With the THOR: THE DARK WORLD countdown going painfully slowly, we are on the look out for news all the time about the film. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, who is currently promoting his new film BULLET TO THE HEAD, has revealed some details about his upcoming duel role as Algrim The Strong and Kurse, and he says that he is ‘lavishing the opportunity’ playing such diverse bad guys.
“I have to admit, I’m lavishing the opportunity to portray such a diverse range of baddies in such a diverse genre of films: indies, massive blockbusters to mid-size hit-’em-hard action movies opposite legends. I’m really enjoying it.”
But what can we expect from his upcoming role in THOR: THE DARK WORLD? Well Agbaje said that he has been trying to find the human side of the anti-hero:
“If you step into it thinking you’re playing a ‘baddie,’ it becomes caricature.”
He also revealed that on some days he would have to play both Algrim and Kurse, which would require three hour costume changes.
“(Kurse’s) outfit weighed about 40 pounds. I’m sure there will be a certain amount of CGI but a good 80% was me in that suit. The outfit informed how I was going to move – the horns – his fighting style as well. It’s almost like he’s made out of stone.”
In the interview, he only revealed slight details about Kurse (boo!) but it is enough to keep you wondering. He said:
“It’s an amalgamation of a bull and a lava-like creature. He has very animalistic tendencies but with this insatiable and unstoppable power. As an actor, that’s one of the hardest things to embody. You have to realize you are probably the most powerful thing you could imagine. And you have to be that. You can’t pretend, so that when you face Thor, it’s real.”
Well, we have 276 days to find out what he’s really like…
Source: LA times
