Thursday, April 08, 2010

A Minute With: Sam Worthington on "Titans" and skirts (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Sam Worthington is among a hottest leading group in Hollywood.

He starred in a top-grossing film of all time, a $2.7 billion "Avatar," as well as his ultimate film, "Clash of a Titans" rocked box offices with a $108 million global debut last weekend.

In "Titans," which is a remake of a 1981 cult classical film of a same name, he plays Perseus, son of a Zeus, who sets out to criticise a tract which would overthrow his father as well as encounters monsters similar to a dreaded Kraken.

Worthington, 33, spoke to Reuters about "Clash," apropos a major star as well as wearing skirts.

Q: Did you see "Clash of a Titans" as a kid?

A: "No, it didn't make it over to Australia. you usually proficient myself with it before you proposed filming. There have been a lot of purists as well as fans out there -- a original overwhelmed them. We looked at what you could do to make it relevant for this era with things similar to visual effects. You have to find your own turn upon it."

Q: And it was a prolonged shoot in locations around a world.

A: "(Director) Louis Leterrier doesn't hold in movement set pieces. With him it was action, action, action, all a time. It was one of a toughest shoots I've ever had to do. The total thing was a very rough, exciting five months."

Q: This is your third action film in a row, followed by "Avatar" as well as last summer's "Terminator: Salvation." Your Sam Worthington action doll collection must be growing!

A: "Yeah, though nothing of them demeanour similar to me, so you do not know what's starting upon there! Here's a truth: I'm usually a poor uncle -- you usually do these movies so my nephews have toys (laughs).! If my 9 year-old nephew is starting to be grabbing a rubber long knife as well as perplexing to be Perseus, that's what it's there for."

Q: Worried about being pigeonholed as an movement guy?

A: "Hopefully you move some-more than usually action. Hopefully there's a bit of pathos as well as thespian elements as well as sensitivity. Yes you run around with a rubber long knife as well as it's meant to be fun, though a film has a summary as well as it has a lot of heart, which you hold any movement film should have. "Terminator" has heart. "Avatar" has heart."

Q: Perseus spends many of a film in a kilt. How did you similar to wearing a skirt?

A: "I empathize with women since upon a windy day, you're showing a bit some-more of your hams than you want to! (In sharpened a film) you felt similar to a 33-year-old playing Dungeons & Dragons. It brings out a kid in me, so hopefully you can move out a kid in a audience."

Q: And your skin tone -- real tan, or bronzer?

A: "It wasn't a bronzer, it was some-more similar to gravy sauce! (laughs). I'm a pasty Australian. Every sunrise you had to mount there in a paper g-string as well as get embellished with gravy sauce."

Q: Big stars shouldn't have to endure that! How has your hold up altered since being in a greatest strike of all time.

A: "It's a lot easier to get by etiquette since of a success of "Avatar" ... My partner jokes which he believes a usually reason you similar to you do blockbusters is they assistance me get into countries easier."

Q: What's your attribute similar to with James Cameron?

A: "I owe him everything. you adore him. He's unequivocally good partner as well as an inspiring boss. I'll do anything for him. It's a attribute which goes far over usually a work. It's a attribute which you will always have with him. Plus he thinks I'm a suffering in a ass, w! hich you love! (laughs).

(Editing by Patricia Reaney)


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