Transcript for Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lisette Olivera dish on new action-adventure series
>>> FINDING ANYTHING YOU LIKE?
>> YOU'RE BILLY.
>> WHO WERE YOU EXPECTING?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT SOMEONE WHO
LOOKS LIKE THEY WALKED OUT OF
THE TOWN IN ""BIG LITTLE LIES.""
>> THIS ISN'T A TELEVISION SHOW.
WHERE'S THE RELIC?
>> WHERE'S OREN?
OREN.
>> I'VE KEPT MY SIDE OF THE
BARGAIN.
NOW, WHERE'S THE RELIC?
>> OH MY.
SO INTENSE THERE, ISN'T IT?
>> WHERE IS THE RELIC?
>> YES.
>> WELCOME BACK.
THAT WAS A SNEAK PEEK AT THE NEW
DISNEY PLUS ACTION-ADVENTURE
SERIES "NATIONAL TREASURE: EDGE
OF HISTORY."
I'M SO EXCITED TO WATCH THIS.
>> LOOKS SO GOOD.
>> THERE'S A RACE TO FIND LOST
TREASURE, BUT THE BIG QUESTION
IS, WHO WILL FIND IT FIRST?
>> THAT'S A BIG QUESTION THAT
OUR NEXT GUESTS ARE HERE TO TELL
US ALL ABOUT IT.
PLEASE HELP US WELCOME TO THE
"GMA3" STUDIO, OSCAR WINNER
CATHERINE ZETA-JONES AND LISETTE
OLIVERA.
>> HELLO, GUYS.
>> WELL, FIRST, CONGRATULATIONS.
THIS IS A BIG DEAL HERE.
>> THIS IS A BIG DEAL.
IT'S AN AMAZING, AMAZING SHOW,
AND THIS, MY LEADING LADY, IS
JUST -- TAKES US ON A RIDE TO
FIND THIS TREASURE, BUT REALLY,
I'LL LET LISETTE SPEAK MORE
ABOUT IT, BUT WE HAVE THIS
AMAZING KIND OF CAT-AND-MOUSE.
>> I SEE.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT,
THE INTENSITY THERE.
>> I'M A LITTLE BIT ON THE
DARKER SIDE, AS THE CLIP
SUGGESTS.
>> SO, WHAT'S IT LIKE PLAYING A
NOT-SO-NICE SHADY CHARACTER?
>> IT'S SO MUCH FUN, AND I WOULD
REALLY RECOMMEND IT, BECAUSE YOU
KNOW, WE SPEND A LOT OF OUR TIME
CURBING, FILTERING DOWN WHAT WE
REALLY WANT TO SAY.
>> ALWAYS.
>> AND THEN SOMETIMES IT'S NICE
TO HAVE A ROLE THAT'S, LIKE, I
CAN REALLY PUSH THE BORDER.
I CAN ACTUALLY DO AND SAY WHAT I
WANT.
BUT IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
THE WHOLE SERIES IS GREAT.
AND IT CAME FROM A FANTASTIC
FRANCHISE, YOU KNOW?
THAT WAS MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGO.
>> AND THE HAIR IS FABULOUS.
I LOVE THE BLONDE BOB THING
GOING ON.
>> DO BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN?
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
>> YOU HAVE TO WATCH AND FIND
OUT.
>> FIND OUT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> SO, LISETTE, WE ARE ALL
ABSOLUTELY FANS.
SUCH FANS OF THE "NATIONAL
TREASURE" FRANCHISE.
YOU BRING US ON THIS JOURNEY.
YOUR CHARACTER WALKS US THROUGH
THE JOURNEY.
IT'S FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE.
HOW WAS THAT, TACKLING THAT ROLE
AND JUST IN SUCH A GRACEFUL WAY?
>> WELL, THANK YOU.
IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE
TO START OFF.
I MEAN, I WAS A FAN OF
THE "NATIONAL TREASURE" FILMS
SINCE THE BEGINNING.
I REMEMBER WATCHING THE SECOND
ONE WHEN I WAS 7 YEARS OLD IN
THE THEATER WITH MY FAMILY.
SO, IT WAS A REALLY BIG DEAL
WHEN I GOT THIS PART.
