From left: Rita Moreno, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Sally Field in80 for Brady(2023).Photo: Paramount Pictures
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Tomlin, 83, says she was excited to make the movie due it it being based on a true story that affected her in a positive way: “I’d seen a video of one of the women getting a call fromTom Bradyto tell her that her grandson had pitched the idea to his agent and he was so taken with the story he was going tomake a movie about their adventure.”
“I loved this woman,” adds the seven-timeEmmywinner. “Her humor, her sweetness. I imagined my own mother getting a call fromTom Bradyand the thrill she would get from that, and then to hear a movie would be made — my mother would be over-the-moon excited.”
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Tom Brady in80 for Brady(2023).Scott Garfield
The film sees Tomlin and Fonda, 84, reunite after previously working onGrace and Frankie— and as Fonda tells PEOPLE, “Seven years with Lily onGrace and Frankiewasn’t enough.”
For Tomlin, Brady, 45, felt “like he was my son” in a way. “He looks like a big, beautiful 20-year-old whom I’m going to see play homecoming in his sophomore year,” she says. “He’s actually 40ish, which is a bit mind-boggling; he’s the quarterback, and he is my son.”
The legendary athlete also “hasan incredibly sweet nature,” Tomlin praises: “He’s sensitive and tries to make people comfortable.”
Billy Porter, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Rita Moreno in80 for Brady(2023).Scott Garfield
Contrary to Fonda, Moreno tells PEOPLE she loves football — and just like her costars, she was stoked to work with all three “fine women,” in part due to “their professionalism and their delicious sense of humor and their ability to improvise.”
“What I found most interesting of all was how different we all are from each other. Our very first meeting together at rehearsal was pretty funny since we all seemed to feel obliged to talk about our physical replacements,” jokesthe EGOT winner, 90. “Jane won!”
Field, 76, echoes her excitement about working with fellow acting legends Moreno, Fonda and Tomlin, and also praises the oft-unexplored side of the plot.
“I liked that it was aboutolder women being interested in sports,” the two-time Oscar winner says. “That’s something you rarely see … and many older women are big sports fans.”
Sally Field and Guy Fieri in80 for Brady(2023).Scott Garfield
Brady has nothing but kind words for Moreno, Fonda, Tomlin and Field, telling PEOPLE, “The opportunity to work alongside these four amazingly talented women has truly been a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”
“Not only are they true professionals and experts at their craft, but they are even better people, and it was an honor to be on set with them,” adds the decoratedTampa Bay Buccaneersquarterback. “I can’t wait for people to see this movie and watch them bring this story to life.”
The film, from Paramount Pictures, premieres in theaters in 80 days on Feb. 3.
source: people.com
