Greg Kinnear Interview for Flash of Genius.

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It was paramount when casting the role of Robert Kearns for Flash of Genius that audiences would believe this is a well-intentioned man who cherishes his family, but loses himself in an unimaginable lawsuit. We want to like him; we want to believe in and root for him even during the times he becomes unlikable. Enter actor Greg Kinnear. Refreshing and inspiring are the words Kinnear uses to describe his draw to the story. The richness of character and the integrity of what Kearns was fighting for—not the money, but his dignity and what was right. That kind of purity is rare. Director Abrahams solid track record as a producer inspired the confidence in the performer it would take to film the part. Kinnear continues: Marcs deeply passionate about this story on both personal and cinematic levels, and he stuck to it and fought for it and found the truth of it. To prepare for the role, Kinnear researched the Kearns family story and began to assemble a portrait of the complex inventor and his family. He immersed himself in articles about the case and studied the familys home movies and an appearance by the inventor on David Lettermans late night show that captured the essence of the engineer. The performer was keen to not simply paint Kearns as an infallible hero, but a father and a husband who made some very difficult decisions on behalf of his family, some of which devastated them. This was a story worth telling, a fight ultimately worth fighting, he notes. Even if you were watching him go through this, there are moments where you want to stand up and say, Bob, snap out of it! But he goes through this battle, and you ultimately respect him for it. GREG KINNEAR (Bob Kearns) continues to build upon his already impressive resume with roles in the most diverse of projects. The busy Academy Award® nominee recently starred in the comedy hit Baby Mama, alongside Tina Fey, and will soon be seen in the comedy Ghost Town, with Ricky Gervais, and Universal Pictures Green Zone, with Matt Damon. Kinnear gave memorable performances in the indie hit Little Miss Sunshine and the romantic comedy Feast of Love, then segued from beauty pageant and romance to the gridiron and starred opposite Mark Wahlberg in Disneys Invincible, and then on to Richard Linklaters Fast Food Nation. Kinnear starred in the dark comedy The Matador, with Pierce Brosnan and in Bad News Bears, opposite Billy Bob Thornton; lent his voice as Ratchet in the highly successful animated film Robots; and starred in Auto Focus, the critically acclaimed biopic of actor and comedian Bob Crane. Kinnear starred opposite Mel Gibson in the feature We Were Soldiers, focusing on the Vietnam War battle of La Drang Valley, and lit up the small screen as well in the emotion-driven Norman Jewison HBO movie Dinner With Friends, alongside Toni Collette, Dennis Quaid and Andie MacDowell. Kinnears other credits include the romantic comedy Someone Like You, with Ashley Judd and Hugh Jackman; the Farrelly brothers comedy Stuck On You, in which he co-starred with Matt Damon; Sam Raimis supernatural thriller The Gift, alongside Cate Blanchett and Katie Holmes; and director Neil LaButes black comedy Nurse Betty, opposite Renée Zellweger, Morgan Freeman and Chris Rock. Kinnear starred alongside Jack Nicholson as his unfortunate neighbor Simon in James L. Brooks Academy Award®-nominated film As Good As It Gets. His performance garnered him an Academy Award® nomination. Kinnear made his feature film debut in the Sydney Pollack-directed remake Sabrina, co-starred in Nora Ephrons hit romantic comedy Youve Got Mail and Mike Nichols What Planet Are You From? and appeared in a cameo role as Captain Amazing in Mystery Men. Kinnear first gained prominence as the animated, wisecracking host of E! Entertainment Televisions Talk Soup in 1991, for which he garnered an Emmy Award and rave reviews and established a cult-like following. In 1994, after three successful seasons with Talk Soup, Kinnear left the show permanently and became the host and executive producer of his own NBC late-night talk show, Later With Greg Kinnear. A BlackTree Media Production Produced by Jamaal Finkley Hosted by Kelly Henton http://www.blacktree.tv

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