So as i know many of you are sick of Avatar, but I'm sure most of you aren't sick of it's star Sam Worthignton, as 0he is a popular fan cast for Cap and the bad ass lead actor in Clash of The Titans.
Collider provided a nice little interview with the actor who seems to be shooting for the stars.
Did you know the original movie or did you avoid it like Mads did?
Worthington: Mads hasn’t seen it. I don’t think he avoided it. I don’t think he knew that it existed.
But he could have seen it if he wanted to.
Worthington: Yeah, yeah, yeah, but he just didn’t… that’s just Mads. He only watches movies that he’s in. (laughter)
Were you familiar with it as a kid?
Worthington: No, I watched it before I started to familiarize myself. I got about halfway through it and nodded off a bit (laughter). I think it’s a bit corny. The messages aren’t kind of relative to now. I think the performances are a bit tame, and they’re stop-motion, which is good. Harryhausen, for what he did and how he did it-I read a book on him-it’s quite incredible, but the only reason… it’s not “Casablanca,” to be honest. It’s worthy of a remake, especially with the technology we have nowadays to rev it up a bit, to turn it up to 11.
You’re no stranger to action, but this is different for you or are you using some of the same skills you used for those other movies?
Worthington: Oh, running and yelling and falling over and getting bashed up? (laughs) They’re the same skills. To be honest with you, I thought this would be quite easy, but a.) learning how to hold a sword and shield is a whole new different skill set to learn and b.) it’s a lot harder than “Terminator.” Louis, you’ve seen his movies, he knows action. He’s got three or four cameras rolling all the time, continually moving so he’s covering it from every different angle, as much as he possibly can, because he’s a very visceral director that way. But he throws us in the deep end and I’m with the Journeymen, we’re a very competitive bunch of boys. It’s like the United Nations with us. You’ve got Mads from Denmark, Liam Cunningham from Ireland, I’m Australian, then you’ve got the Frenchman, and we’re all very competitive for our country to be top dog. We all push each other and a couple few bumps and bruises, but yes, it’s very physical. It surprised me.
You look like you have a lot of cuts… what are you shooting today?
Worthington: Today, I don’t know what they’re doing on first (unit). I’m bouncing between units, so I’ve just come from riding the motorized gimble which will be the flying horse, coming in to take on the Kraken, so we’re kind of getting towards the end of the journey, and obviously, he’s collecting wounds along the way, which I kind of think…. I hate it when you see that guy get that one little mark. I’m covered in them, the more the merrier for me.
This is just a bit of the interview. to read the full thing click http://www.collider.com/2010/02/17/sam-worthington-on-set-interview-clash-of-the-titans/
I don't know about anyone else but I think we have the next Bruce Willis on our hands. He is an increasingly favored action star. I hope he doesn't ruin this fan following he has by doing what Gerard Buttler did, which is The Ugly Truth and P.S. I Love You. I understand actors wanting to prove their talents in many genres but lets hope Sammy stays on this path enough to keep kicking ass and taking names for at least a few more movies.
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