John Turturro Praises Friendship with ‘Fantastic’ Tatiana Maslany and Paul Giamatti (Exclusive)

Charna Flam, Raven BrunnerTue, October 13, 2026 at 3:55 PM UTC

0

Tatiana Maslany on Oct. 3, 2026; John Turturro on Sept. 26, 2026; and Paul Giamatti on Jan. 6, 2026Credit: Dia Dipasupil/Getty; Christian Bruna/Getty; Roy Rochlin/Getty -

John Turturro, Tatiana Maslany and Paul Giamatti have recently shared the stage and the screen together in two recent projects, Rhinoceros and A Statement, respectively

Turturro spoke exclusively to PEOPLE about his friendship with the pair, jokingly declaring, “We have a little company going”

The trio star alongside Paul Rudd in the upcoming biographical dramedy about environmental experts drafting a 1980 congressional message about carbon dioxide emissions

John Turturro, Paul Giamatti and Tatiana Maslany keep finding each other in new projects.

The trio starred together in the limited-run play Rhinoceros, which concluded on Sunday, Sept. 27. Shortly after, their work in the biographical dramedy A Statement premiered at the New York Film Festival on Saturday, Oct. 3.

Following the premiere of A Statement, Turturro, 69, spoke exclusively to PEOPLE on Sunday, Oct. 4, at the BAFTA Tea Party in New York City, about their recent projects together. “We have a little company going,” he joked.

John Turturro at the BAFTA NYC Tea Party on Oct. 4, 2026Credit: Jamie McCarthy/Getty

The Severance star praised his costars, calling Maslany, 41, “a fantastic actress [and] fantastic person.”

“I love working with her,” he continued, “and the same with Paul.”

“Just two smart, inquisitive, hardworking people,” The Only Living Pickpocket in New York star said, before crediting them for their collaboration. “You’re only as good as your partner.”

Advertisement

“I mean, it’s the space that happens between you, which is the magical realm, which is because two people can become almost one. It’s like one plus one equals five instead of two or three or four or whatever, however you want to count it,” he said. “But that’s the joy of working with people.”

Paul Giamatti, John Turturro and Tatiana Maslany at the 64th New York Film Festival on Oct. 3, 2026Credit: Roy Rochlin/Getty

He described Maslany as “one of these people who just morphed,” before recognizing Giamatti, 59, as a “formidable” actor.

The trio stars alongside Paul Rudd, Evan Peters, Amy Ryan and others in the forthcoming film from Oscar-winning director Tom McCarthy. A Statement follows the true story of 20 environmental experts who worked together in October 1980 on how to approach the public plea about carbon dioxide emissions.

Paul Giamatti, Tatiana Maslany and John Turturro in Boston on Aug. 7, 2026Credit: Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty

— sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

The group “convenes at a Florida hotel to draft a congressional statement on carbon dioxide emissions, but struggles to agree on the wording,” according to the film’s synopsis.

A Statement, which is awaiting a formal theatrical release date, will be distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing.

on People

Original Article on Source

Source: “AOL Entertainment”