Ryan Carnes On The Phantom Miniseries!

Ryan Carnes On The Phantom Miniseries!

The Phantom himself shares his thoughts on the upcoming miniseries as well as the costume and stunts and tells fans to give it a chance...

By JoshWilding - Jun 15, 2010 11:06 AM EST
Filed Under: The Phantom
Source: Comic Book Resources

In an interview with ComicBookResources, the star of the upcoming SyFy miniseries The Phantom, talks about what it's been like playing the character, doing the stunts, wearing the suit and more! Below are some of the main highlights of that interview but to read more just follow the link at the bottom of the page! The show's story sees law student Kit learning that he was adopted, and that he is actually the son of the 21st Phantom. He joins the Phantom team in the jungles of Bengalla, and is trained in martial arts and combat, emerging as the next Phantom to battle the Singh Brotherhood and save the only man who can bring peace to the Middle East.

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On getting to play The Phantom:

"I get to run around, and run away from villains, and chase villains and shoot guns. It was great! I didn't get to do any of that stuff on "Desperate Housewives" or "General Hospital. I had a blast getting to do drama and some comedy - there's definitely some light moments in it, mixed with action/adventure."

On wearing the suit:

"I finally actually put the whole thing on and went, 'Okay, wow! This is pretty rad; I could get used to this. Actually, because of some of the stunts and some of the choreography that I was doing, I actually wore it in rehearsals for the martial arts choreography so I could break it in because it was so restrictive, but it very quickly loosened up and took on the contour of my body. About halfway through the shoot, or two-thirds of the way, we had to have them take in areas because it had stretched so much. It was really cool. I mean, I'd never gotten to wear anything like that before, and it's not what you get at the Halloween Costume store. It's a little fancier than that."

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On researching the role:

"I screened the movie from the 90s with Billy Zane. I only wish we had the budget that they had for that movie. We would've shot for six months instead of two! I was cautious with myself to not get too caught up in being all 'I have to do this, this, this and this,' because it was a re-imagining. It was a very new take on the original series. I wanted to be able to still make my own choices and my own conclusions based upon what was on the page for me in this project."

On training for the role:

"I hadn't had any previous training. I was really being put through the wringer. For me, as an actor, it only helped. I got be pulled up on a harness and do some rappelling on the wall. There's a scene where I come in through a window. They didn't let me come through the glass, obviously, even though it was safety glass, but I still got to make the jump and swing in on the rope and do the roll on the ground. It felt like I was five years old again going crazy in my mom and dad's house. I'd love to get to play like that again."

On why skeptical fans should give the miniseries a chance:

"I would really encourage them to go into it with an open mind an attempt to allow themselves to surrender to viewing something that is, in some ways, an entirely different story. I would challenge them to just watch it and see if they don't enjoy it."

The Phantom will air Sunday, June 20 on SyFy.




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whatsinthebox
whatsinthebox - 6/15/2010, 12:20 PM
Maybe if I am drunk if i have sars and my Xbox is broken
HelaGood
HelaGood - 6/15/2010, 12:23 PM
i thought this piece of crap had already come and gone...

lame

lame

lame
superdog
superdog - 6/15/2010, 12:28 PM
you cant fault the guy. hes an actor looking for a gig. i dont blame him for it. but it looks like crap
SHAZAM171
SHAZAM171 - 6/15/2010, 12:32 PM
The only way I'm watching this is like this.
This looks like this show is going to go down in comic book history as one of the worst comic book adaptations ever. What were they thinking?? Sheesh.
mk
mk - 6/15/2010, 12:51 PM
give the kid a chance :)
Superman4
Superman4 - 6/15/2010, 1:01 PM
I doubt it will surpass the 1996 movie. Billy Zane did an awesome job and the film isn't afraid to be a comicbook movie. I'll give this a chance though, I'm crossing my fingers that the new costume gets all torn up and he goes to wearing the classic at the end.
Superman4
Superman4 - 6/15/2010, 1:02 PM
They need to make another Phantom movie with Billy Zane.
Angelus
Angelus - 6/15/2010, 1:09 PM
No Hal Jordan, no GL corp, no planes, no me watching it.
Unless theres a whole lot of boobs in it.

Beware my power.
captquirk
captquirk - 6/15/2010, 1:14 PM
It was ok, but it wasn't the Phantom.
IsaiahBradley
IsaiahBradley - 6/15/2010, 1:26 PM
Ill check it out...
comicb00kguy
comicb00kguy - 6/15/2010, 1:55 PM
Superman4 is right; they need to make another Phantom movie with Billy Zane.

I think he's also right about part of WHY it was so good- "the film isn't afraid to be a comicbook movie". That is what ruins so many adaptations, both for TV and movies: they see some shame or embarrassment about being too "comicbook-ish". They try taking themselves waaaay too seriously and wind up losing what made the original source material so good.
HelaGood
HelaGood - 6/15/2010, 2:21 PM
i confirm BmanHall 's comment
Superman4
Superman4 - 6/15/2010, 3:02 PM
@BmanHall That's your opinion and your entitled to it.

@comicbookguy Allot of movie makers think just because TDK was successful superheroes have to now be more realistic. Well guess what Hollywood Superman and Spiderman (to name two) were hits to and they stayed close to their source material. The Phantom was made before it's time.
Rosas
Rosas - 6/15/2010, 3:16 PM
i lyk the billy zane phantom ima give this a shot
it looks good
skidz
skidz - 6/15/2010, 3:20 PM
I'm willing to give this a shot, but it can still go as wrong as the movie did.
comicb00kguy
comicb00kguy - 6/15/2010, 4:06 PM
I personally blame Dark Knight for ruining superhero movies and perception of them. For a supposedly "realistic" movie, there are any number of things that happen in that film that are quite unrealistic, two that I bring up a lot being that the Joker would not easily procure enough explosives to blow up a hospital in the post 9/11 world (or place those explosives without SOMEONE noticing) and that the police would NOT have left a dangerous criminal like the Joker in his makeup once he was in custody. They'd wash his face down real good, take some mug shots (probably both in and out of makeup) and run his real face through the national and international databases to try to find out who he is. They'd also take fingerprints and do the same thing. That's the first thing real cops do when they bring someone into lockup. Where is the REAL realism?

Anyway, the success of Dark KNight has spawned drivel like this horrific "Phantom" wannabe.
Superman4
Superman4 - 6/15/2010, 5:04 PM
@comicb00kguy I think they did take his finger prints if I remember correctly. Gordon said they weren't able to come up with any other name or alias.
Superman4
Superman4 - 6/15/2010, 5:10 PM
But I agree with what you said about TDK. I love that movie dont get me wrong but I think I'd rather it see the guy from Batman Deadend be Batman, the way those guys did that film was perfect. Felt like a live action adaptation of Batman the animated series.
mk
mk - 6/15/2010, 11:17 PM
give the kid a chance :))
Orehrepus
Orehrepus - 6/16/2010, 3:36 AM
"in other words...PLEASE WATCH MY SHOW, I NEED A JOB."

@blee947: LMFAO! Right! He knows this thing sucks ass so badly that he needs to say this.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 6/16/2010, 2:31 PM
ANIL @ Maybe you do bro lol!

Kidding! : P
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