Movie Review: Joel Edgerton’s ‘Boy Erased’
If there is a hell, you have to believe that there’s a white-hot space reserved for some of the people portrayed in Joel Edgerton’s new film, Boy Erased.
If there is a hell, you have to believe that there’s a white-hot space reserved for some of the people portrayed in Joel Edgerton’s new film, Boy Erased.
Director Joel Edgerton initially thought he didn’t need to give Kidman direction, and why she told him that he should.
Edgerton spoke about working with Hedges on the film and explained how his own experience as an actor helps inform how he works with actors.
It’s a sad, frustrating and inspirational film that puts you right in the mindset of what this couple was feeling and thinking.
Depp talks about getting into Bulger’s head, the cast talks about the difficulty of mastering the Boston accent, and many other details about the filmmaking process.
“If I’m playing a villain I love looking for the virtues, and if I’m playing a hero I like looking for the mistakes” – Joel Edgerton
If Joel Edgerton could choose his career path, it would be completely varied. Judging from his roles in Animal Kingdom, Warrior, and the new The Odd Life of Timothy Green, the actor is doing just that.
Little known until recently despite key roles in the Star Wars prequels and King Arthur, actor Joel Edgerton came onto a lot of people’s radars with his role in Warrior. He won’t be going away anytime soon, with big roles in The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Zero Dark Thirty, and The Great Gatsby all set for release in the next several months.
“I’ve been banging the drum for so long, I figure at some point it would all culminate into something, except that ironically it sort of feels like the opposite, in a way,” he said.
Actually tearing his MCL during filming, the thirty-seven year old decided, against his doctors wishes, to continue filming, even when Warrior became “a real challenge.”