Arts & Entertainment
Regina and Kevin: ‘About Last Night’
R
egina Hall began her acting career in
the late 1990’s while simultaneously
earning a master’s degree from New
York University. With numerous film and
television credits to her name, Regina has
since emerged as one of Hollywood’s most
sought after comedic actresses.
Last fall, she was seen reprising her role
in the sequel The Best Man Holiday, along-
side Terrence Howard, Taye Diggs, and
Sanaa Lathan, which opened #1 at the box
office. In June, she will again star opposite
Terrence J, Gabrielle Union, Taraji P. Hen-
son and Michael Ealy in the sequel Think
Like a Man Too.
The versatile thespian additional credits
include Scary Movie (and three of its
sequels), Paid in Full, Malibu’s Most Want-
ed, First Sunday, Law Abiding Citizen,
Death at a Funeral, Love & Basketball and
Disappearing Acts. Her television credits
include the role of Deputy D.A. Evelyn
Prince on “Law & Order: LA” and Coretta
Lipp on “Ally McBeal.”
Something Kevin Hart is an expert at is
selling shoes. And if there’s one thing Kevin
can do even better than selling shoes, it’s
comedy. He began his first career sizing
C ELEBRITY
I NTERVIEW
by Kam
Williams
er film credits are Little Fockers, Death at a
Funeral, Fool’s Gold and The 40 Year-Old
Virgin.
Here, Kevin and Regina discuss their new
film, About Last Night, a remake of the
classic romantic comedy released back in
1986.
Kam Williams: Hi, Kevin and Regina,
thanks for the interview. I’m grateful for the
opportunity to speak with you.
Regina Hall: Hi, there, Kam. We appreci-
ate it, too.
Kevin Hart: How you doing, man?
Kam: Great! Kevin, how does it feel to be
back in Philly?
Kevin: Oh, it’s always good, Kam.
It’s my hometown. Home is always
good.
... we show how men talk
to men and how women
talk to women about their
problems, and how it all
comes full circle.
Kam: What interested you two in
About Last Night?
Kevin: What interested you, baby?
Regina: Well, I loved the script.
I’m always thrilled whenever I see a
good script. And of course, when I
— Kevin then heard that Kevin was going to
be my co-star… that sealed the deal.
Need I say anything more? How
men and women for footwear, when a about you, Kev?
chance, electrifying performance on ama-
Kevin: Like you, the script, first of all. I
teur night at a Philadelphia comedy club also liked that this was a different type of
changed his life forever. He soon quit that role for me, and that the original movie was
job as a shoe salesman and began perform- so amazing!
ing full-time at such venues as The Boston
Regina: A classic!
Comedy Club, Caroline’s on Broadway,
Stand Up NY, the Laugh Factory and The
Kam: What factors played a role in doing
Comedy Store in Los Angeles.
a remake?
However, it was a memorable appearance
Kevin: The fact that we’d be following in
at the Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy its footsteps was huge. But we also wanted
Festival that led to roles in Paper Soldiers, to follow more closely the lines of the orig-
Scary Movie 3 and Along Came Polly, inal play it was based on, “Sexual
which starred Ben Stiller and Jennifer Anis- Perversity in Chicago.” We modernized it
ton. Kevin has worked nonstop ever since, and made this version a little edgier to fit
and 2013 was no exception, including audiences of this generation. So, all the
Grudge Match, opposite Sylvester Stallone pieces of the puzzle were there, it was just a
and Robert De Niro, and Let Me Explain, a question of putting them together.
stand-up comedy film chronicling the best
Regina: Yeah, it was already there on the
of his world concert tour of the same name. page. We just adapted it in a way to make it
This year, he’s already had a #1 hit movie fresh, contemporary, sexy and fun. We also
in Ride Along, which has grossed over $100 kinda followed the journey of two couples
million and counting. And among his earli- as opposed to one, so you get to see us
Regina Hall and Kevin Hart
explore the dynamics in the friendships
between the men and the women, as well as
in the couples’ relationships. It ended up
feeling great!
Kam: Was it hard juggling egos on the
set?
Kevin: Not at all. It was basically just
four good people.
Regina: Four friends, really.
Kevin: There weren’t any jerks. Every-
body came with the same agenda which was
to make a great film. And when you all have
your eyes on the prize, in this case to turn in
a quality product and to turn in a complete
product, at the end of the day, you can’t ask
for a better support group than what we
had.
Kam: Who’s in your target audience?
Regina: Everybody!
Kevin: This is a universal film, with the
exception of certain younger age groups,
since this is an adult film.
Regina: Yeah, it’s R-rated. But it’s for
singles… couples…
Kevin: It’s a movie that so many people
are going to be able to relate to.
Kam: Kevin, you’re already on a roll
See REGINA & KEVIN on page 11
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