Chillin' with Dallas Roberts

OK, Dallas Roberts, spill the beans: Just how damn cold was it while you were shooting The Grey?

"It was all the way cold," the Houston-born actor told me a few days ago. "To the end of cold. That’s how cold it was. Negative-40 degrees, 60-miles-an-hour winds. Cold."

And, mind you, that's not all he had to say about dashing through snow and tangling with wolves in my CultureMap Q&A.

Tangles with Wolves

I'm kinda-sorta looking forward to seeing The Grey -- i.e., Liam Neeson Tangles with Wolves -- which opens Jan. 27 at theaters and drive-ins everywhere. But after seeing this television spot for the last several weeks, I almost feel like I've already been force-fed a stealth ad campaign for the movie.