In an interview with Men’s Health magazine, Alden Ehrenreich said that initially he and director Zach Cregger ruled out the idea
The actor Alden Ehrenreich (Han Solo: A Star Wars Story), one of the protagonists of The Time of Evilnew terror of Zach Cregger (Brutal nights), opened the game about an unusual decision during the preparation for his role as police officer Paul Morgan.
In an interview with the magazine Men’s Health, Ehrenreich He said that initially he and the director Zach Cregger They discarded the idea of your character using mustache. “We said, ‘No way, let’s not do mustache! It’s a cliché. Every movie police officer has mustache, and we will not get into this”Reported the actor.
However, after resubmitting the director a photo of him with mustache, CREGGER he requested: “Don’t take the mustache”. The surprise came when Ehrenreich He spent time with real police and realized that many of them actually used mustache. “It was the typical situation in the cinema: you have a fixed and passionate idea, but at time there it ends up doing something different that works better”He concluded.
Furthermore, Ehrenreich He revealed that he adopted other measures to connect even more to the character. “I got a little weight for the paper, let the mustache grow and put on the real uniform. This makes a big difference. You feel the character in a different way”He explained.
About the costume, the actor commented that initially would not wear bulletproof vest because of the intense heat in Atlanta, where the film was shot. “But I decided I wanted to carry the vest. I wanted him to feel the weight of the world on his shoulders”He said.
To gain more veracity in the movements of the character, Ehrenreich He also spent time with a royal policeman. “I sat in his living room with him and his wife, and they showed me what someone would be immobilized, handcuff, arrest, using his wife as ‘suspicion’. She was very friendly and collaborative. Both were extremely helpful”Said the actor.
What is the story of The Time of Evil?
In The Time of Evilon a seemingly common Wednesday, exactly at 2:17 am, all children in the Gandy teacher (Julia Garner) They woke up, left their beds, opened the doors of their homes, and walked the night without ever returning.
THEGora, everyone seeks answers of why thepenalties thelunos de Gandy disappeared. What would thecontacted with thes childrentheIf, more importantly, who would really be behind this mysterious event?
In addition to Julia Garner and Josh Brolinthe cast of The Time of Evil still has Alden Ehrenreich (Iron Heart), Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness), Amy Madigan (Penny Dreadful: City of Angels), Austin Abrams (Paper cities), Toby Huss (Cross-fire) and Cary Christopher (An exceptional mind), between others. Watch the following novelty trailer:
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