We spoke w/ Vincent Cassel about 'Liaison' and making an authentic international thriller.
The Apple TV+ series Liaison is an international thriller that brings mercenary Gabriel back into the life of estranged ex-lover Alison . While working to unravel a conspiracy of politics and espionage, cyberattacks lead to chases, fights and double-crossing, as the two find themselves forced to face their past, in order to save their future.
VINCENT CASSEL: I was approached by the production a long time ago, almost two years ahead of it shooting, so I didn’t read the whole thing at first, but I had a pretty precise idea of what the plot would be. And then, they sent me the new episodes. I was involved, but there was still no director and no actress involved, so I wasn’t quite sure it would actually happen.
This is an international thriller, and you have a variety of different languages and locations throughout this. Do you feel like that really lends a natural authenticity to the project, when you have characters speaking their actual language, as opposed to forcing everybody to speak English? CASSEL: Because of COVID, we were stuck in London for a long time with the quarantine. I mean, it’s not the worst place in the world to be stuck in. We spent quite a lot of the time there. But as a Parisian, I love to shoot in Paris. I really love it because I could take my motorbike and go, and there was always a restaurant that I knew. I’m sure it’s like shooting in New York when you’re a New Yorker. It’s always a pleasure, but in this one, in particular, we had to travel around.
Did you think, at all, about what might happen to Gabriel and Alison, beyond this? Do you feel like they’re destined to be together and ride off into the sunset somewhere, or would there always be challenges for anything between the two of them? CASSEL: I, as myself, need to keep in contact with my physicality, so I have a tendency to always find something to do, even when I’m not working, because that’s something I need to do. I’ve got so much energy in me that I need to do something physically. I don’t literally lift weights and workout, but I’ve always worked on movement, whether it was when I was doing ballet years ago, or when I was at circus school, or when I was into Capoeira for years.
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