Facebook Twitter Instagram
    • Services
    • Aircheck for Actors
    • Demo Reels
    • Audition Prep/Self-Tape Reader
    • Website Design
    • Mailing Labels
    • Contribute
    • Industry Links
    • Advertise
    Daily Actor
    Daily Actor
    Home » Actors on Acting » Nicholas Hoult on Staying Under the Radar, Researching Zombies and Deciding Not to Blink in ‘Warm Bodies’
    Actors on Acting

    Nicholas Hoult on Staying Under the Radar, Researching Zombies and Deciding Not to Blink in ‘Warm Bodies’

    Erin KonradBy Erin KonradFebruary 6, 2013Updated:September 16, 2018No Comments3 Mins Read
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email

    warm-bodies-nicholas-houltNicholas Hoult might need to rethink how much of a celebrity he is.  After starring in Warm Bodies, the actor is probably not going to stay under the radar for much longer.

    “I don’t think anyone knows who I am, so I’m not too worried about [over-exposure] at the moment,” he said to Interview.  “There’s something to say for not working for the sake of it, and trying to do things that you want to see.  I guess as people get more fans, then they have to be more respectful to the fact that people are going to see the films, and that they’re giving the fans a good show for their money.  But no, should I be worried?”

    By all accounts, yes.  Hoult first jumped onto the scene 11 years ago as the youngster in About a Boy.  But with a slew of high-profile roles like Mad Max and Jack the Giant Slayer coming up, the actor is most likely going to lose his anonymity quickly.  That’s not to say he hasn’t enjoyed the route his career has taken up to this point.

    “So far I’ve been fortunate to be able to do quite an eclectic mix of things, and have worked with good people.  I’m enjoying it,” Hoult admitted.  “I really like to mix it up.  There’s nothing better than doing big action-y stuff, like Mad Max and Jack the Giant Slayer.  It’s like you’re a big kid.  You run around on set and you get to do stuff that you did in the garden when you were five years old.  I enjoy doing the smaller, more personal works as well, the character-driven stuff.”

    Hoult found one of these types of projects with his role as the zombie, R., in Warm Bodies.  To prepare for the role, the actor read the book the film was based on.  “The book really goes into more of the detail of his feelings and his thoughts, and it got me into a good headspace,” he said.  “The script kind of had everything that we needed in it.  It was really well adapted by Jonathan [Levine, the writer and director], but the book was kind of little bit of something else to have in you as far as having knowledge going into it.  It helped with the internal feelings, and feeling trapped, wanting to connect with everything around you, and feeling lost.  Also, it was knowing that there was something more in life.”

    One of the biggest challenges to playing a zombie was wearing the contacts throughout filming.  “Deciding not to blink, I guess it was one of those things where we were like, ‘Yeah, zombies don’t really blink, right?  Why would they do that?’ Hoult said.  “So the contacts actually helped with that.  Being behind lenses it did kind of make me feel like I was stuck in my own head a bit.”

    Warm Bodies is in theaters now.

    Related

    Previous ArticleScreenplay: Seth MacFarlane’s ‘Ted’
    Next Article Amy Morton on the Challenges of Starring in ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ on Broadway

    Related Posts

    Jonathan Banks in Better Call Saul

    Jonathan Banks on Playing Mike in ‘Better Call Saul’: “I borrowed from people that I saw”

    November 23, 2022
    Actor Tom Hanks

    Tom Hanks on His Career and the Valuable Lessons He Learned Along the Way

    October 4, 2022
    Actor John C Reilly

    John C. Reilly on Method Acting, Daniel Day-Lewis and John Malkovich

    September 23, 2022
    Add A Comment

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Popular Pages
    Become An Actor | Acting Tips | Acting Quotes
    Acting Resume | Resume Template
    Headshot Photographers
    Los Angeles | New York
    Print Your Headshots
    Acting Schools & Colleges
    Los Angeles | New York
    Monologues
    Movies | Plays | Comedic | Dramatic
    Men | Women | Teens | Kids
    • Contact
    • About
    • Advertise
    • Resource Listings
    • Write A Column
    • Contribute
    • Privacy Policy

    Disclaimer: Daily Actor at times uses affiliate links to sites like Amazon.com, Masterclass, streaming services, and others. Affiliate links provides compensation to Daily Actor which helps us remain online, giving you the resources and information actors like you are looking for.

    Daily Actor Facebook Daily Actor Twitter Daily Actor Instagram Daily Actor Pinterest Daily Actor YouTube Page
    © 2023 Daily Actor

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.