But hes nothing if not prepared.
He was great inThe Chronicles Of RiddickandDoom, two movies that I thoroughly enjoyed, despite a critical panning.
So, without further ado, well let the man himself tell you all about it… Well, I think the starting point was the fact that Black Hat is a fallen hero.
Its always nice to have a bit of conflict to make a character more dynamic.
Where does it slot into the cinematic tapestry for you?
Well, thats a good question.
I mean, this a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi, vampire, western!
[laughs] And thats brilliant.
So, it has that fantasy element on top of all those other things?
Thats pretty much a combination of all my favourite genres in one film!
Did you grow up as a fan of horror or vampire movies?
It was not something I delved into heavily growing up.
Am I right in believing that youre a fan of westerns too?
Oh absolutely, yeah, absolutely.
Thats a good choice!
He vision was always very clear and very epic and I think hes delivered that.
What appeal do they hold for you?
Well, to me it comes down to characters and story.
So, genre was used a means to do that in a way that was more palatable.
But you know what?
Im just a fan of them.
As I said, growing up watchingStar Warsand all that sort of stuff.
It makes perfect sense to me!
Is that something you conscientiously encouraged in your career?
I havent conscientiously tried to do anything in my career!
[laughs loudly] It just kinda happened!
So, I had a lot of fun playing this character!
You had to express threat more through a physical performance.
Is that more of a challenge?
You have to utilize every beat.
Not given a massive amount of soliloquies, no!
Whats the first positive nostalgic memory that comes back to you from the filming?
Thats a good question.
I think the immediate thing that comes to mind is the people involved, Peter, Viggo and Liv.
Just the wonderful people at the heart of that whole experience.
Dreddwas a gruelling shoot, it was.
Yeah, its very early days.
So, early signs are good, my friend!
How do you mean?
Yeah, and Im sure they will.
Karl Urban, thank you very much!
