Stephen Graham has shared details of his "weird" encounter with Hollywood star Timothee Chalamet. The 53-year-old from Kirkby, who has established himself among the acting elite, is well accustomed to crossing paths with the biggest names in the industry.
The actor appeared on Radio X today and told the story of what happened when he met the Dune superstar. He said: "Weird story. I was in the toilet, and I come out the cubicle, washing my hands and I look and it was [Timothee Chalamet]! And he looked at me and I went, 'Oh hello mate.' and he went, 'Aw hey!' very nice and he went, 'Oh you're from Liverpool,' and I said, 'Yeah, and he went, 'Chicken and a can of coke!' I said, 'nice one lad.'"
Chalamet's Scouse connection
Timothee is well versed in Liverpool culture, having collaborated with Scouse rapper EsDeeKid ahead of the release of Marty Supreme. His appearance in the 4 Raws Remix put to bed rumours that the balaclava-covered rapper was actually him.
Stephen was impressed by Timothee's Scouse accent, saying: "He did really well, yeah." Host Chris Moyles suggested he should cast Timothee in his next film purely for the Scouse back and forth. He said: "Have you got a scene in a caff and he walks in and goes, 'chicken and a coke.' And the camera moves off and you never refer to him again."
The actor laughed: "Oh yeah, let me do that. That would be alright, wouldn't it." Stephen appeared on the show to mark the release of his new book, Letters To Our Sons, which is out now.
Heat 2 and new book launch
It's a big week for Stephen, as he is flying to Los Angeles tomorrow to begin work on one of Hollywood's most eagerly anticipated projects, Heat 2. Heat was released in 1995 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest movies ever made. The Los Angeles crime saga follows detective Vincent Hanna's attempts to catch master thief Neil McCauley.
Stephen is expected to take on the role of the criminal Neil, a character made famous by his hero, Robert De Niro. He said: "It's a sequel and a prequel. It carries on where the film left off and it flashes back to 10 years, 15 years before the film."
Stephen has been cast alongside some big hitters, as he announced some casting news. He said: "So, Leonardo DiCaprio is playing [the character made famous by] Val Kilmer and Christian Bale is playing the Al Pacino character. I'm really looking forward to it."
Stephen was back in Liverpool last night for the official launch of his book, which was curated in collaboration with Orly Klein. The book was inspired by the success of the drama Adolescence, which reshaped the discourse on how parents should interact with their children.
Stephen has built on his mission to open up conversations between men with this new book, a curation of letters penned by dads from all walks of life. The ECHO was in attendance at the Liverpool Playhouse, where contributors from the book arrived on stage to read out the letters they had penned about what it means to be dad.
