On a hot and humid night last August, I spent the night on the San Juan, Puerto Rico set of director Brad Furman's (The Lincoln Lawyer) crime thriller Runner, Runner. The film stars Justin Timberlake as a Princeton student who is cheated out of his tuition money playing online poker and ends up traveling to Costa Rica to confront the on-line mastermind (Ben Affleck). The film also stars Gemma Arterton, Ben Schwartz, Dayo Okeniyi and Oliver Cooper and it was written by Brian Koppelman and David Levien (Rounders). During a break in filming, I got to participate in a group interview with Justin Timberlake. He talked about why he wanted to do the project, how it'll be rated R, how he prepared for the role, what it's been like filming in Puerto Rico, and a lot more. In addition, he talks about Saturday Night Live and if he'd ever consider being a part of the cast for a full season. Hit the jump to either read or listen to what Timberlake had to say. Runner, Runner opens September 27th. Before going any further, if you haven't seen the trailer yet, I'd watch that first: - If you'd like to listen to the audio of this interview, click here. Otherwise the full transcript is below. Question: It's hurricane season. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE: Just so you know, it is every other day or almost every day. How bad has it gotten? TIMBERLAKE: All things considered, we are making the days. So, I guess, it's alright. But it is kind of a thing ...
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