I MEAN, I HAD NEVER DONE A TV
SERIES PRIOR TO, SO RIGHT FROM
THE JUMP, YOU KNOW, I HAD HEARD
ABOUT JESS VALENZUELA FROM THE
AUDITION PROCESS, AND
IMMEDIATELY, MY HEART SOARED.
SHE WAS THIS REALLY BRIGHT,
INTELLIGENT YOUNG LATINA WOMAN
THAT REALLY WAS JUST KIND OF THE
BEST WAY TO CONTINUE THE STORY
FORWARD.
SHE, ONE DAY, ENCOUNTERS THE
IDEA FROM HARVEY KITAL'S
CHARACTER, WHO PLAYS AGENT
SEDUSKY IN THE FRANCHISE ABOUT
HER NECKLACE, THAT MAYBE HER
FATHER HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH
THIS GREAT LOST TREASURE, AND
SHE DIVES INTO THE HISTORY OF
HER FAMILY AND THE HISTORY OF
WHAT THAT TREASURE ENTAILS.
IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE RIDE TO
PLAY HER, AND I'M EXCITED FOR
EVERYONE TO SEE IT.
>> IT'S NOT EVERY DAY THAT YOU
GET A CHANCE TO WORK WITH A
LEGEND.
WHAT'S IT BEEN LIKE WORKING NEXT
TO THE CATHERINE ZETA-JONES?
>> OH MY GOSH.
>> OH MY GOSH, OKAY, FIRST OFF,
SINCE THE BEGINNING, SHE JUST
BRIGHTENS A ROOM EVERYWHERE THAT
SHE GOES.
BUT ALSO, I THINK, YOU KNOW, AND
I HAVE TOLD YOU THIS BVEFORE, BT
JUST TO ACT ALONGSIDE YOU AND TO
BE AT THE RECEIVING END OF YOUR
TALENT REALLY IS JUST A DREAM
COME TRUE.
I'VE BEEN A FAN OF CATHERINE MY
WHOLE LIFE.
WHEN I HEARD THAT SHE HAD GOTTEN
THE ROLE, THAT SHE WAS GOING TO
ACT WITH ME, I COULDN'T BELIEVE
IT, TRUTHFULLY.
BUT SHE IS JUST SO GRACEFUL AND
JUST SUCH A PRO.
AND ALSO, I'D LIKE TO ADD THERE
ARE SO MANY LITTLE ELEMENTS THAT
I KNOW THAT SHE ADDED THAT
WASN'T IN THE SCRIPT, AND THAT'S
JUST, YOU KNOW, BEING CATHERINE
ZETA-JONES.
>> IT'S SO FUNNY, TO BE, LIKE,
THIS CAT AND MOUSE KIND OF
ADVERSARIES IN THE SHOW, BUT TO
HAVE THIS REALLY, REALLY
WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH
LISETTE, AND I'M GOING TO SOUND
GRANDIOSE, BUT I REALLY SAW A
BIT OF MYSELF IN HER IN THAT I
REMEMBER THAT MOMENT OF BEING ON
A SET WHERE IT'S -- YOU KNOW,
THIS IS A LOT OF WEIGHT ON YOUR
SHOULDERS.
>> BUTTERFLIES.
YOU DON'T WANT TO MESS ANYTHING
UP.
>> YOU'RE WORKING WITH PEOPLE
WHO HAVE DONE CERTAIN THINGS AND
HAVE KUDOS AND IT'S NOT JUST FOR
A WEEKEND.
IT'S FOR FIVE AND A HALF MONTHS.
AND THEN FORGET ABOUT IT.
AND SHE WAS THE PROFESSIONAL TO
AN UNBELIEVABLE AND
CONSCIENTIOUS AND TALENTED, AND
IN THAT SHE WAS BRINGING SO MUCH
TO THE TABLE.
HER YOUTH AND HER -- DIDN'T
QUASH THIS AMAZING AMOUNT OF
TALENT AND I JUST HAD A BALL
WITH HER.
AND I WAS LIKE MOMMY BEAR OFF
CAMERA.
REALLY NASTY BEAR ON CAMERA.
>> IT'S TRUE.
