Cut to April 2024.Fallouthits Prime Video and becomes an instant sensation.
His greatest passion was football, and he was quite good at that too.
He recalled:
I played football until I was 17.
I was a soccer player and I wanted to go professional.
If Im not doing football, lets give acting a go.
And thats exactly what he did.
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He continued:
“I didnt do any acting until I was 17.
I auditioned for the school play when I was 17.
I got a role in it and had loads of fun doing it.
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That was already pretty motivational.
And I said, No, I wasnt, and he said, You should.
So from there on, I just kind of followed my nose.
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ButI would have never pursued it if he hadnt said that.
Booking His First Big Movie, Havoc Starring Tom Hardy
That parents instincts were on point.
It was like actually getting to audition as myself.
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I had in-person stunt tests and stuff, but booking that was definitely a big high.
That whole process of getting called back for it and stuff.
Big, big, big high for an audition.
In a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles brought about by nuclear decimation, citizens must live in underground bunkers to protect themselves from radiation, mutants and bandits.
He explained:
Id kind of come straight out of training.
[Laughs] That was my first-ever day on a professional set was that experience, and that wasterrifying.
I was like, Im just some guy.
I shouldnt be here.
I shouldnt be in this room, let alone next to them on camera.
Unfortunately, Netflix has yet to giveHavoca release date, even though principal photography concluded in late 2021.
The Toughest Part of Wheel of Time?
He laughed and said, I thought the toughest part would be, ironically, convincingly making her hateful.
Then, what ended up being the toughest part was seeing everyone hate her.
Otherwise, I dont think I could play her as someone who knew that she was doing bad.
[Laughs] Then, when everyone was coming in and being like, Ihateher.
IhateRenna, I was like, But she was doing her best.
I dont see the problem, really.
I dont really get why everyone hates her, but okay.
So it was kind of the exact opposite problem of what I thought I was gonna have.
He added:
Egwene is a rung on a ladder towards Renna being the star.
So, she sees Egwenes strength and her power as a jewel in a crown for herself.
But the end is that Egwene breaks Renna.
When Renna picks her up to hang her, Rennas desire to change the system is broken.
Why not some other faction?
I get all these brothers and siblings and sisters to hang around with.
Im not the only kid.
Theres all this cool tech.
I get taught stuff.
Theyre taking it all in.
AndI think you see that in the hospital scene with Maximus, where theyre a happy-go-lucky kind of guy.
Whats Dane been going through those six episodes?
Perhaps something in particular that inspires them to tell Maximus, Theres nowhere safe, Max.
And theres no leaving.
I wish there was?
Hes announced as dead a couple of days in.
Thats Danes perspective is likeShit, I lied and now theyve killed him for it.
As far as Im concerned, Thaddeus is out with Knight Titus.
I dont have to play someone else.
AndI think I gave myself permission, when we started shooting, to just be myself.
Even down to the costume choices and makeup choices.
Im gonna serve the character.
Im gonna just relax and be myself in this role.
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The Wheel of Time Season 2 is available to stream on Prime Video.
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