JOHN CUSACK - CUSACK WAS SURPRISED BY 'GIFTED' DUFF

CUSACK WAS SURPRISED BY 'GIFTED' DUFF

JOHN CUSACK was blown away by HILLARY DUFF's performance in their new movie WAR, INC., and considers her brave for risking her child-friendly pop star status.
Duff ditched her clean-cut image to play a trashy Middle Eastern pop singer in the Cusack-directed war satire, which also stars Joan Cusack, Marisa Tomei and Sir Ben Kingsley.
And the actor/director admits he was shocked by her "wonderful" performance.
Cusack says, "We didn't know her. We knew she wanted to do the movie, which takes a lot of courage for a young girl who's already got huge fan base, who's a big pop star.
"I don't think any of us knew she would be quite as gifted, as intelligent as she is. Not only did she hold her, I think she's every bit as charismatic and wonderful as those other three actors."