INTERVIEW: Bradley Cooper and Jessica Biel: Beauty and "The Face"

Last night there were cheers for buff, blue-eyed Bradley Cooper, the "Hangover" hunk as he and gorgeous A Team costar Jessica Biel gave the MTV Movie award for "Best Kiss" to the Twilight Saga's Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. We've seen The A Team and think Jessica and Brad could give them a run for the gold! Jessica plays a Department of Defense operative and ex-girlfriend to Bradley's Face character in the movie.

The perma-tanned Brad tackles his action dream role as "Face", the pretty-boy procurer for The A Team and he's really stoked about it. We're pretty fired up as well after seeing his often shirtless performance in the fun actioner based upon the iconic 1980's TV series.  

We are excited to sit down beachside in Santa Monica to get the latest from Bradley about his full court press to win the role. "It's always been a dream to do a big action movie. I love sports and I love pretending to fight. To take on such an iconic show, one that I grew up on, is just amazing".

We were able to grab Jessica only briefly for a couple of questions but picture her in a flattering light rose, Grecian influence dress with pleated bodice by Fendi and some ultra-high beige heels. Humm, we didn't really notice what Bradley was wearing. We're focused on those blue eyes!

Brad is dishing his on set injuries, his diet and extreme exercise regimen "hell traveled with me to Vancouver" and fun buddy bonding with team costars Sharlto Copley (of District 9) and Liam Neeson, who evidently throws great barbeque parties. Bradley decides to ask the first question...

Bradley: Jessie, why do you love all of us A Team guys?

Jessica: Isn’t it obvious? I have to say, I had an incredible experience on this movie. Clearly, everybody loves each other, and it was literally like being around five older brothers. I was tortured and loved and cared for and picked on, as I should have been. It was a beautiful experience.

TeenHollywood: Bradley this is your first big action role. Did the fact that you saw the TV show as a kid help you choose this picture to show off your action skills?

Bradley: Well, there weren’t a plethora if action movies that were coming to me and I fought for this. The reason I wanted to do it was (director) Joe Carnahan and Liam Neeson were attached, and I asked for a meeting with Joe and we met and we literally hit it off. We talked for like two and a half hours and it felt like five minutes.

TeenHollywood: So he seemed stoked for you to do the role?

Bradley: Well, he gave me the script, sent me over to Jules (Daly), the producer and I texted him the next day and I said (excited) 'I’ve got to do the guy!', and Joe was like, ‘Alright brother, let’s do this.’ It was a testament to Joe kind of fighting for me to get it, because this was before 'Hangover' came out or anything.

TeenHollywood: Did you watch the TV series as a kid?

Bradley: Oh yeah, I did, I did.

TeenHollywood: The ladies will appreciate how buff you are in the film. What was your work-out regimen like?

Bradley: There was a trainer, Ashley Conrad who was training me for the movie, and she came out to Vancouver and they were providing me the food regimen of 2000 calories a day, so hell traveled with me. It didn’t matter where I was (he laughs).

TeenHollywood: And we hear you did the Grouse Grind, the famous speed-hike up Vancouver's Grouse Mountain. That's like tri-athlete Ironman stuff. What was your time?

Bradley: I can’t remember. It was under 30.

TeenHollywood: This film is packed with amazing action sequences. We hear you did some of your own stunts. Weren't you injured? Liam Neeson tore his rotator cuff.

Bradley: Yeah. Well there was one scene where we have just recovered the (money printing) plates and we were going to celebrate with General Morrison (played by Gerald McRaney) and the Hummer blows up and we ran to that and I tore my hamstring that night.

TeenHollywood: Good grief. Talk about pain.

Bradley: I found myself discovering new bruises every time I came home at night. Epsom Salts were my savior on this movie. I still have a scar actually from the butt of the gun, (he indicates his right shoulder).  I still have it from the gun training we did. I got banged up on this movie.

TeenHollywood: Sometimes in "buddy" films like this, the cast feels like it’s straining to have a rapport on screen, but I really felt like you all had great chemistry. What did you do to achieve that?

Bradley: It made it easy because when the four of us (Brad, Liam, Sharlto and Rampage Jackson who plays the Mr. T. role) were together we were either doing something where we couldn’t see each other because we were doing action, or we were locked into a sardine can of a tank or a helicopter for six hours or fifteen hours, so we benefited from the fact that we all got along. And everybody’s so different, as the characters are, but really the four of us couldn’t be more different, and that’s kind of wonderful.

TeenHollywood: Sharlto says he just hung out in his on set trailer a lot. Wasn't your trailer next to his?

Bradley: Yeah. His trailer was right next to mine, and it almost felt like it was lit, there was amber light coming through. I could always smell something cooking.

TeenHollywood: He says you sat outside playing your music and serenading him and his girlfriend.

Bradley Cooper: I was so jealous. He had this light and the weird Native American incense going

TeenHollywood: What do you like so much about your "Face" character?  

Bradley Cooper: I loved Face, We created a sort of childlike hype, a childlike enjoyment of what he did, and he’s the first guy and last guy out, and he’d die for his friends in a heartbeat. At my greatest, I’d be one eighth of Face, so I really loved him. I loved playing that guy.

TeenHollywood: So I take it you would play him again in a sequel?

Bradley Cooper: (brightening) Oh yeah. If it does well, we'll do another one!

TeenHollywood: Jessica, what is your take on your strong woman character Charissa Sosa?

Jessica Biel: I feel similarly to what Bradley was saying about his character. If I could be an eighth of her, that would be amazing. We share some of qualities, I guess the ambition and career drive. I’m probably quite ambitious and so is Sosa, but she also has that quality of not being afraid and being an adrenaline junkie I guess, and I share that a little bit.

But that no fear kind of balls-to-the-walls quality that all of these characters share (is amazing).  And people in real life who do these jobs have those qualities. They’re not very serious people. They’re wildly outrageous and fun and smart and witty. I would kill to be like that.