Based on the best-selling book of the same name, by Los Angeles Times journalist Steve Lopez , The Soloist stars two of the biggest actors on the planet in this true story of how Lopez (Robert Downey, Jr.) discovered that Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx), a homeless schizophrenic man who played violin on the streets of Los Angeles, was once a classical music prodigy. The Soloist chronicles Lopez’s attempts to help the troubled genius find his way back to the music world he loved so dearly.
In this exclusive interview the Oscar-winning Foxx and Academy Award-nominated Downey, the Hollywood heavyweights recall meeting their real-life counterparts for the first time, while Robert explains why he wanted to look inside Lopez’s closet and Foxx, discusses how and why he studied the physical and emotional aspects of Ayers, and how playing a schizophrenic almost drove the former Dreamgirls leading man insane. Plus: this week’s Blu-rays and DVDs, after the jump.
