Twenty-five years in the past, Justin Lengthy starred in his first film, Galaxy Quest, alongside the late, nice Alan Rickman.
To have fun the movie’s anniversary, the actor posted two photographs from the beginning of his profession. He poses with Rickman and Jeremy Howard within the first one and with Sam Rockwell within the second. The Goosebumps actor additionally shared a prolonged caption, trying again at the moment in his life.
“It was my first time on a film set, my first time in L.A., certainly one of my first airplane rides,” he wrote partially. “This picture of me, Alan Rickman and Jeremy Howard (who performed my pal within the film and will blow sh*t up w his thoughts in Accepted) was taken at a celebration that Alan threw for everybody within the solid and crew.”
Lengthy defined that he had fashioned an thought of who the Harry Potter star is likely to be primarily based on his performances as villains in Die Onerous and Robin Hood.
“My expertise with him as an individual was the precise reverse of that … he was so type, beneficiant, and sure, dry (VERY dry) however in such a playful spirited method,” Lengthy continued. “I take into consideration him usually, and once I look again on that have 1 / 4 century later, one of many best items that got here from it was attending to know and work with an actor like Alan.”
The Dwell Free or Die Onerous star additionally praised his Galaxy Quest co-stars, Rockwell and Rickman, for being “uncommon” actors within the trade. He then directed his followers to take a look at his podcast look on Pleased Unhappy Confused with Rockwell.
Whereas talking with podcast host Josh Horowitz, Lengthy echoed the emotions from his Instagram put up, noting he was stunned to see how “playful” Rickman was.
“You develop a way, like an thought of any individual, any individual’s character,” he stated. “And I believed he was going to be like a really severe British … and … he was dancing more durable than anybody at that celebration.”
The Jeepers Creepers star additionally recalled a time in his profession when he joined a play that Rickman was departing, and he gave Lengthy a card with a “very good” message written inside and the phrases “Fuck you” written in cursive on the entrance of the cardboard in tiny letters.