Himesh Patel Talks ‘Greedy People’ and Reuniting with Lily James

Himesh Patel admits the opportunity to team up with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Lily James was a “huge draw” for him in Potsy Ponciroli’s latest comedy thriller.

He and James are getting pretty good at the couples game (the duo previously headlined Danny Boyle’s film Yesterday). In Greedy peoplewhich hits theaters Friday in the United States, they play expectant parents newly arrived in town alongside a stellar lineup that includes Gordon-Levitt, Uzo Aduba, Tim Blake Nelson, Traci Lords, Joey Lauren Adams, Simon Rex and Jim Gaffigan.

Will, played by Patel, begins working as a police officer in a sleepy island town, but is soon forced to deal with an accidental murder and the discovery of a million dollars as a series of bad decisions are made by everyone involved.

Gordon-Levitt plays Terry, Will’s obnoxious partner, who, to avoid spoilers, does little to make things less stressful for his colleague on his first day on the job. The comedic chemistry and exchanges between the two are brilliant to watch as camaraderie quickly turns to chaos; a rapport clearly established off-camera.

“I think there are a lot of people who, when they reach that movie star level, can be very generous, but it’s all part of a bigger ego show,” Patel says. The Hollywood Reporter. “Considering that with [Gordon-Levitt]He really is. He’s very collaborative. He’s aware of everything that’s going on. He understands the whole setup of everything and he’s committed to his role. And he has such a specific role in this project – I’ve never seen him do anything like this before, so it was really exciting to work with someone you admire, but to see him do something completely different.

Both did a great job of nailing the Southern accents required for their roles on the fictional island of Providence (the film’s original title). But Patel, a Brit, had a little help from his American-born co-star: “There were also a few moments with the accent, where [Gordon-Levitt] “I don’t think we would say it like that. We would say it like that,” Patel continued. “I really appreciated that, having someone looking out for you and wanting you to do your best.”

It was also an opportunity to meet up with James after their time on set with Boyle for the musical. Yesterday (2019), which asked the question: What if the Beatles had never existed? “I think we get along pretty well,” Patel says of her relationship with James. “It’s just a funny thing when you get along with someone and you trust them. There’s this kind of thing that happens, a dynamic that neither of us ever intellectualizes, but it worked once and I think it worked twice. I joked with her that we…