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Susan Sarandon claims she was peer pressured into starring in 'Tammy'.
The 67-year-old actress plays the alcoholic grandmother of 'Bridesmaids' star Melissa McCarthy's character in the comedy, which marks Ben Falcone's directorial debut, and she's confessed she was sceptical about how she'd fit into the project.
She explained: "Ben and Melissa called me and prepared me for the script. I read the script and didn't understand what reality we would be in and so we had another call.
"Then Mark Duplass called me, I didn't even know he was going to be in the movie, it was a conspiracy. He said you have to do this, you have to do this, they're such great people.
"So peer pressure got to me and I thought, I'll jump."
'Tammy' tells the story of a woman - played by McCarthy - who, after losing her job, husband and car in one day, decides to escape from her small town existence, but with no form of transport is forced to take her hard partying grandmother Pearl along for the ride.
The 43-year-old comedienne admits Sarandon was worried she was expecting her to play a traditional grandmother, but insists once they'd clarified that wasn't the case, she was more than happy to join the cast.
McCarthy told Latino Review: "One of the first questions when we were talking on the phone was, 'Are you seeing a little old granny with glasses and a knitted sweater and an up do bun?'
"We were like oh God no she's a raging alcoholic and she sleeps around. Then Susan was like OK we'll be fine."

Andy Serkis has confirmed he will appear in 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'.
The 'Star Wars: Episode VII' actor - who is already working on the sequel as a consultant through his motion-capture company The Imaginarium' - has revealed he will also be making an appearance in the film.
He told Variety: "The Imaginarium is the performance capture consultant and I'm playing a role in both Avengers and Star Wars."
However, when asked if his face will appear in the Marvel follow-up, he explained: "I'm not at liberty to mention. But it's all the same to me. I've never drawn a distinction when playing a role, whether it be live action or performance capture.
"Acting is acting. It's just basically what you wear to the set that's different."
The 50-year-old actor also spoke about working closely alongside Mark Ruffalo after he was hired to assist the 46-year-old with his portrayal of The Hulk for the comic book blockbuster.
He said: "On Avengers, I've been working closely with Mark Ruffalo.
"There are tools and ways of working with an actor that makes them feel that they own the character, and a character the size of the Hulk needs ownership, which Mark has now."
'Avengers: Age of Ultron' will be released in the UK on April 24 2015, while 'Star Wars: Episode VII' will be released in December 2015.

Carrie Fisher's daughter has been cast in 'Star Wars: Episode VII'.
The 57-year-old actress reprises her role as Princess Leia in the upcoming latest instalment of the sci-fi series, which is currently being filmed at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, southeast England.
And although her daughter Billie Lourd is a relative unknown, director J.J. Abrams is said to have chosen her to play a young version of her mother's character because of their visual similarities.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Billie flew into the UK to join her mother earlier this month.
"She will even have her hair tied up in Princess Leia-style buns. She's an aspiring actress and singer so she grabbed the opportunity with both hands.
"Carrie backed the move as she wanted somebody in her family to play her most famous role."
Lourd - whose father is entertainment agent Bryan Lourd - will feature in flashback scenes as a younger version of Princess Leia, hero Luke Skywalker's sister, whom her mother portrayed in the first three 'Star Wars' films.
Meanwhile, Abrams has also created walk-on parts for his father Gerald and father-in law James H. McGrath Jr., who both appeared in 'Star Trek' under his direction.

James Gunn is "terrified" about the upcoming release of 'Guardians of the Galaxy'.
The 43-year-old director of the Marvel Comics film has admitted he's nervous about finally finishing the production and seeing it enter cinemas on August 1 as he's spent every waking moment working on the project for the last two years.
In a message posted on his Facebook page, Gunn said: "This is essentially my last week of actually making Guardians of the Galaxy.
"It's been two years straight and I've starting to become terrified of actually having to STOP."
Gunn also wrote the script for the film - which expands the Marvel universe into the cosmos, where adventurer Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) finds himself the object of a bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb - and he's confessed he'll be emotional to say goodbye to the cast and crew when production comes to an end.
He explained: "I'm starting to get very sad every time I think of how I'm going to miss all of the people I've been working with side-by-side for the past two years."
Pratt will be joined by fellow actors Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, Karen Gillan and Benicio del Toro in 'Guardians of the Galaxy, and Gunn has revealed that he could be planning a sequel.
He added: "I swear, I've gotten angry with filmmakers like Ridley Scott and George Lucas who can't let go of their old films and want to keep going back and offering up different versions, but I can easily see myself doing that now."

