amanda seyfried stars as a woman working through her past in order to move forward.. >> what are you babbling about? >> jay davis wrote my favorite book of all-time "fathers and daughters." >> wow. that's a popular book. >> yeah. i know. it's just been with me ever since i was a little kid. literally changed my life. i'm lance cameron. >> i'm katie. >> katie. >> yep. >> as in kate davis. >> amanda seyfried is with us. good morning. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> this is very different from some of the movies we just lined up that we fell in love with you and characters. this is a heavy emotional journey. >> such a drama. >> how was that for you? >> it's great to get dark is really interesting. i play a character who is unstable. it's great. you know, i mean, as an actor i have empathy -- hopefully have empathy for a lot of people and it's really amazing. >> you play the daughter of russell crowe in this film and also the lover of aaron paul. you have worked with both of them in the past. was it a reunion? >> almost like he's an ex-boyfriend but he's not. we'

. >>> this morning on "today's take," amanda seyfried opening up about her new role and what she wouldn actress and kanye controversy and surprising stars speaking out about his new music video. all that coming up right now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" for a tuesday morning, june 28th, 2016. i'm al along with nat and tam. wis chain smokers featuring daya. >> we'll hear from her coming up in a little bit. i love the song. my son sings this song so beautifully. he loves it. whenever he sings it every time i hear it, i think of my son. >> the chain smokers. looking forward to it. >> she'll be here sit still pretty. >> to start things off, kanye west back in the news again. new music video for song "famous" getting more attention than usual. actress lena dunham arguing the video goes too far. if you haven't seen it, it uses wax figures and acting doubles depicting stars like taylor swift, rihanna and more naked and lying in bed with kanye and