{"id":244299,"date":"2011-05-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/interview-hard-breakers-sophie-monk-talks-raunchy-sex-comedy\/"},"modified":"2011-05-31T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T07:00:00","slug":"interview-hard-breakers-sophie-monk-talks-raunchy-sex-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/interview-hard-breakers-sophie-monk-talks-raunchy-sex-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: \u2018Hard Breakers\u2019: Sophie Monk talks raunchy sex comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sophie Monk and Cameron Richardson in 'Hard Breakers.' (Photo courtesy Oceanfront Productions)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Por Scott Marcas |<\/strong> Cr\u00edtico de cine SDUN<\/p>\n

Chart-topping Australian pop-singer Sophie Monk likes the anonymity the United States affords her. The chanteuse, turned model turned actress can\u2019t walk through the streets of her home town down under without being swamped by adoring fans, but in SoCal the perfect blonde strolls through the mall virtually incognito.<\/p>\n

Sophie was at San Diego\u2019s Analog Bar recently to promote her latest raunchy sex comedy, \u201cHard Breakers.\u201d It\u2019s a genre the 31-year-old bombshell would love to break free from, as she\u2019s not only sexy but smart, funny and surprisingly down-to-earth. With only her brother acting as bodyguard, we were able to find a secluded corner of the bar to sit and schmooze in.<\/p>\n

SCOTT MARKS:<\/strong> What\u2019s the first movie you remember seeing?<\/p>\n

SOPHIE MONK: <\/strong>It would have to be \u201cDrop Dead Fred.\u201d
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\nSCOTT: <\/strong>Wow. That\u2019s the one about the young woman who finds herself plagued by an obnoxious imaginary childhood playmate. You\u2019re the only other person I know who\u2019d admit to seeing the film let alone liking it.<\/p>\n

SOPHIE:<\/strong> I was a kid, but I love that movie. I\u2019m a fan of British comedy.<\/p>\n

SCOTT: <\/strong>At this stage of your career, what is it about making movies that appeals to you?<\/p>\n

SOPHIE: <\/strong>I did music for so long. Three albums is a lot of work. So is this, but then you have a break. It\u2019s non-stop with music. I was exhausted and creatively getting nowhere. I needed a break so I headed to L.A. to try pilot season and book my first movie. Since then, things have picked up in Australia. I have my own lingerie line and all that kind of stuff. I am in a really good spot right now.<\/p>\n

SCOTT:<\/strong> Is this your first trip to San Diego?<\/p>\n

SOPHIE: <\/strong>No. I came to Comic Con, but I flew in with (Hollywood mega-producer) Joel Silver and Guy Ritchie and Gerard Butler on a private jet. (Laughs) I\u2019m not dropping names; I just thought that was pretty cool.<\/p>\n

SCOTT: <\/strong>What were you in town to promote?<\/p>\n

SOPHIE: <\/strong>\u201cThe Hills Ran Red.\u201d It was a horror movie (Sliver) produced. But this is the first time I got a chance to really see San Diego. I didn\u2019t know it was so cool. It reminds me of home.<\/p>\n

SCOTT: <\/strong>San Diego is what I envision Los Angeles was like 30 years ago.<\/p>\n

SOPHIE: <\/strong>I don\u2019t like Los Angeles anymore. The weather is bad.<\/p>\n

SCOTT:<\/strong> Seventy-two and sunny. A veritable atmospheric catastrophe!<\/p>\n

SOPHIE: <\/strong>I got up at 3:30 this morning and it was freezing. I practically had no clothes on all day. This is more clothes than I had on before and I\u2019m still cold.<\/p>\n

SCOTT: <\/strong>Where do you want your career to be five years from now?<\/p>\n

SOPHIE: <\/strong>The behind-the-scenes of my life is hilarious. I\u2019m so famous in Australia that the paparazzi follow me and my entourage everywhere I go. Here I travel light and no one knows who I am. It\u2019s seeing the two lives \u2014famous and not famous\u2014that has attracted the attention of reality TV producers. I\u2019m trying to decide, but to be honest, I think I want to stick with movies. I\u2019ll give it a go\u2014do the meetings and see how it goes\u2014and if it falls that way, yes. But my focus is my love of acting.<\/p>\n

SCOTT: <\/strong>The camera obviously adores you. When you and (\u201cHard Breakers\u201d co-star) Cameron Richardson are on-screen together, you\u2019re very appealing playing a ball-breaking variation on Lucy and Ethel from the old \u201cI Love Lucy\u201d show.<\/p>\n

SOPHIE: <\/strong>Totally. When it comes to women and comedy, (Hollywood) tend(s) to want the girl-next-door who supports her man like Jennifer Aniston. It\u2019s very rare to find a comedic role for someone who looks like me (and can wear bikinis). Usually they cast the more \u201cserious\u201d sexy girls to evoke warmth or whatever. Having said that, I am more than willing to wear some clothes in movies.<\/p>\n

SCOTT:<\/strong> If it\u2019s any consolation, what clicked for Jennifer Aniston on television has yet to find its way to multiplex screens. Most of her rom-coms are terrible in addition to underperforming at the box office. And I don\u2019t want you to get the impression that I\u2019m against nudity or anything.<\/p>\n

SOPHIE:<\/strong> It\u2019s feasible if it\u2019s\u2014I\u2019m sorry\u2014necessary. I made a movie (\u201cSex and Death 101\u201d) with Winona Ryder where it was called for. I played a strong woman trying to torment her dad. I enjoyed that part.<\/p>\n

SCOTT: <\/strong>So far, you have made a couple of pictures that are basically FHM magazine shoots adapted to the big screen. Does it bother you that you\u2019re not getting\u2026?<\/p>\n

SOPHIE:<\/strong> Yes! YES! I\u2019ve been here awhile, and all these Australians come in who have never achieved what I\u2019ve achieved, and are getting massive roles. I arrived too early, I think, before the rest of Australia came over.<\/p>\n

\u201cHard Breakers\u201d is currently playing exclusively at the Regal Horton Plaza.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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