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Jeremy Piven found filming the new 'Entourage' movie "uncomfortable" and "draining".
The 49-year-old actor - who plays Ari Gold in the upcoming comedy, which is a continuation of the eponymous HBO series - has confessed portraying the character left him "incredibly exhausted" as many of the scenes required him to be "angry" and give into his "dark side".
The star told Collider online: "It has been uncomfortable.
"They could study me and my physical state in terms of how stress plays on your body, because the reality is...For instance, if you are an incredibly reactive person and you are working on your lowest level, and if you continuously give into your dark side and are angry, and screaming, and breaking things, and you do that for hours and hours on end, you are going to be incredibly exhausted."
The 'Mr Selfridge' star added he has found the role to be both a "blessing" and a "curse" but insists he is "grateful" to have been able to take on the character once again.
He added: "That's just the way life is. So the character was a blessing and a curse in the way that it is so fun to play him. And he is unstable. It's cathartic, but at the same time, it's incredibly draining. But I am so grateful to be able to ride with him again in the movie."
'Entourage' the movie is scheduled to hit cinemas on 12 June 2015.

Channing Tatum is "super excited" to be starring in 'X-Men' spin-off 'Gambit' after seeing the first draft of the script.
The 35-year-old actor has been allowed a read through of the story by Josh Zetumer - whose previous work includes the 'RoboCop' remake - and is convinced the Marvel superhero movie is going to be "killer".
Talking to the latest issue of Empire magazine, Channing said: "Josh just turned in the first draft of the script, and it's killer. None of us were sure how he was going to deal with the 'X-Men' world. But we're going to be changing some of the tropes of these movies. It's always about saving the world, but maybe we're going to shift things a little bit. There's so many ways you can take (an origin story). You could do it like 'Batman Begins', or a different take and go the 'Guardians of the Galaxy' route. All I can say is, I'm super excited."
The 'Magic Mike XXL' star is confirmed to play Gambit and he admits landing the role meant a lot to him because he relates to the Southern character on many levels.
He explained: "I love Gambit. I grew up in the South; my father's from Louisiana. We'd go to New Orleans and I heard all the dialects. It felt so different from the rest of America; it has its own ancient culture. So I identified with that. And he always felt the most real of the 'X-Men' to me."
'Gambit' is expected to be released in October 2016.

Jaden Smith has apparently been cast as teen superhero Static in an upcoming Warner Bros. film.
According to 'The Walking Dead' star Tyler James Williams, the 16-year-old actor is to follow in his father Will Smith's footsteps and will become one of the very few "black comic book superheroes" in new project based on the DC Comics character.
Speaking at MCM Comic Con in London, Tyler is reported as saying: "There aren't that many young black comic book superheroes. It's great to see Static Shock is happening with Jaden."
If true, Jaden will bring to life on the big screen the character Virgil Ovid Hawkins, a African/American teenager whose exposure to an experimental agent gives him the power to control electricity.
The character previously featured in an American animated series, entitled 'Static Shock'.
No confirmation is yet to come from Warner Bros. or DC Comics about the movie potentially starring Jaden.
At the convention Tyler, 22, also revealed he'd be very interested in portraying Miles Morales - the black/Hispanic character who takes over as Spider-Man after the death of Peter Parker - if a film was ever made about the Marvel superhero.
He said: "I kind of follow the Miles Morales character quite a bit. And I'm open to the idea. I'm not starting campaigns or anything for it because I trust Marvel. I've read for them before. So I trust what their decisions will be. But yeah, I'd love to do it. I would absolutely love to do it."
Meanwhile, Jaden's dad Will will next be seen playing anti-hero Deadshot in the 'Suicide Squad' film.
The 46-year-old Hollywood superstar is joined in the comic book blockbuster by Jared Leto as The Joker, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and Cara Delevingne as Enchantress among others.

New Line Cinema's remake of Stephen King's 'It' has been indefinitely pushed back.
Production on the movie based on the 1986 horror novel by the acclaimed author was scheduled to star in three weeks' time, but the scripted had not been finished and director Cary Fukunaga has left the project.
King responded to the news by referencing Tim Curry's performance in the 1990 TV mini-series, writing on Twitter: "The remake of IT may be dead--or undead--but we'll always have Tim Curry. He's still floating down in the sewers of Derry."
The news comes shortly after it was revealed London-born actor Will Poulter, 22, was is in negotiations to play the part of Pennywise, the film's evil monster.
Mark Rylance and Ben Mendelsohn were both also considered for the Pennywise role, before the film studio decided to opt for a younger actor.
Initially, New Line planned to split the novel over two feature films, owing to its length and the fact that it covered an extensive period of time.
However, it appears that the project may not progress any further, with Fukunaga reportedly making an abrupt exit on account of budget cuts.

