Kevin Hart & Woody Harrelson Interview: The Man From Toronto
The Man From Toronto, arriving on Netflix June 24, is an action-adventure and a buddy comedy rolled into a mistaken identity caper. Directed by Patrick Hughes of The Hitman's Bodyguard fame, the new film stars Kevin Hart as the hapless Teddy and Woody Harrelson as the all-too-capable assassin whose codename matches the title of the film.
In the middle of struggling to get his groundbreaking idea for a non-contact boxing gym off the ground, Teddy tries to surprise his wife (played by Jasmine Mathews) with a retreat. His plan — like almost all his plans — quickly goes astray when he is mistaken for «The Man From Toronto» and must adapt or die. Naturally, the real assassin is none too pleased that he must coach Teddy through the ordeal in order to maintain both their covers. The film also stars The Flight Attendant's Kaley Cuoco in an unsurprisingly charming role.
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Screen Rant spoke to Hart and Harrelson about what made non-contact boxing such a perfect fit for Teddy, what they would do in a similar situation, and just how one should pronounce «Toronto.»
Screen Rant: I had never heard of non-contact boxing, but it turns out to be very real and useful. Did you bring that to Teddy, or was it a happy coincidence that you're both good at boxing?
Kevin Hart: They know that I'm familiar in the space of boxing, so they added the non-contact beat, just because we saw some fun in it. We felt that Teddy being passionate about something as ridiculous as non-contact boxing [was funny].
Not to say it's ridiculous to those that embrace it. We're saying for Teddy, in the world of what he thought it could be for the gym franchise, we just thought it added a
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