Talking to
Collider about his role in
Ironclad, the British actor was quizzed on his role on Disney's
John Carter. (formerly known as
John Carter of Mars) Discussing some details about both the differences of working in a CGI heavy environment and the character he plays, here are some excerpts from the site. To read more, be sure to click on the link below to head on over to the site.
On What It Was Like To Work With CG And Green Screen:
It is fun. Obviously, one has to look at things tonally. As an actor, I can sit here espousing off about how violence should be real, but in John Carter there are also sword fights. It’s a different movie. It’s a difficult area because actors constantly have to do different levels of violence in different movies, and you end up having to justify being glamorous and violent in John Carter, in a way that you just go, “Well, the violence doesn’t really have much consequence in this film, either on the people it is inflicted upon or on you, as a character.” So, it’s a tricky area for me to occupy, to tell you the truth.
On His Role In John Carter And How He Fits Into The Story:
The character’s name is Kantos Kan, and he is an admiral of a big ship, called the Xavarian. He’s very close to Tardos Mors, who’s played by Ciarán Hinds, who is the Emperor or King of Helium. He’s a very cheeky, mischievous soldier/airman. He’s not in this film very much, in the first one. I think a lot of the characters in the first John Carter are established, but with the knowledge that they’re going to be bigger in the next two episodes of it. So, it’s a lovely character. He’s just very charming. He’s not frightened of getting involved in very sticky situations with John Carter. There’s a certain bravado about him. He’s a bit Errol Flynn-esque. He has a great lust for life and he’s a very positive character, in the film.
John Carter is set to be released in theatres on March 9th, 2012!