IT'S TRUE.
>> THIS IS THE BEST STAGE MOM TO
HAVE, RIGHT?
>> 1,000%.
>> I DID FEEL LIKE MAMA ROSE,
YEAH.
BUT YEAH, SHE'S AMAZING.
BUT THE WHOLE SHOW IS -- LIKE
LISETTE JUST SAID, IT'S A NEW --
LET'S TAKE A FRANCHISE, IF IT'S
NOT BROKEN, WHY FIX IT?
BUT TO INJECT INTO THIS YOUTH
AND THIS -- AND NEW CHARACTERS,
OF COURSE, SOME SURPRISES OF THE
OLD FAVORITE CHARACTERS COMING
BACK.
BUT JUST THE TECHNOLOGY ALONE OF
TRYING TO PIECE THE PUZZLE
TOGETHER THAT WE HAVE SINCE THE
ORIGINAL.
AND LIKE THE ORIGINAL, THIS IS A
19-MINUTE CAPSULE, WE HAVE,
LIKE, TEN EPISODES, SO THE
AUDIENCE REALLY GETS BROUGHT IN
ON THIS.
>> JUICY.
>> AND INTERACTIVELY TRYING TO
PIECE THE PUZZLE TOGETHER WITH
US AS WE MOVE ALONG.
IT'S SO MUCH FUN.
IT'S A REAL ROMP.
>> SPEAKING OF WORK, IT'S A LOT
OF WORK.
WE GOT BOTH "WEDNESDAY" AND
NOW "NATIONAL TREASURE," AND
THEY'RE COMING TO US
BACK-TO-BACK.
HOW IN THE WORLD DID YOU FIND
TIME TO DO ALL THIS?
DID YOU DO IT SIMULTANEOUSLY?
>> I'M LIKE A BUS, DARLING.
YOU WAIT AND WAIT AND TWO COME
TOGETHER, AND YOU GO, I'M GOING
TO TAKE THE TRAIN.
>> GO FOR IT.
YOU CAN DO IT.
>> I WAS BLESSED TO HAVE TWO
GREAT PROJECTS THAT ARE IN
EVERYONE'S SUBCONSCIOUS, REALLY,
YOU KNOW, "WEDNESDAY," THE
ADDAMS FAMILY AND "NATIONAL
TREASURE," IT'S A HUGE FAN BASE,
AND IT'S JUST THE WAY THE GODS
WERE ALIGNED.
AND SO IT WAS -- IT DIDN'T FEEL
LIKE WORK, TO BE HONEST WITH
YOU, AT ALL.
IT JUST FELT -- IT WAS JUST A
LOT OF FUN, AND WHEN THINGS GET
RECEIVED SO WELL, LIKE OUR SHOW
AND "WEDNESDAY," IT'S -- COMING
ON YOUR SHOW IS SO MUCH EASIER
THAN TRYING TO KIND OF, LIKE,
PEDAL AWAY AT SOMETHING THAT
YOU'RE, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
THIS, KIDS.
BUT I'M JUST VERY HAPPY TO BE
INVOLVED WITH SUCH GOOD WORK.
>> OH MY.
FANTASTIC.
DEFI
DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO
THE SERIES.
IT'S SO NICE TO MEET YOU BOTH.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
CATHERINE ZETA-JONES, LISETTE
OLIVERA, IT WAS SUCH A PLEASURE
TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY.
"NATIONAL TREASURE: EDGE OF
HISTORY" WILL PREMIER DECEMBER
14th WITH TWO EPISODES
EXCLUSIVELY ON DISNEY PLUS.
>> CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT.
GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.
YOUR MOM IS IN THE AUDIENCE.
MOM, HEY.
HOW YOU DOING?
>> YAY.
>> ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE MOM IN
THE HOUSE.
>> THERE SHE IS.
SHE SAID SHE WAS COMING.
>> SHE IS GOING TO GET SO MAD.
>> SHE IS.
>> IF I DID THAT TO MY MOM, SHE
WOULD, LIKE, NEVER SPEAK TO ME
AGAIN.
>> SHE'S NEVER COMING TO
ANYTHING AGAIN, YOU GUYS.
OH MY
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