>>> WE ARE SO EXCITED THIS MORNING TO CATCH UP WITH TWO ACTORS BRINGING A TRUE MUSICAL STORY TO THE SCREEN. >> AND CALVIN HARRISON JR. PLAYED B.B. KING IN "ELVIS." WAS TERRIFIC IN THAT. >> NOW THE TWO OF THEM HAVE JOINED FORCES. THEY'RE TOGETHER IN "CHEVALIER." DENIED THE ODDS AND ROSE TO THE RANKS OF FRENCH SOCIETY, EVEN BEFRIENDING THE QUEEN. HE'S SETTING HIS SIGHTS ON A BIG GOAL. >> I WANT TO BE IN THE PARIS OPERA. NO, SERIOUSLY. >> THEY BORE ME. >> YOU HAVE NO TIME IF YOU RECEIVE SOCIAL APPOINTMENT. >> I HAVE DEFEATED ALL WORTHY OPPONENTS. >> THERE IS ONLY ONE HEAD OF THE PARIS OPERA. THERE IS NO GREATER POST, AND I WANT IT. >> OH, IT LOOKS GOOD. LUCY, KELVIN, WELCOME, WELCOME. SO THIS IS A STORY THAT, THE BEST I CAN GATHER, PAIRS TWO FOLKS TOGETHER. WE KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT MARIE ANTOINE NET. TELL US ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOUR TWO CHARACTERS. >> THE FILM FOLLOWS THE RISE OF JOSEPH WHO HAS BEEN WIDELY NEGLECTED FROM THE HISTORY BOOKS. IT WAS TOUCHING TO GET THIS IN DEPTH EDUCATION. HE WAS A ROCK STAR OF THAT ERA AND WAS EXCELLENT IN EVERY AREA OF HIS LIFE THAT HE -- I'M JUST EXPLAINING YOUR CHARACTER. IN EVERY AREA OF HIS LIFE THAT HE DEDICATED HIMSELF TO. I THINK THAT'S WHY SHE WAS SO GRAVITATED TOWARDS HIM BECAUSE HE WAS THE EPITOME OF EXCELLENCE. >> SO YOU ARE PLAYING A REAL CHARACTER IN HISTORY. BUT YOU CAN'T JUST GOOGLE IT AND FIND HIS MANNERISMS AND THAT STUFF. HOW DID YOU DO YOUR RESEARCH AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO PORTRAY HIM? >> ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT THE SCRIPT, SHE PUT THIS OPENING AND SHE WAS LIKE, IT'S LIKE CLAPTON VERSUS JIMMY HENDRICKS. I WAS LIKE, OKAY, THEN WE WILL FIND MORE CONTEMPORARY REFERENCES. PRINCE FELT LIKE THE BEST COMP FOR JOSEPH AT THE TIME. THE WAY WE LOOK AT PRINCE, FIND HIS SEX APPEAL, HIS MUSICIANSHIP, HIS DETERMINATION TO BE HIMSELF, THAT'S JOSEPH IN HIS MOMENT. SO I KIND OF JUST LOOKED AT YOUTUBE VIDEOS OF PRINCE. >> ON THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM, LUCY, I FEEL LIKE YOU ARE PLAYING SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN WIDELY PORTRAYED AND DISSECTED OVER THE YEARS. HOW DID YOU APPROACH DOING THIS? >> KIND OF READ I COULD GET MY HANDS ON AND WENT REALLY WIDE WITH IT ALL. WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THIS SCRIPT IS IT IS A NEW CONTEXT FOR MARIE ANTOINE NET. WE HAVE NEVER SEEN HER IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE BEFORE WHERE WALLS ARE CLOSING IN ON HER AND SHE OPERATES OUT OF A PLACE OF FEAR AND PRAGMATISM. WE DO SEE THAT FIINESS WE HAVE SEEN OF HER BEFORE. SO IT WAS EXCITING TO DO SOMETHING NEW. >> KELVIN, YOU COME FROM A MUSICAL BACKGROUND AND FAMILY. BUT THIS ROLE, YOU KNOW, REQUIRED SOME REALLY INTENSE VIOLIN TRAINING. HOW DID YOU APPROACH THAT? >> I CALLED MY DAD. I WAS LIKE, MY DAD IS A CLASSICAL MUSIC TEACHER AND MUSICIAN. I WAS LIKE, OKAY, DUDE, HERE WE GO. HE DIDN'T KNOW HIM, SHAME ON HIM. BUT HE WAS LIKE, OKAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES ME SIX MONTHS TO TEACH ONE STUDENT A CONCERTO. WE CAME UP WITH A SYSTEM AND WE STAYED ON TRACK. >> WOW. SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, SIX HOURS A DAY? THAT'S CRAZY. >> LISTEN, I HATED THE VIOLIN MEN WHEN I WAS YOUNG. >> WE HAVE ONE RIGHT NOW. NO, JUST KIDDING. >> WE HAVE A PICTURE OF YOU AS A YOUNG LAD PLAYING THE VIOLIN. >> I KNEW I LIKED YOU. >> YOU KNOW, KELVIN, TAKE A LOOK AT A PICTURE OF ANOTHER YOUNG VIOLIN PLAYER. >> OH, WOW! >> WHY THAT REACTION? >> IT'S THE TURTLENECK FOR ME. >> THE TURTLENECK? >> LOOK AT HIS EXPRESSION. >> PUT THAT PICTURE UP EVERY CHANCE HE GETS. >> I LOVE YOUR REACTION. THE TURTLENECK AND, WHAT, SHE SAID -- WHAT DID YOU SAY? >> THE KNOWING EXPRESSION. >> THAT'S WHAT THE KIDS SAY. IT'S THE TURTLENECK FOR ME. >> I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT. >> LISTEN, BEFORE WE GO, YOU ARE AN AVID READER, AND YOU ARE BRINGING "THE NEW YORK TIMES" BEST SELLER TO TV BOTH AS ACTOR AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER. >> YES, YEAH. WHICH IS TERRIFYING AND THRILLING. IT IS DIRECTED BY DRAKE WHO HANDLES LOVE STORIES WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL KIND OF BRUTAL HONESTY BUT HOPEFULLESS, SO I'M SO EXCITED TO BE JOINING ME. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> BY THE WAY, YOU KNOW, IT IS NOT A TURTLE THEY CAN, BUT THIS THING YOU GOT WORKING HERE, IT'S BEAUTIFUL. >> HE SAT DOWN. REMEMBER WHAT HE SAID? I DOODLED IT MYSELF. >> I LIED. I LIED. IT'S TOM BROWN. BUT, YOU KNOW. >> AS A PARTING GIFT, WE GOT SOME BITE TOOTHPA
