“Your superhero character is called Captain Marvel,” beginsZach Galifianakisin his extendedBetween Two Ferns: The Movieinterview withBrie Larson. “Well they really have stopped trying, haven’t they? I mean, why don’t they just call it Captain Comic Book? Or Captain We Can’t Think Of Anything Else?” Now, we’re not gonna push our glasses up to the bridge of our nose and explain to Galifianakis the history of the name “Captain Marvel” in comic book culture beyond the current MCU films. Frankly, we don’t need to. Larson has such a blunt, brutal, simple comeback that you must watch yourself to believe.
It’s been an utter delight seeing Netflix release extended versions of the celebrity interviews at the center of their feature-length adaptation of Galifianakis' awkward AF webseries.Between Two Ferns: The Moviemoves at a refreshingly fleet pace, flying through its interviews and set pieces with the tightest of editing, thanks to directorScott Aukerman. For a film comedy, that’s perfect. But goshdarnit, sometime you just wanna spend five minutes luxuriating in the full cringeworthy goodness of Galifianakis' cheese-based jokes to one of 2019’s biggest movie stars!
There’s lots of tactics a celebrity can take when agreeing to the human punching bag experience that isBetween Two Ferns.Bruce Willissmoked and scowled.Will Ferrellwore a weird hat and shared strawberries with Galifianakis.Conan O’Brientried to make cheery jokes to no avail. Larson’s move? To be a pitch-perfect, classically comedic voice of reason. She is not, to borrow a quote fromTommy Lee Jones(who would beperfecton an episode ofFerns), sanctioning any of Galifianakis' buffoonery, doing much of her work with a simple, devastatingly deadpan look. If anyone decides to make a gritty reboot ofThe Office, we’d like to start the campaign for Larson to play Jim Halpert. #Larson4Jim on Twitter, everybody! No? Just us? Cool!
Check out the full interview between Galifianakis and Larson below. And if you’re into Galifianakis' extended roasts, check out his full interviews with charming superstarsKeanu ReevesandPaul Rudd.
