All the talk ofHenry Cavillpossibly playing the next James Bond only means one thing: Not enough people have had the chance to seeSam HeughaninThe Spy Who Dumped Meyet.A good portion of directorSusanna Fogel’s action-comedy functions pretty well as a Bond audition tape for theOutlanderstar. Heughan plays Sebastian Henshaw, an agent tasked with cleaning up the international mess made by accidental spies Audrey (Mila Kunis) and Morgan (Kate McKinnon). You expect any movie starring Kunis and McKinnon to be funny, butThe Spy Who Dumped Mecould carry itselfsurprisingly wellas an action-packed spy thriller, with Heughan sharing a bulk of the man of mystery duties. Plus, in classic Brit spy fashion, my dude rocks the absolute heck out of a tuxedo.
In the following interview with Heughan, the actor discussed the difference betweenOutlandershape and spy shape, James Bond, the key to playing a secret agent, and his brief time spent as Bruce Wayne. Watch the player above for the full interview. Below is a list of everything we discussed:
Here’s the official synopsis forThe Spy Who Dumped Me:
Audrey (Mila Kunis) and Morgan (Kate McKinnon), two thirty-year-old best friends in Los Angeles, are thrust unexpectedly into an international conspiracy when Audrey’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail. Surprising even themselves, the duo jump into action, on the run throughout Europe from assassins and a suspicious-but-charming British agent, as they hatch a plan to save the world.