Keira Knightley imagined herself as Al Pacino in 'The Godfather'.
The 'Begin Again' actress was drawn to movies from the 1970s, but growing up she always saw herself as the leading man rather than "his f***ing wife".
She told the Sunday Times newspaper's Culture magazine: "My friend was saying she loved 1970s movies, and we both realised that's because we see ourselves as the main guys in them.
"When I watched 'The Godfather', I was Al Panico. I wasn't his f***king wife. It's interesting that there's still this funny construction of femininity.
"So, yes, it's nice working with women, because then you don't have to do this lovable, soft version of what the female sex has to be. It also allows men to understand women, as opposed to them being something pink and fluffy."
Although she acknowledged some hypocrisy in her decision to then appear on magazine covers, she still insisted that "minorities" needed to be given a voice.
She added: "I think when you recognise it's strange that half the population doesn't have the same voice as the other half, and there's minorities within minorities that don't have a voice and should have, it does make you go, 'Ha. This is interesting' ... I have no idea [what to do].
"I wish I knew. Keep on having conversations and somebody intelligent will go, 'Eureka!' "

Ansel Elgort feared incurring Shailene Woodley's wrath on the set of their films.
The 20-year-old actor, who stars opposite the actress in 'Divergent' and 'The Fault in Our Stars', admits he almost didn't read the acclaimed book the latter film is based on before his audition but his co-star forced him to brush up.
He explained: "I was on set with her on 'Divergent' and she said, 'Have you read it yet?' I couldn't lie to her, I said, 'No, I haven't.' She said, 'If you show up for the screen test and you haven't read it, I'll be so mad!'
"I was like, 'Oh crap, I've got to read this otherwise she's gonna be annoyed with me the whole time!' "
Elgort read the novel, which follows the tragic love story of two cancer-stricken teens, and admits he was blown away.
He added to Bliss magazine: "I literally couldn't put it down, it was so great. I read it over two days, which I've never done - I don't even read books! That's my only downside ... well, one of my downsides."
Having starred in two book adaptations this year, the hunk admits he'd prefer to write a novel like 'Fault in Our Stars' rather than a big sci-fi adventure like 'Divergent'.
He explained: "I don't know if I could write a big, epic story like 'Divergent'. I'd probably write something more about real life."

Keira Knightley finds romantic comedies "tricky".
The 29-year-old actress tends to avoid signing up to star in lighter films, but couldn't resist starring alongside Adam Levine and Mark Ruffalo in the quirky new musical rom-com 'Begin Again'.
She said: "After 'Anna Karenina', I realised that I'd done five years of work where I'd died or something horrific had happened to me in absolutely everything. I wanted something more positive and with hope in it.
"Romantic comedy isn't a genre I usually go to - it's one that I find quite tricky, but I thought this was strange enough with enough of a sort of acerbic quality to it."
Knightley is used to playing dramatic roles in movies such as 'Anna Karenina', but felt it was "important" to play something lighter so fans don't get sick of her.
She explained to Britain's HELLO! magazine: "It's what keeps it interesting and means that you don't stagnate. 'Begin Again' sent me out of every sort of comfort zone that I thought I had - the way of working, the type of film, the sort of character. It was totally different. I thought that was a good thing to do."

Kellan Lutz took "extra care" of his figure for his topless role in 'The Legend of Hercules'.
The buff 29-year-old star says he put in more effort than usual at the gym and carefully watched his diet to prepare for his role as the demigod as he spends so much of the movie not wearing much.
He said: "I keep fit for roles and I love my fitness. I've got a film called 'Hercules' coming up and I'm in a loincloth or topless for that, so I had to take extra care of myself."
The blue-eyed star loves cooking but admits he'd be happy to survive on a diet of just vegetables.
Quizzed what food he'd pick if he could only eat one, Kellan answered: "Organic raw vegetables, full of nutrients - it's the only choice.
"I love cooking Italian. I make a mean chicken cordon bleu."
Kellan is the voice of Tarzan in a new animated film and believes his love of the outdoors and natural instincts could help him survive in the wild like his big screen alter-ego.
He explained to Bliss magazine: "I'm an outdoor junkie. I'm a born survivalist sort of man. I think I would do well if I was stuck in the jungle like Tarzan.
"Every boy was a pyro growing up, so I could start a fire. We had wild berries on our farm so I'd eat those. We had lots of acres so I'd build forts and sleep under the stars on the haystacks and the chicken coops."

Don Johnson thinks 'Fifty Shades of Grey' will be a "blip" on Dakota Johnson's career.
The 65-year-old actor is proud of his daughter's acting talents and despite her having the lead role in the much-hyped adaptation of E. L. James' raunchy novel, he doesn't think it will be seen as particularly important in the long term.
He said: "[It will be] a blip on her career, because she's going to be a significant actress for many years to come."
The 'Cold in July' actor also admitted he isn't interested in reading the book the movie will be based on.
He told The Times newspaper: "I wouldn't read that. I read 'The Story of O' in the sixties and that pretty much covered it."
Don became a household name after starring in 'Miami Vice' and is proud of the way the show changed television programmes.
He said: "We didn't just revolutionise television, we contemporised it.
"We all came from an independent film-making background and we brought that sensibility to the show, with danger and violence, and the image of these two undercover cops as the only thing standing between this massive flow of drugs and the city."