Jason Schwartzman on tour with Disney composer he portrays in film
Jason Schwartzman has formed an unlikely musical alliance with the songwriter he portrays in new movie Saving Mr. Banks.
The actor plays Disney composer Richard Sherman in the film and the odd couple has been performing together to help promote the new movie, which chronicles Walt Disney's efforts to win the film rights to P.L. Travers' beloved book Mary Poppins.
Schwartzman says, "We're been going around... I've had to do a lot
of things that are quite frightening for this movie and singing
publicly... is quite scary."
He also found himself performing songs from the movie for co-star
Emma Thompson and Sean Penn.
Schwartzman adds, "We did a performance at the Beverly Hills Hotel
for Academy members and Emma Thompson... comes in with a bunch of
her friends, and one of them is Sean Penn, who is a bada** and the
epitome of macho powers.
"I go up there and we're singing, like, Chim Chim Cher-ee... and
we're having fun... and it dawned on me that I was trying to act
tough while singing these songs in front of Sean Penn.
"Later, I did see him singing along. He was into it, but he looked
so strong doing it... He looked amazing. I was too afraid to meet
him afterwards."