Capone: Talk about working with Elizabeth again. She’s such an underrated comic actress.

SR: I think so too. I think Kevin originally wrote the part of Rosario Dawson, and then she couldn’t do it for one reason or another. And I was kind of thrilled as soon as I heard that, and I said, “Hey, put Elizabeth Banks in it; she’s fucking hilarious.” No one has every put her in the big role in a big comedy, you know? And I thought that would be perfect for her. We’ve known each other for years, and there’s a lot of very awkward situations in the movie, and that’s very helpful when you really know the people. I know her husband; that helps [laughs].

Capone: It might not help him.

SR: Exactly. [laughs] But I think it turned out great. And there’s no one I would have rather done it with.

Capone: In just reading the one-line summary of what’s going on with ZACK AND MIRI, it combines two things that are very relevant and timely right now…

SR: Porn?

Capone: Amateur porn, for sure. And just people being broke. People are more broke than usual these days.

SR: Yeah, it’s true. Times are tough, gas prices, shit like that, especially…we were shooting in Pittsburgh, which economically is not doing that fantastically right now, and you could really see it. And it was cold as shit, so you think, “Wow, it sucks to be broke in L.A., I can imagine what it’s like in fucking Pittsburgh. It’s way worse. I knew eventually I would do a movie involving porn. [laughs]

Capone: This might be a stupid question, but is there a lot of nudity in it?

SR: Yeah, there’s nudity in it. Katie Morgan is in it. She doesn’t own clothes [laughs].

Check it out in full form over at Ain’t It Cool News! And of course, see Rogen on the big screen TOMORROW (Wednesday) in “Pineapple Express”. This interview covers everything from that film, to “Zack And Miri”, and well beyond.