1/27/2024 0 Comments Gerard butler 300![]() Of course, these men have emotion, but they keep it so down inside because everything about them is power and control and fearlessness that any of that emotion is stuffed down inside deep. The one thing about the Spartans is that a lot of times they are very emotionless and, in fact, that's part of what makes the movie so powerful at the end because you suddenly get a measure of just who these men were. The tests mentally and emotionally I haven't felt as powerfully in this. Are they there? Are they bigger than any other previous part?No, they're not bigger. You've talked about the physical demands of this part, but what about the mental demands of playing a character like Leonidas. You get this sort of empty, sick feeling because you just want to go. So, you're pumped up, I'm working the weights, you're ready, you're warm, you're so full of energy and suddenly it stops. We were using this special camera rig with three cameras on it wrapped together and there were a lot of technical problems, so, sometimes if you mess up a shot, you wait 50 minutes to go again. When you do it in the gym, you know who's who – "Oh, that's Johnny and there's Chris, then it's Max." – but suddenly you have all these anonymous guys running at you full speed and you react a lot differently. It's tough because you have hundreds of Persians running at you and they're covered up – you don't know who's who. I have to say those days that I did it, I was so pumped up and full of testosterone and full of nerves. There's this one piece which I think might be one of the longest action pieces any actor has had to do uncut. They're really incredible.ĭo you enjoy that side of this, the combat fighting?I love it. That all just comes with practice and watching these guys who are the best I've ever seen. ![]() ![]() And with sword fighting, there's a big difference between good with the sword and being really good with the sword – knowing how to move, what part of the body comes first, how you move the arm, how to make a strong finish, how to use your feet, all those things. Then of course you're talking about it being filmed and you want to make sure it looks amazing, so you're doubly concerned with making the line look accurate, to walk together, work together, to do things in unison. Then, also, you learn your spear, which is a whole different thing completely, learning the ways of movement and learning to work as a team, because that's what the Spartan's did. It really works in terms of the Spartan warriors because it's not that different. Has it been primarily weight training or fight training?When you train with the stunt guys, it's learning your sword and shield, which I've used before, but these guys have a very specific technique which is kind of Filipino influenced.
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