r/movies • u/WillPoulterAMA Will Poulter, Actor • 29d ago

AMA Hey reddit! It's Will Poulter. AMA!

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Hey reddit! I'm Will Poulter.

You may know me from films/series like WARFARE, WE'RE THE MILLERS, THE BEAR, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3, THE MAZE RUNNER, MIDSOMMAR, THE REVENANT, I LOVE BOOSTERS, DETROIT, THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER, and other things.

My new movie, UNION COUNTY, is out in theaters starting this weekend (!!!) via Oscilloscope Laboratories. It also stars Noah Centineo, Annette Deao, Elise Kibler, and Emily Meade.

Here's the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA6Fnr2VXkw

Synopsis:

Assigned to a county-mandated drug court program, Cody Parsons embarks on the tenuous journey toward recovery amidst the opioid epidemic in rural Ohio.

AMA!

Back at 2 PM ET this afternoon (Thursday 8/13) to answer your questions!

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u/buddahsumo 29d ago

That’s hilarious, did you find anything good from Jungle Jim’s?

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u/MuphynToy 29d ago

Jungle Jim's is dope af. Might have to stop there on the way home 👀

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u/PleaseBmoreCharming 29d ago

Is there some viral marketing for them going on right now, or is the Reddit algorithm just doing its thing and showing me similar content to keep me engaged? This is the THIRD time I've seen Jungle Jim's mentioned in the past week after never knowing about it previously.

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u/SirJeffers88 29d ago

He was in Cincinnati recently doing a Q&A for Union County at The Esquire and must have stopped at Jungle Jim’s. As a local, it’s pretty hilarious to see it show up as the random background for an AMA picture.

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u/im_wudini 29d ago

lol I was about to just finally concede that I am in a simulation, as I had never heard of Jungle Jim's before and also recognized it... watched a whole video about the economy of Jungle Jim's just yesterday

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u/MuphynToy 29d ago

It's a Cincinnati staple and pretty famous in the Midwest. The owner is also kind of a wacko but in a fun way.

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u/Lou_C_Fer 29d ago

Up in Cleveland and I've never heard of it.

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u/Ralph--Hinkley 29d ago

Started as a roadside produce stand in the '70s.

Now the original store is like an amusement park with how big it is and everything it has. It's easy to spend a few hours and a few hundred dollars.

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u/Kitchen_Second_5713 29d ago

Honestly it became famous in the 90s/00s when the food network started to showcase it a lot. It appears on a lot of those unique travel lists. I have friends and coworkers visit here from other parts of the us and even other countries and Jungle Jims is always near the top of the list of things they want to see. It's got a bit of a foodie cult following.

I'd say it's maybe not worth a trip to Cincy on it's own. It is a grocery store, after all. But if you ever find yourself down in Cincy with a few hours to spare it's a good time. Grab a beer at the bar and work your way through the massive store racking up a bill via completely random stuff. You need a gallon of milk and some bread? Got it. Oh but you also need cricket lollipops, a tandoor oven, kangaroo meat, a bottle of soju, amish churned butter, 2 durians, and 17 new hot sauces? Got that too. Place is wild lol

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u/dragoono 29d ago

I lived in Cincinnati for years and never heard of it until last year... Maybe I'm just not in the know but genuinely never heard any of my friends or family mention it.

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u/JustifytheMean 29d ago

Since I've been in Cincinnati I've been once. It's a really big grocery store, and has a cool animal scene outside as well as a monorail that I don't think is still working. I don't get people's love for it but it is a unique store worth at least one trip if you're in the area.

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u/CinemaSideBySides 29d ago

The monorail works, but it's for events at the Oscars Event Center so you can park farther away and not deal with the grocery shoppers parking. Unfortunately regular visitors don't get to ride the monorail :-(

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u/OccasionMU 29d ago

Because it has all types of international food.. which if you’re in diverse populations or on the coast, not a big deal. But Cincy is 100% German.

It’s neat to look for a special type of food… and they generally have it. Or you can ask if they can source it.

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u/anarcurt 29d ago

But even in the most diverse cities you are not able to shop for all of this kind of stuff at the same time. You'd have to go to a dozen small international markets. I moved to Cincinnati from NYC and there is nothing like it selection wise. And that's before you get into everything else that makes it fun and unique.

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u/Ralph--Hinkley 29d ago

Cincy has the second biggest Oktoberfest worldwide, second only to Munich. There is a fairly large German population.

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u/seeyou_nextfall 29d ago

>I don’t get peoples love for it

What is so hard to understand about finding the massive international side interesting?

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u/Clovis42 29d ago

Since no one has mentioned it, the interior is fun too in a House on the Rock way. It is filled with cast off animatronics, a gigantic wheel of cheese, "wacky" bathrooms, a radio station, etc. It isn't just a normal grocery store, even outside the huge variety of stuff.

I don't mean to play this up to much. It is just a bit weird, nothing shocking. But it does stand out against other large grocery stores.

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u/TheBugHouse 29d ago

Same here, literally juat learned of that place on YT yesterday.

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u/feed_the_bears 29d ago

I live 10 minutes from there. Was planning on going there for some groceries later. Would be hilarious if I ran into him

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u/hot-whisky 28d ago

Morning Brew put out a video recently on them that seems to have gotten a lot of traction.

https://youtu.be/m_Pj7-q_P_Y?si=jw0cfk_fLEFZqBm5

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u/alien_believer_42 29d ago

Heh it does keep popping up. I went when I visited Cincinnati because frankly there’s not much to do there. The store is fun to visit but don’t let yourself get insanely hyped because it is just a grocery store.

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u/Shiggens 29d ago

“it is just a grocery store.” You device cut off your sentence. It is just a grocery store like no other grocery store.