Post by Totems4jt on Jul 4, 2008 16:50:06 GMT -5
He's an actor who can completely transform himself," says Pathfinder director Marcus Nispel. "When I saw him on tape and watched his reel I thought it was a sampler of several different actors. Then I realized — oh, my god, they're all the same guy. Later, when I met him in person, again he looked nothing like he had in any of his pictures. I mean, he could honestly play his father and his son at the same time."
In one of the more memorable scenes, Jay had just been injured and had a spike coming out of his leg. The producer states, "We must have done 30 takes of that spike scene," says Pathfinder producer Brad Fischer. "And even though it was a false leg, looking through the monitor I definitely felt his agony. In general though, I'd say one of Jay's strengths is the intensity he brings to a character while also conveying certain vulnerability. It's not easy finding those two qualities in the same actor."
In Pathfinder, Tavare made some adjustments to his fiery character, "Black Wing," which he'd initially felt had been written stereotypically. "He was just another angry, rebellious 'red man' with no reason behind his actions. Now, I think we have a much more interesting situation where I'm not simply a bad guy, but a human being with recognizable struggles."
The changes, director Nispel agrees, were a good thing. "He did an incredible service to the movie, because in every film of this sort there's always this slightly edgy tribesman who's making the star's life hard. And Jay didn't want to follow that cliché. So he kind of rewrote his role, which I think was for the better. It's very easy to hire a cliché, but he never played one. And if you look at everything Jay's done from Spike Jonze movies to Minghella movies he refuses to play a cliché.
"What I actually look forward to," Nispel adds, "is when he's hired for something where he doesn't have to wear a loin cloth. It's obviously a big responsibility to portray a kind of people or group, but this guy could also play a detective — or anything."
From The Set of Pathfinder
by Jay Tavare
Nesh Ta Gol Teh... I am just dropping by to say get ready for a movie experience. Marcus Nispel is a visionary director and a great story teller and I am having a great time working with him on this film. Our DP, Daniel Pearl, is doing some serious magic with the budget and this film will have the look of a 100 million dollar film believe me. If you liked the Lord of the Rings and how it looked on film then the Pathfinder will put a smile on your face. Our cast has come together in the last week or so and we do have some great actors on the set: Clancy Brown, Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means, Nathaniel Arcand and Ralf Moeller are just a few of the wonderful actors I am working with. Vancouver is an awesome city to shoot an action fantasy film such as this. The scenic locations are breathtakingly beautiful and I look forward to each day of filming as I know I am going to get to see more places. The Viking customs will leave you in awe and the natives are as real as you have seen them but this film is stylized and will be a summer release next year and I believe it should do very well as it is a simple story based on some historical facts but shot with a passion that will be evident as soon as you will see the trailor.
This is Jay Tavare reporting from the set of Pathfinder an Untold History!
Nan dos talsh...
In one of the more memorable scenes, Jay had just been injured and had a spike coming out of his leg. The producer states, "We must have done 30 takes of that spike scene," says Pathfinder producer Brad Fischer. "And even though it was a false leg, looking through the monitor I definitely felt his agony. In general though, I'd say one of Jay's strengths is the intensity he brings to a character while also conveying certain vulnerability. It's not easy finding those two qualities in the same actor."
In Pathfinder, Tavare made some adjustments to his fiery character, "Black Wing," which he'd initially felt had been written stereotypically. "He was just another angry, rebellious 'red man' with no reason behind his actions. Now, I think we have a much more interesting situation where I'm not simply a bad guy, but a human being with recognizable struggles."
The changes, director Nispel agrees, were a good thing. "He did an incredible service to the movie, because in every film of this sort there's always this slightly edgy tribesman who's making the star's life hard. And Jay didn't want to follow that cliché. So he kind of rewrote his role, which I think was for the better. It's very easy to hire a cliché, but he never played one. And if you look at everything Jay's done from Spike Jonze movies to Minghella movies he refuses to play a cliché.
"What I actually look forward to," Nispel adds, "is when he's hired for something where he doesn't have to wear a loin cloth. It's obviously a big responsibility to portray a kind of people or group, but this guy could also play a detective — or anything."
From The Set of Pathfinder
by Jay Tavare
Nesh Ta Gol Teh... I am just dropping by to say get ready for a movie experience. Marcus Nispel is a visionary director and a great story teller and I am having a great time working with him on this film. Our DP, Daniel Pearl, is doing some serious magic with the budget and this film will have the look of a 100 million dollar film believe me. If you liked the Lord of the Rings and how it looked on film then the Pathfinder will put a smile on your face. Our cast has come together in the last week or so and we do have some great actors on the set: Clancy Brown, Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means, Nathaniel Arcand and Ralf Moeller are just a few of the wonderful actors I am working with. Vancouver is an awesome city to shoot an action fantasy film such as this. The scenic locations are breathtakingly beautiful and I look forward to each day of filming as I know I am going to get to see more places. The Viking customs will leave you in awe and the natives are as real as you have seen them but this film is stylized and will be a summer release next year and I believe it should do very well as it is a simple story based on some historical facts but shot with a passion that will be evident as soon as you will see the trailor.
This is Jay Tavare reporting from the set of Pathfinder an Untold History!
Nan dos talsh...