My first introduction to Margarita Levieva came with this year’s Adventureland. She played the sultry Lisa P. and perfectly captured that one girl every single guy wants to get with but realizes isn’t what they want. Right now Margarita is currently tearing up the screen with Spread where she plays Heather, a waitress whom Nikki (Ashton Kutcher) falls in love with. Recently, I had the pleasure of talking with Ms. Levieva about her tenure and if she’ll ever dive back into gymnastics.

You have great chemistry in the movie with you’re leading man in the movie. I was wondering if that was something you worked on or if it was a natural stick for you and Ashton?

I would say it’s a combination of both. He’s not a hard person to get along with, he’s a very good guy. But I think we developed the love story and did the research and talked about what it is that connects us and I think that brought us together more and I’m glad it shows up on-screen.

Watching the movie, I’m trying to figure out if I’m supposed to feel bad for your character or is this her comfort zone where she’s in?

I think it’s interesting because of the way the movie has been cut. It is very ambiguious, and it was done this way to leave the audience with their own point of view on it. I mean for me, I would say I felt bad for her in a way for having to live such a life and to survive and to forego love in order to live the way she feels like she needs to. So, that’s my personal take, but that’s interesting how the movie was cut. Some of the scenes where a little different than the way they were originally shot I do feel like it shows Heather in a colder way than I had foreseen it originally.

How she different than Nikki’s character would you say?

I don’t think they’re very different at all. I would say that scene where she says ‘I’m a realist and you’re a dreamer’ and I think he’s been beaten enough by this lifestyle to feel like maybe there is a way out, maybe there’s another opportunity whereas I feel she’s gone through that already and she knows it doesn’t work and she’s being more realistic. This is not something that’s going to work out because they have they have these fantasies about what life should be and it won’t be guaranteed that they stay together.

I keep seeing the film referred to as a comedy. I’m seeing that at all. Do you?

Really? (laughs) It’s always interesting I guess they say comedy comes from drama so I guess for me I definitely feel more of the drama than the comedy. It certainly didn’t play as a comedy. So, I think for me personally, not so much. There’s certainly comedic aspects to it, like there is all situations in life. And Ashton’s pretty funny.

What did David [Mackenzie] bring to the project to capture L.A. this way?

I don’t know what his personal research was but he spent some time here going around places and I’m sure Ashton spent some time showing him around. But I think from that point of view, someone who just comes here. What is deemed as cool or as the place to go or the place to be seen at from an outsiders perspective. I think people who live outside L.A. live outside this world all the time. And I’ve seen the films David’s made before and they’re very authentic. He can take the snippet of someone’s life but sort of at the climax of their life, when they’re faced with decisions. He’s great at portraying that little piece of their story. That’s what I feel like he was really able to do.

I know you were in Adventureland, and your character was more clear cut. I’m wondering Heather was more of a challenging character to play more than Lisa P.?

I mean they both for me had their own difficulties. Lisa P. was a hard character to play because I really never thought I was the right person to play her. I didn’t necessarily see myself as sort of this hot girl and it was a comedy and I’d never done a comedy before. So there where a lot of challenges in the project. And Heather, y’know, it was a very up and down experience. She’s very complicated as was asked earlier what’re we supposed to feel for her? I feel like there’s so many ways of looking at her life and the decisions that she makes. So it’s a little bit tricky on the one hand someone who could be so cruel but have so much need for it.

Spread is in theaters right now. Matthew’s review can be read here.

Its time for yet another double dose of Under The Radar. The first of the two is the new sex comedy, Spread. Penned by Jason Dean Hall and directed by David Mackenzie, this movie will tempt you to take a plunge and see how it is. Starring Ashton Kutcher, Anne Heche and Margarita Levieva, this tale about getting in the sack and falling in love comes out August 14th.

Nikki’s latest conquest is Samantha (Anne Heche), a stunning middle-aged lawyer who gives him more than he’s ever had before. But then he meets a gorgeous waitress his own age named Heather (Margarita Levieva). She comes to visit Nikki at Samantha’s house while Samantha is out of town, sees what an incredible place it is… and comes to the mistaken conclusion it’s his. Unbeknown to Nikki, Heather lives by playing the same game.

When Samantha comes home, she discovers Nikki’s infidelity and he’s put out on the street. With nowhere else to turn, Nikki pulls out all the stops to win Heather over and they begin to form their own kind of bond. Sexually charged by a game of one-upsmanship, each shows the other their best grifts, and they unexpectedly begin falling in love – the one thing they can’t do in the life they lead. Soon, the truth of their unfolding relationship forces a choice between love and money, and Nikki has to decide whether he can live on his own once and for all in the hopes of finding something real.

Enjoy the trailer for Spread:

The second one to add onto the list is in the form of guitar masters. Combining the greatness of Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), the Edge (U2) and Jack White (The White Stripes) within the form of a documentary film called It Might Get Loud. The Official Selection in both the Toronto Intl Film Festival & Sundance Film Festival, how could this huge heap of awesome not attract many? This movie will roll out into theaters on August 14 or 28th, depending on where you live. Check your local theaters to see when this comes over.

Rarely can a film penetrate the glamorous surface of rock legends. It Might Get Loud tells the personal stories, in their own words, of three generations of electric guitar virtuosos – The Edge (U2), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) and Jack White (The White Stripes). It reveals how each developed his unique sound and style of playing favorite instruments, guitars both found and invented. Concentrating on the artist’s musical rebellion, traveling with him to influential locations, provoking rare discussion as to how and why he writes and plays, this film lets you witness intimate moments and hear new music from each artist. The movie revolves around a day when Jimmy Page, Jack White and The Edge first met and sat down together to share their stories, teach and play.

Enjoy the trailer for It Might get Loud:

It Might Get Loud Trailer

Little is known about the upcoming film Spread starring Ashton Kutcher other than it features one of the worst actors working in Shane Brolly. Looking at this new one sheet and the cast list, it does happen to have the hottest thing about Adventureland in Margarita Levieva. I’m none too familiar with the film or David Mackenzie’s work so here’s a plot synopsis from IMDb:

Set in modern day Los Angeles, Spread is a hard biting story about a high-end lethario, Nikki (Ashton Kutcher), who has slept his way into a life of privilege. He shares his secrets with us as he hosts parties and beds scores of women, all while living it up at the Hollywood Hills home of a middle-aged female attorney, Samantha (Anne Heche). Everything is going swimmingly until Nikki meets a gorgeous waitress named Heather (Margarita Levieva), who, unbeknownst to him, is playing the same game that he is. As the truth of their life unravels, they find themselves sexually charged by a game of one-upsmanship that has them dining at fine restaurants and crashing posh parties, until the truth of their lives forces them to choose between love and money.

The question remains as to if Kutcher will be playing his usual “yell at everything for laughs” self but it appears Levieva wants to make a career out of playing a cheap hooker. The one-sheet is below and Spread opens on August 14th.