Jamie Bell and Andrew Garfield joked about getting older while filming “The Uprising.” Bell recalled the harsh conditions they faced on set, including long marches in uncomfortable 14th-century footwear.
Jamie Bell jokes about getting older with Andrew Garfield after the grueling conditions they faced filming The Uprising
Jamie Bell opened up about the harsh conditions he and Andrew Garfield faced while filming “The Uprising.” Bell told PEOPLE that the two actors filmed many scenes together.
“We’re just in the dirt and the s—, and just lots of fun chats, just when we’re not being revolutionaries,” Bell said.
Bell added that they have spent decades in the entertainment business and still enjoy the work. He said, “We’ve also been into doing it forever between the two of us, so many decades of this business and still a lust for it, still enjoying being in the s—, and still loving being in the grime and the dirt and working with directors that you love and so passionate about that.”
Bell joked about the two of them “getting old,” as they certainly felt their age while filming some scenes.
“There’s a lot of marching in this movie, marching from here to there; they march from this f—ing field to that field. And at the end of the day, we’re like, ‘Oh, the back is a bit [grunts in pain].’ So it was a lot of talk about that. Need better shoes. 14th-century shoes, not the best for the back and stuff,” he recalled.
Bell also praised Garfield’s performance and spoke about his experience working with him.
“With actors of his stature, it’s always amazing how when you see them perform, just how dialed down they are, how subtle they are in certain things and certain choices that they make,” Bell said.
Garfield and Bell star in “The Uprising,” directed by Paul Greengrass. Garfield plays Ploughman, who finds himself in an unusual leadership position, while Bell plays John Ball, a priest who actively leads the revolt in the movie.
“The Uprising” is out in theaters on September 11.
