Taylor Kitsch is about to have a very big 2012. In addition to carrying Disney?s ambitious sci-fi adaptation John Carter as the titular Edgar Rice Burroughs hero, a Civil War veteran transported to Mars, he?s also fronting Peter Berg?s alien invasion actioner Battleship and starring in Oliver Stone?s Savages later this year. But as Kitsch revealed to Movieline, the John Carter job wasn?t easy to get — and the toll it took on him during production was a challenge in itself. So who better to offer pro tips on nabbing the spotlight and handling the pressure of becoming an action hero than Kitsch, on the eve of a new chapter in his career?
It should be noted that Kitsch is no stranger to action, having appeared in films like Snakes on a Plane, The Covenant, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine already in his six-year career, and no stranger to the spotlight thanks to his beloved turn as Tim Riggins on Friday Night Lights. But John Carter marks his first starring role and by far his biggest film to date, a sprawling epic set on a vast alien world envisioned in great detail by director Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo, WALL-E).
So how did Kitsch land the coveted role? What does his John Carter role share in common with his last one, as the late South African photojournalist Kevin Carter, in The Bang Bang Club? All this and more as Taylor Kitsch shares his pro tips on landing (and keeping) that action hero gig.
1. Don?t think of yourself as an action star.
?That?s you guys labeling me, so me saying yes to that ? I can?t say yes to that because I refuse to put myself in that bubble.…
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