Jackson joked that Colbert wouldn’t have time to adapt the film, but “it turns out I’m going to be free starting this summer, Colbert said, referring to his retirement from THE LATE SHOW.
"When I was a kid, I just showed up and said the words, and it all worked out. Now, I’m making a plan for going into the scene. Doing the prep makes the process really, really fun.”
"So, when it was laid all out, and when they did tell me the whole plot line and the story, my first thought, completely candidly, was, ‘It’s actually a terrific story.'”