Christian Kane Talks About
"Just Married"
by Rebecca Murray

"Just Married" is the tale of a honeymoon gone horribly wrong. Everything that could happen to one young American couple while vacationing in a foreign country is amplified in this cute romantic comedy from screenwriter Sam Harper. Based on his own honeymoon from hell 15 years ago, Harper combined his personal experiences with fictionalized events and created a comedy full of one misadventure after another.

At the Premiere of "Just Married," I had the opportunity to speak with a couple of the film's stars - Brittany Murphy ('Sarah' - the rich girl who marries for love not money), Christian Kane ('Peter' - the ex who wants Sarah back), and David Moscow ('Kyle' - the best friend/best man who isn't all that supportive of the marriage).

CHRISTIAN KANE ('Peter')

Could you relate to this character? Could you see yourself actually tracking down a girl who's left you for someone else?
I don't know if I could do that. I've never had the money to actually go and find somebody like that. I just can't traipse off to Italy.

But what if it was subsidized? What if her parents helped you out?
Oh yeah, absolutely (laughing). If you want something, you've got to go do it.

Could you actually get that heartsick over somebody?
You know what? I think I could. A long time ago I could, and then for a while I couldn't, but now I think I could.

As the rejected suitor who still wants the girl, how do you play that without coming across as a creep?
He plays it kind of suave; he plays it kind of smooth. Like you know, "I'm not here for that. Did you think I was here for that? Oh, I'm sorry. No, I'm not here for that!" Then you find out he is.

Do you think things eventually work out for him?
I think he found a girl in Ft. Lauderdale and he ended up marrying her. I don't know - that's the sequel. That's just what I heard (laughing).

Did you enjoy doing the physical comedy required of you for this role?
I did. It was awesome, especially with Ashton [Kutcher]. I didn't know that much about comedy going into this thing. I did but at the same time, I didn't know how to just throw myself out there. I was always told you've got to be cool and Ashton's like, "Just let it go, man." I think it worked out really good. I learned a lot from Ashton on this movie.

Can you talk about working with director Shawn Levy?
Shawn is just absolutely brilliant. He's like, "This is what I want." And I'd do it. He'd come back and say, "No. This is what I want." And I'd come back and he'd be like, "Perfect." Every time I saw him smile, my confidence in comedy built and built and built because I knew I was doing something right. I trusted him 100%. It was really cool.

Is this the first of many comedies for you?
Oh man, yeah, absolutely. I just got done with an action film, I started in dramas. A little bit of everything.

You play the younger version of Robert Duvall in the upcoming "Secondhand Lions." What was it like working with Duvall? Did you copy his style?
I did. I copied as much as I could. I've been a fan of his for years. It wasn't as hard as everybody thinks. I'd been watching him for years and he'd always been one of my heroes. I didn't have to go in and study him because I already knew what he did. It was really good because I related to him, and he related to me. We'd talk about barbeques and stuff like that. I felt like he liked me.

How's your band 'Kane' and what are they up to?
The band is doing awesome. We're getting ready to go to Nashville and do a little showcase out there. We're talking to some people here in Los Angeles and everything is going good. We've been playing the Viper Room. Everything looks really good. We've been hanging back. I've been away so it really wasn't fair to them. But at the same time, we had a show that was just huge. The Viper Room was huge - we blew up the Viper Room. It was awesome.

How do you balance your acting versus your singing?
It's really not a problem at this point.

Do you have one that you're more passionate about than the other?
No. I'm passionate about both of them. I'm going to try both of them. We've got a song in "Just Married." When Ashton goes in and hangs out with Valeria in an American bar in Italy, one of our songs is playing.

Any chance you'll return to "Angel?"
You never know. You never know.

Do you want to?
Oh absolutely. [David] Boreanaz wants me to come back in a Joss [Whedon] story this season. You never know. I think I should, definitely. Me and Boreanaz are good together. Boreanaz is one of my best friends. I actually just spent New Year's over there. I spent New Year's with him and his wife and me. It was very intimate. Just David and his wife and his parents, and me. I wouldn't mind going back. I'd love to go back.

What do you see your character doing if he did come back?
Beating some a**. It's about time!

And still being a lawyer and working at Wolfram & Hart?
No, no, no, no. I hope not. I'd like to come back with my sledgehammer again and my pick-up truck and start working for David (laughing).