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Betterfellas: The Goodfellas Sequel (w/ Peter Banifaz)

#32Audiostandard
Jan 20, 2022·59m
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Stage Premise:

A conversation with the cast of the upcoming Goodfellas sequel that everyone wanted, Betterfellas.

Cast & Characters (5)

Francisco Florentina
Peter BanifazasFrancisco Florentina
Two-Bits Johnny
Angela GiarratanaasTwo-Bits Johnny
Marion Cotillard
Kylie BrakemanasMarion Cotillard
Dietrich O'Malley
Jeremy CulhaneasDietrich O'Malley
Scar
Patrick McDonaldasScar

Bits & Timeline (12)

1:20 (25s)
CHARACTER_INTRO

The Cast of Betterfellas Introduces Themselves

The panel of the Goodfellas sequel, Betterfellas, introduces themselves, featuring a screenwriter named Scar and a cast of international actors including a famous French actress and a security guard named Fuzz.

"I am Scar. I am the screenwriter of Goodfellas 2: Betterfellas."

"Hello. I am a famous French actress, Marion Cotillard, and I played the mob boss, Polly."

Scar (Patrick McDonald)Francisco Florentina (Peter Banifaz)Two-Bits Johnny (Angela Giarratana)Dietrich O'Malley (Jeremy Culhane)Marion Cotillard (Kylie Brakeman)
#Film Production#Sequels#Press Junket
2:00 (25s)
BACKSTORY_REVEAL

Marion Cotillard's Rural Paris

Marion Cotillard explains that she is from a rural part of France also called Paris, but spelled with a 'U' and possessing a population of only twelve people.

"It's rural Paris. What's it called? Pally."

"Population 12 people. Very small."

Marion Cotillard (Kylie Brakeman)Scar (Patrick McDonald)
#Geography#French Cinema#Character Backstory
3:05 (30s)
ESCALATION

The Boston Italian Mob Boss 'In'

Marion Cotillard describes her intense process of playing a male mob boss in heavy prosthetics, revealing her 'in' to the character is shouting at Fenway Park.

"I am in heavy prosthetics. I am, you know, I am male."

"Hey, how's the everybody doing, Fenway Park?"

Marion Cotillard (Kylie Brakeman)Dietrich O'Malley (Jeremy Culhane)
#Method Acting#Dialect Coaching#Prosthetics
11:58 (2m 12s)
ESCALATION

Francisco's Pre-Taped Stand-Up Headliner Gig

Francisco Florentina reveals he has been cast as the headliner for the new Pirates of the Caribbean, which involves a pre-taped 'tight seven' minutes of stand-up comedy shown before the movie starts.

"I'm headlining. I'm going to be doing my stand-up act before the film."

"The audience will watch a film of me doing a tight seven in front of the audience."

Francisco Florentina (Peter Banifaz)Two-Bits Johnny (Angela Giarratana)Marion Cotillard (Kylie Brakeman)
#Stand-up Comedy#Disney#Warner Brothers
37:35 (2s)
CHARACTER_INTRO

Fuzz the Pug-Faced Security Guard

Two-Bits Johnny explains the tragic backstory of his character Fuzz, who was smushed by a popcorn machine at age five, resulting in a pug-like voice and a face where the nose and mouth are too close together.

Two-Bits Johnny (Angela Giarratana)Dietrich O'Malley (Jeremy Culhane)
#Prosthetics#Character Design#Backstory
41:20 (2m 10s)
ESCALATION

Rural Paris and Mendocino County Italy

The international cast discusses their origins, leading to Marion Cotillard describing a rural version of Paris with a 'U' in it and Francisco claiming his father is from the Italian region of Mendocino County, California.

"I am from a sort of southeastern, very rural part of France. I believe it's called Pally."

"Mendocino County here in Northern California, I believe it is. I never met my father."

Marion Cotillard (Kylie Brakeman)Francisco Florentina (Peter Banifaz)Dietrich O'Malley (Jeremy Culhane)
#International Cast#Geography#Backstory
45:28 (6m)
VISUAL_GAG

The Fenway Park Underworld and the 73 Costume Changes

The cast describes the logistical nightmare of filming the entire movie under Fenway Park, including Francisco's surprise at having to perform 73 different character changes in a single day.

"I think for me, it would have made it a little bit easier if I had known about the 73 different changes."

"What if there's a bunch of mob guys under this field?"

Francisco Florentina (Peter Banifaz)Two-Bits Johnny (Angela Giarratana)Dietrich O'Malley (Jeremy Culhane)Marion Cotillard (Kylie Brakeman)Scar (Patrick McDonald)
#Production Design#Method Acting#Logistics