Garrett Hedlund on United States vs. Billie Holiday and Pranking Daft Punk on the TRON: Legacy Set

With director Lee Daniels’ The United States vs. Billie Holiday now streaming on Hulu, I recently got to speak with Garrett Hedlund about being part of the Golden Globe-winning film. During the wide-ranging conversation, Hedlund talked about how Billie Holiday was an early champion of civil rights, Daniels’ ability to craft great performances, why he loved working with Steven Soderbergh on Mosaic, what he remembers about making Joseph Kosinski’s TRON: Legacy, why he’s seen The Cable Guy a hundred times, the reason making Joe Wright’s Pan was such a challenging experience, and more. In addition, he shares a fun story about pranking his co-stars on TRON: Legacy including Daft Punk. If you’re not familiar with The United States vs. Billie Holiday, which is inspired by Billie Holiday’s life story, the film pulls back the curtain on one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time and the way the Federal government targeted her over her efforts to sing “Strange Fruit,“ a song about l