It doesnt take long for Ariel to realize that something is amiss.

Moretti, it turns out, is out for retribution.

“I tried to craft the whole film like a pop song.”

John Malkovich; Ayo Edebiri in Opus

John Malkovich and Ayo Edebiri in ‘Opus’.Credit:A24

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“They treated me like a partner,” says Green of the dynamic duo.

John Malkovich in Opus

John Malkovich in ‘Opus’.A24

They gave me 100 percent of their genius and their time.

And when I said no to songs, they didn’t huff and puff.

We spent a lot of late nights, early mornings, getting the songs right."

John Malkovich in Opus

John Malkovich in ‘Opus’.A24

“So who is he and his place in the culture?

Who is he divorced from in any reference?

He was kind of his own thing.”

Before he would even step on set, Malkovich became Moretti by recording his songs with the duo.

King, among other greats, have laid down tracks.

He’s just one of the most fearless actors in Hollywood."

That’s not to say Malkovich was without trepidation.

He’s playing a pop star, after all.

“It’s hard to make a great pop record if you are a pop musician.

I am not, and he is not.

And then so many things just the paperwork on music alone can kill your soul.

It is designed to murder you.

I don’t know how anyone does anything in the music industry.

Opusis in theaters on March 14.