John Cusack and Mark Leyner talk about Hilary

War, Inc. co-writers John Cusack and Mark Leyner were on Much Music's "Much On Demand" in Canada a few days ago to talk about the movie.

When Hilary's name came up this is what John had to say:

"She's a great, great actress. Great comic actress, and a great serious actress. She's sharing the screen with Marissa Tomei and Sir Ben Kingsley, and my sister Joan, and she was a real revelation to watch and work with. She's really funny and really talented."

When asked if the role was written for Hilary, John said:

"We wrote it as someone who had been a pop star and who had grown up as a pop star so there's only 5 or 6 of those around who are of the right age..."

Mark Leyner chimed in, "I remember the night Johnny called me to say that Hilary wanted to do it and it was one of these moments I'll never forget because who could play that character better in almost any way than Hilary Duff? And she's phenomenal."

John added, "She's one of the young girls who hasn't had some hard times and fallen apart a little bit, she still has her head together, and she will for a long time because she's a real smart, grounded girl."

Mark concluded, "She every time I see her just amazes me shes really a phenomenal presence in this movie."

You can watch the interview here.
Note: The above link might not work if you're not in Canada.