"I'm so fond of that movie..." - Actor Jeff Bridges on fans still calling him by his Big Lebowski character

Jeff Bridges released his LP, Slow Magic 1977-1978 on April 12. The record includes music which the Hollywood star recorded in his twenties in jam sessions with Los Angeles musicians and artists, according to New Yorker.

Jeff Bridges is most well-known for his role in the 1998 cult film directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, The Big Lebowski, which centered around an idler who accidentally gets involved in criminal schemes. During a recent conversation with People Magazine, the 75-year-old Bridges revealed that he loves being called by the name of his character from the film, ‘The Dude.’ He also shared that he still loves being associated with the film, which went on to become a global phenomenon, saying,

“I'm so fond of that movie and so happy that I'm a part of it.”

According to People Magazine, Bridges also revealed that during screenings of the film around Los Angeles, the star would be sitting for Q&As and would also show the photographs that he took during the making of the film. He said,

“I [will] give a Q&A that'll be centered around photographs that I took while making that movie. I take pictures with a wide-lux camera that they don't make anymore…My wife Susan and I are in the process of recreating that camera. So that's what the Lebowski thing will be about.”

Bridges has released two photo books comprising the photographs that he has taken on sets of various films, and they can be ordered from his website.

Jeff Bridges on doing a sequel to The Big Lebowski

During The Big Lebowski Screening: An Evening with The Dude, one of the screening events of the cult classic in Los Angeles on April 16, Jeff Bridges opened up about the possibility of starring in a sequel of The Big Lebowski, according to Daily Mail.

Talking about a possible sequel, Bridges said,

“Julianne and I would fantasize about that…But no, I don't think the brothers are going to do that. I don't think that's their style. But I must say, they surprise us all the time.”

Jullianne Moore featured alongside Bridges in The Big Lebowski, playing the role of Maude, an eccentric artist who wants to have a child. The film also starred John Goodman and Steve Buscemi.

The Coen brothers, who are known for their quirky filmmaking style, have also directed acclaimed films such as Fargo and No Country for Old Men. Joel Coen went on to make the Denzel Washington-starrer The Tragedy of Macbeth also, separately.

Daily Mail noted that about the filmmaker brothers’ desire to make The Big Lebowski sequel, Jeff Bridges said,

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"'Who would have thought Macbeth would have come out of one of those guys? You never know what they're going to do so who knows…If they called me up and said, ‘Hey let's do it again,’ I'd say, ‘Absolutely, come on.’”

Jeff Bridges has had a long and rewarding career in Hollywood, and has worked with several acclaimed filmmakers such as Francis Ford Coppola for Tucker: The Man and His Dream and John Carpenter for Starman. In 2019, Bridges received a Best Actor Academy Award for his role in the film, Crazy Heart.

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