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Israel Broussard already has a handful of titles to his name including a role in Rob Reiner\u2019s \u201cFlipped,\u201d but \u201cThe Bling Ring\u201d marks his first foray into the world of high-profile productions and also offers up a performance that suggests he\u2019s an up-and-comer worth keeping an eye on.<\/p>\n
The film tells the true story of the Bling Ring, a group of teens from California who were so celeb obsessed, they decided to just waltz into Paris Hilton\u2019s home while she was out of town. It all starts off as an innocent thrill, but ultimately turns into a $3 million crime spree involving a number of celebrities, stolen high-end clothing, and loads of cash, too. In the film, Broussard leads as Marc, a kid first returning to public school after being homeschooled for a stretch of time. Sure enough, he suffers through some new kid syndrome with his peers staring at him or just ignoring him completely, until he catches Rebecca\u2019s (Katie Chang) attention. Soon enough, they\u2019re inseparable and Rebecca is busy introducing Marc to all her friends and their party scene. After finally finding the ideal friendship he\u2019s always wanted, Marc can\u2019t bear to lose Rebecca, so when she suggests they break into celebrity homes, he\u2019s hesitant, but just can\u2019t say no.<\/p>\n
Essentially, the idea of teens snatching up stars\u2019 personal possessions functions as a high concept, but \u201cThe Bling Ring\u201d is still based on true events, so the material must be handled with care. When discussing the real deal, Broussard admitted, \u201cIt didn\u2019t really shock me.\u201d He added, \u201cIt\u2019s the world we live in. These kids just took it to the next level.\u201d Broussard never got to talk to his real life counterpart, Nick Prugo, but perhaps he was better off for it because Broussard explained:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe really just kind of wanted to stick to the script and [writer-director] Sofia [Coppola]\u2019s vision for it, and I feel like if we met Nick Prugo or Rachel Lee or any of them, it would have kind of just sidetracked us and rather than playing these fictional characters we\u2019d be playing them as they are. Sofia\u2019s set on not trying to make them more famous than they already are, which is kind of unavoidable, but at the same time, we don\u2019t want to shed any this-is-okay light on this.\u201d<\/p>\n
But still, a script\u2019s a script and that meant Broussard and his co-stars, Katie Chang, Emma Watson, Taissa Farmiga, and Claire Julien, had to dabble in Bling Ring behavior to a point. Somewhat similar to the characters\u2019 group dynamic in the film, when the cast was faced with the task of robbing a home, the suspense and burglary mishaps brought them closer together. Broussard recalled, \u201cThe last day of pre-production we all broke into a house, did a mock break-in.\u201d Chang got an e-mail with the target location and a list of items they were assigned to snatch and off they went. The operation wasn\u2019t particularly fluid, as Broussard pointed out, \u201cClaire jumped in and she fell through [the window]. We started laughing. Taissa went to the fridge.\u201d While there was a good deal of joking around, Broussard also noted that the experience offered insight into the actual Bling Ring\u2019s motives. \u201cThat\u2019s where the chemistry started building was when we realized these kids were just sort of having fun. They weren\u2019t really trying to rob anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n
That chemistry as seen in the final feature is truly unique, and oddly infectious. These are some seriously delusional kids who either don\u2019t understand right from wrong or just don\u2019t have the willpower to behave appropriately, but either way, it\u2019s still entertaining to watch the group gallivant about the Hollywood Hills, taking what they please, showing it all off, and eventually getting what they deserve.<\/p>\n
You can check out all the illicit action for yourself when \u201cThe Bling Ring\u201d arrives in theaters on Friday, June 14th, but until then, catch our full interview with Broussard in the video below for all the details on his experience working with Watson, Chang, Coppola, the differences between \u201cThe Bling Ring\u201d and \u201cSpring Breakers,\u201d Broussard\u2019s hopes for the future, and loads more.<\/p>\n