In Austin Stark and Joseph Schuman’s film COUP!, it’s 1918 and the Spanish Flu is spreading like wildfire. Journalist JC Horton (Billy Magnussen) reports on events in New York City – all while living out this pandemic from the comfort of an isolated island. When he hires an eccentric new cook, Floyd Monk (Peter Sarsgaard), the balance of power begins to shift in interesting and unexpected ways.
Awards Buzz spoke with Magnussen about how he views his character and the exploration the film offers of hypocrisy. Watch the video above to hear about his working experience with his costars, as well as offscreen reflections from Sarsgaard about making the film.
COUP! opens in theaters on Friday, August 2nd.
