David Oyelowo: J.J. Abrams Is Incredibly Secretive

February 14, 2017

David Oyelowo

Just mentioning the upcoming J.J. Abrams film “God Particle" makes David sweat and worry he's said too much.

TranscriptCONAN: J.J. ABRAMS IS PRODUCING YOUR UPCOMING FILM. DAVID: YES. CONAN: AND IT'S CALLED "GOD PARTLY." DAVID: THAT'S RIGHT. CONAN: AND OF COURSE, ANYBODY WHO KNOWS J.J. ABRAHAM KNOWS HE IS FAMOUS ON HIS SETS. WHETHER IT'S A "STAR TREK" MOVIE OR "STAR WARS" OR ANY OF HIS FILMS, HE IS FAMOUS FOR SECRECY. DAVID: YES. CONAN: WHAT KIND OF POSITION DOES THAT PUT YOU IN AS AN ACTOR IN ONE OF HIS FILMS? HOW INTENSE IS THE SECURITY. DAVID: SO INTENSE THAT IF I WERE TO SAY ONE MORE SYLLABLE IN CONNECTION WITH THAT FILM, I THINK CONTRACTUALLY IRKED GIVE HIM ONE OF MY CHILDREN. CONAN: GIVE HIM THIS ONE. DYLAN: HAPPILY, BECAUSE UNTIL THIS PHASE IS OVER -- I'VE WORKED WITH A FEW DIRECTORS LIKE THIS. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN ON "INTERSTELLAR," SAME THING. THE WEIRDEST ONE WAS STEPHEN SPIELBERG ON "LINCOLN." YOU COULDN'T GET THE WHOLE SCRIPT, ONLY YOUR SCENES. WE ALL KNOW HOW IT ENDS, STEVEN. [LAUGHTER] CONAN: SPOILER ALERT. DAVID: DOCUMENTARIES. COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF BOOKS BUT STILL. CONAN: WHAT'S THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND -- YOU DON'T EVEN GET PIECES OF PAPERS, SOMETIMES? IS THAT RIGHT? WHEN YOU'RE WORKING OFF A SCRIPT THAT'S THAT SECRET. SAY, J.J. J.J.'S FILM, I'VE HEARD THERE'S AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT HAS THE SCRIPT ONLY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. AND THEN IT BLOWS UP. DAVID: IT SHUTS UP. SOME YOU LITERALLY ONLY GET YOUR SIDES. BUT EVEN NOW I'M SWEATING A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I THINK AM I GOING TO BE REVEALING ANYTHING? CONAN: YOU HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING. DAVID: I KNOW, BUT I CAN FEEL IT BUBBLING -- BUBBLING BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE THAT EFFECT. CONAN: YES, I DO. DAVID: DO THE CONSTIPATED FACE. I FEEL NO NEED TO SAY ANYTHING MORE.

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