Gone Girl: A Novel</a> by Gillian Flynn 8. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Andy_Weir_The_Martian?id=MQeHAAAAQBAJ" target="_blank">The Martian: A Novel</a> by Andy Weir 9. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/E_L_James_Fifty_Shades_Trilogy_Bundle?id=9oFeJoZQOPQC" target="_blank">Fifty Shades Trilogy Bundle: Fifty Shades of Grey; Fifty Shades Darker; Fifty Shades Freed</a> by E L James 10. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Ransom_Riggs_Miss_Peregrine_s_Home_for_Peculiar_Ch?id=-UQiv5LtmeUC" target="_blank">Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children</a> by Ransom RiggsMovies of the Year:1. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Interstellar?id=Df7IEKqimOY&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">Interstellar</a> 2. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Lucy?id=z-6sIhJGqAQ&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">Lucy</a> 3. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/American_Sniper?id=0XuJknLsmOs&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">American Sniper</a> 4. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/The_Interview?id=Ed2kSuKqfz0&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">The Interview</a> 5. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Kingsman_The_Secret_Service?id=HtprSoXMtvI&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">Kingsman: The Secret Service</a> 6. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Big_Hero_6?id=B21ctQBADNQ&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">Big Hero 6</a> 7. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/The_Hunger_Games_Mockingjay_Part_1?id=VQEkLPDVjo8&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1</a> 8. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Get_Hard?id=Y3JCZst-iqU&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">Get Hard</a> 9. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Avengers_Age_of_Ultron?id=M2ciY79mlQw&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">Avengers: Age of Ultron</a> 10. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Jurassic_World?id=e6d0VF3TCiQ&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">Jurassic World </a>TV Shows of the Year: 1. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Game_of_Thrones?id=71Edzxe9gmo&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">Game of Thrones</a> 2. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/The_Walking_Dead?id=voy4-XmMACg&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">The Walking Dead</a> 3. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Downton_Abbey?id=-5VM5DCTWfk&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">Downton Abbey</a> 4. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Fear_the_Walking_Dead?id=kL7KgbuwT7c&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">Fear the Walking Dead</a> 5. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Vikings?id=P8z-h2GL-ac&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">Vikings</a> 6. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Better_Call_Saul?id=BCUF_VT0byA&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">Better Call Saul</a> 7. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/The_Big_Bang_Theory?id=ojP2isZpJRg&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">The Big Bang Theory</a> 8. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Rick_and_Morty?id=hmkH03AZgk0&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">Rick and Morty</a> 9. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Archer?id=seGvp80ysWo&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">Archer</a> 10. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/American_Horror_Story?id=lKWUK2U3eek&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">American Horror Story</a>Albums of the Year:<a href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Various_Artists_Frozen_Original_Motion_Picture_Sou?id=Bu7q2ux5x44ox7l57g77cdu3hai" target="_blank"> </a>1. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Adele_25?id=B5fzwo2bzzyeywa5c6v5n4h735u&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">25</a> from Adele 2. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Drake_If_You_re_Reading_This_It_s_Too_Late?id=Bnaxrjtoyjx7lmlb4pytnubmbam&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">If You're Reading This It's Too Late</a> from Drake 3. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Kendrick_Lamar_To_Pimp_A_Butterfly?id=Bfkrufwcqw6niwhoslyfwovfqzi&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">To Pimp A Butterfly</a> from Kendrick Lamar 4. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Various_Artists_Fifty_Shades_Of_Grey_Original_Moti?id=B2uczho5bqkgx5xdxxe2hso6k6a&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">Fifty Shades Of Grey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)</a> from Various Artists 5. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album/The_Weeknd_Beauty_Behind_The_Madness?id=Bfhgbtorjx6fnn5vnikncrzenze&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">Beauty Behind The Madness </a>from The Weeknd 6. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Big_Sean_Dark_Sky_Paradise?id=Bzh37f54wnmy33tw3l4tanzweei&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">Dark Sky Paradise (Deluxe) </a>from Big Sean 7. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Fall_Out_Boy_American_Beauty_American_Psycho?id=Bsujcizhcb3orsmnknqjaqkoeaq&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">American Beauty/American Psycho </a>from Fall Out Boy 8. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Meek_Mill_Dreams_Worth_More_Than_Money?id=Bntcukrafjhvdsycj4oceppkave&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">Dreams Worth More Than Money </a>from Meek Mill 9. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Dr_Dre_Compton_Edited?id=Br3t7c6ogiswu7i3b7rawsnsmnq&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">Compton </a>from Dr. Dre 10. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Future_DS2?id=Bow7rxmxy6cxduwykdjvpw262eu&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">DS2 (Deluxe) </a>from Future <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a 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Everyone was obsessed with 'Fifty Shades' this year, according to Google