China is set for its first-ever screening of all six 'Star Wars' movies.
The iconic sci-fi franchise has never previously been shown in the world's most populous country, but the Shanghai International Film Festival and Walt Disney Pictures have announced that all of the movies in the series will screen over the course of the festival, which will be staged from June 13 until June 21.
Organisers of the event described 'Star Wars' as "the greatest sci-fi masterpiece in film history," adding that the hope is to generate interest in the Disney-owned brand before the release of the eagerly-awaited 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'.
Meanwhile, J.J. Abrams - who's directed the latest movie in the franchise - recently previewed 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens', saying the film features a "wonderful preposterousness".
He shared: "It's so old-school and crazy.
"We could improve this thing, but at some point do we lose the wonderful preposterousness?"
The 48-year-old director also revealed he gave one very specific instruction to Hollywood legend Harrison Ford, who's returned to the role of Han Solo for the much-hyped new movie.
J.J. said: "I knew that he had done in some movies a kind of more growly thing, and I didn't want Han to be growly."

Vincent Cassel thinks a 'La Haine' sequel "would be the next great movie of Mathieu Kassovitz".
The 48-year-old actor - who starred in the ground-breaking 1995 drama - has backed the director to make the eagerly-awaited follow-up film, suggesting the terrorist attacks in France earlier this year could prove to be a source of inspiration.
Vincent - who played the part of Vinz in the original movie - said: "When Mathieu decided to do 'La Haine', it was because he was shocked by the assassination of a kid in a police station. Suddenly he felt like he had something to say about it.
"Maybe with everything that has happened lately, that might happen to him again. It feels like for the last few years, he was a bit empty and he didn't know what story to tell. Maybe that would be the next great movie of Mathieu Kassovitz."
Meanwhile, Vincent - who's also worked with directors like Gilles Mimouni on 'L'Appartement' and Gaspar Noé on 'Irréversible' - revealed his love of working with film-makers who are willing to take risks.
He told the Guardian newspaper: "I like to work with people that may not be that professional at the beginning but who have this burning desire to speak and to say what they feel like."

Arnold Schwarzenegger has been trying to make another 'Conan the Barbarian' movie "for 20 years".
The 67-year-old Hollywood actor - who starred in the 1982 original - is set to reprise the iconic role in the much-anticipated 'The Legend of Conan', and has revealed he's desperate to get stuck into the part.
In a statement, Schwarzenegger said: "I've tried to convince them now for 20 years to go back and continue with the 'Conan' series and they were not as enthusiastic as I was.
"But then later, new management came in at Universal and they saw it entirely differently. They came to me right away and said they want to pick up the 'Conan' series."
Meanwhile, producer/co-writer Chris Morgan has told fans to expect a "worthy" successor to the original movie.
He explained to TheArnoldFans.com: "Our marching orders from the studio were to create a film worthy as a successor to the 1982 film, which was pretty brutal.
"To Conan it's not about fancy sword moves; it's about the fastest and most effective way of disposing of your enemy - a dance of death, maybe, at least primal.
"In my opinion, Conan is beloved because of his political incorrectness. He doesn't think; he just acts. People can relate to the freshness of somebody who doesn't give a damn about civilisation - in fact, despises it."

Michael Fassbender says whisky was the best and worst part of filming 'Macbeth' in Scotland.
The 38-year-old actor takes on the lead role of the Shakespeare warrior in the film adaption of the classic play and has revealed he thoroughly enjoyed the country's famous tipple whilst filming in the Highlands.
When asked about his favourite and least favourite parts of filming, he said: "Whisky and whisky."
The film's director Justin Kurzel also revealed Marion Cotillard - who plays Lady Macbeth in the movie - found herself at the mercy of the Scottish countryside when she "disappeared down a bog hole" during filming.
He added: "Marion did literally disappear - down a bog hole in Scotland. It kind of eats you up and it throws you around and it's spectacular and dangerous and very visceral."
Meanwhile, Michael also spoke about how he grappled with playing such a well known character, revealing how during the film process he discovered Macbeth suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival, he shared: "Never did it occur to me before this that this character was suffering from PTSD.
"You have a soldier who's engaged in battle month-after-month, day-after-day. Killing with his hands. Pushing a sword through muscle and bone. And if that doesn't work picking up a rock and using that."

Brad Bird turned down 'Star Wars' to create 'Tomorrowland: A World Beyond'.
The 57-year-old director revealed he made the "difficult" decision to pass on a chance to direct an instalment of the science fiction franchise.
He told The Independent's The New Review magazine: "It was difficult to turn down 'Star Wars'. I've loved 'Star Wars' since I saw the original, and I know George [Lucas].
"But when I was asked to direct [Episode Seven], I was working on my own idea - 'Tomorrowland'; we had a script we liked, George Clooney and Hugh Laurie had committed to it, and I didn't know whether, if we lost that momentum, we'd ever recapture it."
Meanwhile, Brad previously revealed he specifically wanted 'Tomorrowland' to focus on the positives in life, rather than focus on murderous robots and zombies.
He said: "I feel like so many directors aren't seeing the alternative and I think so many of those films don't do the future justice - while entertaining to watch - I don't want to live in those realities and I don't want robots to kill me or zombies trying to eat me."