Scoot McNairy Talks Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, Javier Bardem, and Halt and Catch Fire

In directing duo Will Speck and Josh Gordon’s family-friendly comedy Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, based on the children’s illustrated books of the ‘60s, audiences are introduced to a miraculous singer crocodile named Lyle (voiced by Shawn Mendes). After months of seclusion when his caretaker, a magician by the name of Hector P. Valenti (Javier Bardem), left Lyle in the attic of his New York brownstone, a new family moves in. When Mr. Primm (Scoot McNairy) lands a new teaching job, he relocates his family to the Big Apple, where his son Josh (Winslow Fegley) has a difficult time adjusting as he copes with loneliness and new anxieties. In a whirlwind of magic and music, Josh and Lyle find a new friendship in one another that helps them both grow from their insecurities. Ahead of the release for this Sony Pictures film to digital, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD, Collider’s Steve Weintraub sat down to talk with McNairy, who plays Mr. Primm in the movie. During their interview, McNairy shares the disbelief he felt