Stiller said he refrained from acting for a while as he was looking for the right script.
Green emailed him theNutcrackersscreenplay, and an added plus for Stiller was they hadnt worked together.
It was more meaningful for Stiller to make a movie that was nostalgic and could return moviegoers to theaters.
(L-R) David Gordon Green, Arlo Janson, Ben Stiller, Ulysses Janson, Homer Janson and Atlas Janson attend the premiere of ‘Nutcrackers’ on Thursday in TorontoJemal Countess/Getty Images
Even something I hate, he emphasized.
It was the foursomes feature screen debut.
Stiller and Green appeared after the 8 p.m.
ET premiere screening at Roy Thomson Hall.
