Kevin Bacon spoke of his Footloose legacy(Pictures: Rex / Getty)
Kevin Bacon is back on our screens as a corrupt law enforcer with Eddie Murphy in the new sequel Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.
The 65-year-old has been on our screens for decades, thanks to iconic roles in Footloose, Tremors, A Few Good Men and so many more.
He talks about refusing to show off his famous moves on command, longevity in such a tough industry and whether there’s a ‘secret sauce’ to his marriage with wife Kyra Sedgwick.
How long have you known Eddie Murphy?
I didn’t know him at all. Probably our paths crossed some place along the line since the 80s. I say we’re a couple of old war horses, we’ve been here for a long time.
This new sequel feels very gritty, like the original Beverly Hills Cop…
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is landing on Netflix this week (Picture: Netflix)
I loved it. I think it’s really fun. They really embraced an 80s feel. I remember we were doing that big shootout at the end of the movie, and there’s a guy up on the balcony – this over-the-top house.
It was a stunt where the guy gets shot and tumbles off the balcony into some boxes. These days, you would have to digitally have him go flying all over to make it more impossible or more dramatic.
But this was just a basic old-school stunt. That’s so cool, to put that in a movie, and have the courage to say, ‘We don’t need to make this like a superhero thing.’ It is what it is.
What’s your approach to playing a villain, like your character, Captain Grant?
Kevin opened up about his incredible screen career (Picture: FilmMagic)
People tell me that a lot – you play a lot of bad guys. And I say, ‘Well, sure, but it’s not because I’m seeking them out.’ There’s this misconception that bad guys are fun. And they can be if they’re well written and well rounded and they’re complex and they are interesting people.
But I don’t look at it and go, ‘Oh, I’m gonna do my bad guy performance.’ I look at it and I go, ‘Okay, what’s going on with this guy?’
The original Beverly Hills Cop came out in 1984, the same year as Footloose – two massive movies for you and Eddie…
His most notable role came in Footloose (Picture: Paramount)
We dare you not to hum the iconic soundtrack after seeing this photo… (Picture: Paramount)
It’s the 40th anniversary of Footloose. And while I’m not somebody that has much of a rearview mirror, I’m now forced to look at that moment in my life.
I don’t think I ever got a chance to talk about this specifically with Eddie. But that had to have been a huge moment for him, too.
Do people still ask you to do the Footloose dance at weddings?
Yeah! I haven’t been to a wedding for a …read more
Source:: Metro