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image">Flickr/Jeffrey Pott</div></div></div>Amazon's editors have scoured thousands of pages to curate their list of the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=s9_acss_bw_cg_BOTY15_1a1?_encoding=UTF8&amp;node=13128468011&amp;pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-2&amp;pf_rd_r=06NXR54XVQD9VYV12Z3X&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_p=2272536942&amp;pf_rd_i=13108091011">best books of 2015</a>. The winners span two-dozen categories, including everything from literary fiction to mysteries and thrillers.From gripping nonfiction that delves deep into historical accounts to novels that take readers into fascinating imaginary worlds, here are the top 10 books Amazon chose for 2015. 1. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594634475/ref=s9_al_bw_g14_ir01?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-4&amp;pf_rd_r=1EZP0VEREPHPA7XR0WVS&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_p=2274311442&amp;pf_rd_i=13128468011&amp;tag=bisafetynet-20">"Fates and Furies" by </a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594634475/ref=s9_al_bw_g14_ir01?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-4&amp;pf_rd_r=1EZP0VEREPHPA7XR0WVS&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_p=2274311442&amp;pf_rd_i=13128468011&amp;tag=bisafetynet-20">Lauren Groff</a>: In this engaging novel, Groff presents the story of Lotto and Mathilde, a couple who falls madly in love with one another and gets married at 22. A decade later, their marriage seems to still be going strong, but readers come to find that things are more complicated than they seem.2. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812993543/ref=s9_al_bw_g14_ir02?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-4&amp;pf_rd_r=1EZP0VEREPHPA7XR0WVS&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_p=2274311442&amp;pf_rd_i=13128468011">"</a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812993543/ref=s9_al_bw_g14_ir02?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-4&amp;pf_rd_r=1EZP0VEREPHPA7XR0WVS&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_p=2274311442&amp;pf_rd_i=13128468011">Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates</a>: Hailed by Toni Morrison as "required reading," this is Ta-Nehisi Coates's story of how he realizes his place in the world through a series of experiences - including everything from his childhood to moments in Civil War battlefields. Personal narrative, reimagined history, and emotionally charged reporting come together beautifully in this book that will leave readers touched. 3. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812995414/ref=s9_al_bw_g14_ir03?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-4&amp;pf_rd_r=1EZP0VEREPHPA7XR0WVS&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_p=2274311442&amp;pf_rd_i=13128468011">"Becoming Nicole" by Amy Ellis Nutt:</a> Amy Ellis Nutt spent almost four years reporting this account of an American family confronting their long-held views on gender and identity. 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It is there that she meets Elias, who longs to break free of the tyranny he enforces. The two soon find that their destinies are intertwined.5. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312577222/ref=s9_al_bw_g14_ir05?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-4&amp;pf_rd_r=1EZP0VEREPHPA7XR0WVS&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_p=2274311442&amp;pf_rd_i=13128468011">"The Nightingale" by Kristin Hannah:</a> Bestselling author Kristin Hannah takes readers into a rarely seen part of WWII, choosing to focus on women's roles in the time period. 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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>With his performance on the HBO series "The Leftover" and the public's scrutiny of his marriage to Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux's star continues to rise with general audiences. And with his performance in "The Girl on the Train" (opening in theaters October 7), that star will continue to climb.The best-selling book by British author Paula Hawkins, which has now been adapted into a Hollywood movie, stars Emily Blunt as Rachel Watson, an alcoholic who is reeling from a divorce and finds herself entangled in a missing persons investigation. Theroux plays Rachel's former husband, Tom.Though the story is centered on Rachel and two other women, Megan (Haley Bennett, "The Magnificent Seven") and Anna (Rebecca Ferguson, "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation"), Theroux's Tom character is an integral part of its very dark moments (if you've read the book you know what I'm talking about).Business Insider spoke with Theroux about this character you won't forget anytime soon, what's in store for the final season of "The Leftovers," his thoughts on "Zoolander 2" (which he was a co-writer on) being a box office disappointment, and his reaction to Aniston being thrust into the coverage of the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/report-angelina-jolie-files-for-divorce-from-brad-pitt-2016-9">Angelina Jolie-Brad Pitt divorce</a>.Warning: Spoilers ahead regarding the Tom character in "The Girl on the Train"Jason Guerrasio: Are you prepared to go down in history as one of the most&#xa0;despicable&#xa0;husband characters? Justin Theroux: [Laughs] Yes.&#xa0; Guerrasio: I was thinking about this on the train coming home from the movie.&#xa0; Theroux: How&#xa0;appropriate.