Jim Sheridan talks about Tobey
Jim Sheridan ('Brothers')
Thursday, January 21 2010
By Simon Reynolds, Movies Editor
How did you prepare Tobey Maguire for the demands of the role?
"We went to Camp Pendleton and a few army bases and we spoke to a few marines. Over Christmas he went on a diet and exercised every day. We had a two-week break and he lost 20lbs."
Do you think the physical transformation was necessary for the psychological one?
"I think so in this instance. You needed that moment when he looked gaunt and ravaged when he has the gun at the end. By the time we got there he was kind of crazy and he'd lost his fun but he was great to work with and I think he's great in the movie."
Source: digitalspy.co.uk
Thursday, January 21 2010
By Simon Reynolds, Movies Editor
How did you prepare Tobey Maguire for the demands of the role?
"We went to Camp Pendleton and a few army bases and we spoke to a few marines. Over Christmas he went on a diet and exercised every day. We had a two-week break and he lost 20lbs."
Do you think the physical transformation was necessary for the psychological one?
"I think so in this instance. You needed that moment when he looked gaunt and ravaged when he has the gun at the end. By the time we got there he was kind of crazy and he'd lost his fun but he was great to work with and I think he's great in the movie."
Source: digitalspy.co.uk