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James Pumphrey's Making a Drift Movie
James Pumphrey's Making a Drift Movie
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About this episode
James Pumphrey shares his exciting experience filming the movie 'Drifter,' where he takes on the role of the antagonist. He discusses collaborating with Sun Kang, who wrote the script, and the creative process behind selecting his character. The conversation highlights the unique aspects of making a drifting-themed film and offers a glimpse into the dynamics of casting and character development in the automotive film genre.
Topics:
drifting
film production
character development
casting
collaboration
James Pumphrey from Speeed returns to the garage to discuss Sung Kang's 'Drifter' movie, review the Ineos Grenadier and BMW M5, and debate Ford's mystery EV pickup truck and Porsche rumors. Plus, we show off a custom car that we guarantee you've never seen anything like before!
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The episode kicks off with some haircut humor before announcing the exciting reimagining of Willow Springs and an upcoming party on October 11th. James shares insights about his role in Sung Kang's indie drifting movie 'Drifter', highlighting the authentic car culture portrayed in the film.
James provides an in-depth review of the Ineos Grenadier SUV, discussing its unique quirks including steering challenges and turning radius, while still expressing fondness for the vehicle. The guys also dive into Porsche news, including rumors of a new GT3 SC and a flat-nose model.
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You just shot a movie, right?
>> Sun Kang is doing a movie called
Drifter. Um it's about drifting and uh I
play the bad guy. You You're the bad
guy.
>> Yeah. Sun sent me the script. So like,
is there any character that you think
that you could play? And I said one
character and he was like, "Really?" And
I was like, "Uh maybe Dusty." And he was
like, "Yeah, that's what I was
thinking."
>> What if you had guessed his character?
>> I guess the one with the most lines was
>> very handsome Korean man. Yeah. Yeah. I
want that. Yeah.
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