&#xa0; Guerrasio: You got performances like Harrison Ford in "What Lies Beneath," Michael Douglas in "A Perfect Murder," that dude who played Julia Roberts' husband in "Sleeping with the Enemy," Patrick Bergin - Theroux: Yes! Guerrasio: Your performance is up there with those&#xa0;portrayals of awful husbands. Theroux: I'm glad. As long as it's not the last thing I do then I'll be happy. [Laughs] Guerrasio: Did you go back and watch really bad guy husband roles, or just go with the source material? Theroux: I kind of just went on the source material. Weirdly, I think the thing you can run afoul with is if you make the character too mustache-twisty or telegraph it. Especially for those who have not read the book, you don't want to ruin it. And this may sound a little douchey-actor-speak, but in reading the book and doing some research, Tom isn't a psychopath or sociopath, he's not Robert De Niro in "Cape Fear" - <div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>Guerrasio: He's not concocting murders. Theroux: Yes, exactly. It's not premeditated. It's what's presented to him. So I was thinking about how this guy could bring himself to do that as opposed to the rational thing of talking things through with your spouse. And what I figured was he's a narcissist and does a lot of blaming to the women that he's been wronging. That, to me, was the key hole I found to get into the character. Just play him straight. Guerrasio: Was it fun to play this character differently, basically, every take? The personas you have to display to tell his story shift dramatically from scene to scene.&#xa0; Theroux: Yes. Some of it is in [Rachel's] memory, so I'm shooting scenes in how she thinks Tom is and then there's reality. But what's crazy is, for him, he can justify his actions, that's scary. Guerrasio: But were there times when you were shooting where you had to ask director Tate Taylor or someone, "Am I playing my hand too much? Should we show him at this level of aggression?" Theroux: Yes. There were even times in the early scenes when I'm playing happy homemaker where I felt like I was just being boring with the character. And Tate would correctly say, "Well, yeah, you should be boring because we don't want to reveal anything." So I took the tack of when Rachel is stalking him to play him as a victim.&#xa0; Guerrasio: So were you between seasons of "The Leftovers" when you shot this? Where was your head at? Theroux: It was a real breath of fresh air at the end of the second season. [Laughs] It really was. I finished up on season two and had just gotten home, and waiting for me was this script and a note saying "Tate wants to speak to you immediately." So I read it overnight, talked to him, he offered me the part and within a couple of days I was flying to start prepping it. I mean, this was almost like a romantic comedy in comparison to "The Leftovers." Guerrasio: And you've wrapped on the last season of "The Leftovers," right? Theroux: Yeah, we just wrapped like three days ago.&#xa0; Guerrasio: Is Kevin still in your head? Is it hard to kick him? Theroux: I love that character so much and more importantly I love that show, so because it's the last season it's bittersweet to say goodbye to that family - <div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>Guerrasio: But there are so many peaks and valleys for this guy - Theroux: It's true.&#xa0; Guerrasio: Do you take that home with you? Theroux: I'd love to be one of those guys who could be like, "Yeah, it's really exhausting," but the truth is I'm not method. I don't take roles home. And there's something cathartic about playing those kinds of parts. In a weird way you kind of exorcise them. You get rid of them the minute you play them. I can have tough days at work on "The Leftovers" where we are doing big emotional work and then at the end of it I can feel kind of lightened. Guerrasio: We <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/justin-theroux-interview-zoolander-2-2016-2">talked last for "Zoolander 2"</a> and back then you said you didn't know if the last seasons of "The Leftovers" would go out like a whimper or a bang, so what is season three like? Theroux: It's still very much our show. It's not like we all jumped into the back seat and coasted. It's same show, different location. [Show co-creator] Damon Lindelof didn't let up on any of us as far as what we had to go through and experience. I won't say anything specific, but I will say I'm extremely gratified by the final episode and felt like it put a ribbon on things in a beautiful way.&#xa0; Guerrasio: And in regards to "Zoolander 2," it didn't do the business I'm sure you guys had hoped for, any regrets you or Ben Stiller have about making a sequel? Theroux: No. I'm proud of that movie. Whether it did well commercially or even critically, I thought critically there were some very unfair reviews, but you never know when you make a film how it's going to be received. I'm a big believer that the reception is not the endeavor. And what I enjoy about almost all my work is the endeavor, the doing of something. For "Zoolander 2" I had three years of developing it, working on it with Ben, shooting it, all extremely happy memories. And to me that's my experience of it. As far as the financial or critical success of it, it's a shame, you want to drop your kid off at school and have everyone be nice, but on the other hand you can't control it. That's why we make new movies.&#xa0;<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div> Guerrasio: With the news of Angelina Jolie filing for divorce from Brad Pitt your wife has been thrust into the coverage of the story. I've always been curious, how do you two ignore all of the tabloids that are so obsessed with her? Theroux: It's just not in our house. I'll say this, she's been in the public eye a very long time, I've been in the public eye not as long as it relates to this nonsense, but as a child of divorce all I can say is that's terrible news for those children and that's all you can really say. It's boring to comment on anything else. People are having a bad time, that's horrible.&#xa0; Guerrasio: You point out that your wife has been dealing with this much longer than you have, has there been a moment that has scared you or disturbed you in how aggressive the paparazzi are to get to her? Theroux: No, not really. But there's no handbook for anybody for going through it. Scared isn't the right word or alarmed or anything like that, it's more bad weather. Some weeks it rolls in and it rains and then, whatever, you just put on your rain coat and bring an umbrella. Some days it's sunny and it's fine. You kind of have to look at it like that because there's no remedy. There's an endless appetite for trash, apparently, although everyone would say they don't have that appetite, but I think a lot of people do because people buy it. But there are bigger things to b---- about. It's shocking how much bandwidth things can take up when there are far more important things going on in the world.<div></div>

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