Sebastian Stan on Hot Tub Time Machine

Thanks to Sofia for the interview:

In Hot Tub Time Machine, starring John Cusack and Craig Robinson, four jaded friends inadvertently travel back to 1986 and get to re-live the days of their prime, perhaps for a more fulfilling future. The comedy, directed by Steve Pink (co-producer and co-writer for Entourage and High Fidelity), is a break from actor Sebastian Stan’s dramatic characters on Gossip Girl and NBC’s Kings as well as upcoming leads in thrillers alongside Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, and Ashley Greene. In honor of the movie’s opening in theaters tomorrow, I chatted with Stan about his role as an eccentric ski patrolman in the new flick and how much Carter Baizen influences his personal style.
—Krista Soriano

You tend to gravitate towards the drama genre. What interested you about Hot Tub Time Machine?
The fact that it was a comedy. I had a lot of fun with a friend making a tape for the audition. I hiked up to his apartment and said, “Let’s just have some fun with this,” and the tape is what led me to the job. We got really physical with it, dressed up in funny costumes. Steve Pink really responded to it and actually used some of our stuff in the movie.

Tell me about your role in the movie.
I play Blaine, he’s a ski patrolman and considers himself a patriot. He’s obsessed with movies like Red Dawn and Rambo and secretly sees himself as the Savior of America. He lives in his own world and becomes suspicious when these four characters come on the scene.
You were three years old in 1986.
I was four.

Oh. Well what was it like playing a character who was a teen in the ’80s?

I’m a big fan of ’80s movies, and this role gave me a chance to have some fun. I got to be a little bigger with the acting, and some of it was very physical. I’m happy I had the opportunity.

If you could travel back in time, what would be your vehicle and time period of choice?

I’d probably go back to anywhere in the 1920s, the Golden Era. And I’d probably go back in a car, like in Back to the Future. I almost said I’d go back in time on a horse, but then I was like, why would I ride a horse?

You were recently in the running for Captain America.

Congrats to Chris Evans! I was very excited to be part of the group that was selected for Captain America.

Think you would take on a superhero role in the future?

Definitely. But it’s about the material and the people you work with more than anything.

Do you take any fashion cues from Carter Baizen or is your personal style completely different?

It’s very different, absolutely! I definitely like wearing suits and so on, but at the same time, Carter’s wardrobe is really spic-and-span. I like to throw in something dirty every now and then. And probably same with Carter; he does that too since his character likes to think he has money, but he doesn’t.

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