Theo Rossi on Come with Me, How Fear Takes Hold, and the Need to Escape Our Bubbles: Podcast

Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Podcasts | More Platforms In Come with Me, Theo Rossi plays Simon, a working man whose troubles pile up as a radio personality played by Ron Perlman begins to shape the way he sees the world. The Sons of Anarchy actor and producer spoke with Kyle Meredith about making the film, tracing Simon’s unraveling without reducing him to a political label, and taking charge of the roles he wants to play. Listen above or wherever you get your podcasts. Rossi was drawn to the question behind the story: What happens before a troubled person becomes a headline? “We were showing a slice of life,” he says, “not just the news story but how did we get to the news story?” Simon has a fiancée, a job, and a best friend, but a succession of setbacks leaves him looking for something to believe in. Rossi knew the film might make audiences uncomfortable — that was part of the appeal. “I want people to argue over it. I want people to have an issue with it because that means they feel something,” he says. Those arguments have already started. Rossi says people who read the script came away with opposing takes on its politics and its treatment of guns. He hopes vi...