On the television show ‘”House,” Olivia Wilde’s character Dr. Remy “Thirteen” Hadley may havebeen fired by her doctor boyfriend, but in real life, the 25-year-old actress is actively (and happily) working with filmmaker husband Tao Ruspoli. The couple’s first film together is “Fix,” which was written and directed by Ruspoli and stars Wilde as a documentarian who must help her filmmaking partner (Shawn Andrews) find his addict brother and send him to rehab before he’s carted off to prison for three years. Speakeasy spoke to Wilde about collaborating with her spouse, returning to “House” and reuniting with director Paul Haggis on “The Next Three Days.”

Wall Street Journal: The film is actually based on an incident involving Tao’s brother Meo. How did he feel about being the inspiration?

Olivia Wilde: He was into it. Tao said to him, we’ve got this project, and it’s based on you, and what an amazing and eccentric character you are. He gave him and the script and said, tell me if there’s anything you’re not comfortable with. Overall, he was excited because he wanted to help make a film that accurately portrayed what addicts go through, and what the family of an addict goes through, and he said, ‘That’s the real stuff” right there. The film does not have a happy ending, and is hectic and honest, very much like the experience himself. I don’t think he would have signed off on a film that had been Hollywood-ified, if you will.

How did you balance shooting this film with your schedule from “House”?

I shot this on the weekends during “House.” We were planning on shooting “Fix” that fall [two years ago], but then I got “House” and only because I was married to the director was I allowed to keep my job. It was harrowing but we made it work, especially because the character is supposed to be exhausted all the time and I certainly was. Read More »