Shane Black is directing a new Predator film. The development aspect is really exciting for me, not just to perform as an actor but to direct and help filmmakers I admire have an opportunity to have their projects come to fruition. It’s a chance to help cultivate films I feel very suited for, that I can help guide in a way, that don’t necessarily come down the pipeline on their own. You launched your own production company, Fable House, in May. The series stars Adrien Brody as Harry Houdini and features the life of the legendary illusionist and escape artist from poverty to worldwide fame. I was doing shows I’d just learned within a week or two that he had spent 10 years performing. Houdini is a two-part, four-hour History channel miniseries written by Nicholas Meyer and directed by Uli Edel. ![]() We didn’t have an extensive period of time. You had to learn a lot of Houdini’s tricks. For somebody to excel on that level, to come from such humble roots, is beyond awe-inspiring. He was a Jewish, Eastern European immigrant, so he overcame anti-Semitism. Starting from his childhood, it documented Houdini’s rise to fame and his death-defying acts, and he how got involved with MI5 to work as a spy. Also, he overcame much more than the constraints of chains. Houdini (2014) In this two-part miniseries by History Channel, Adrien Brody played the part of the legendary illusionist and escape artist, Harry Houdini. ![]() He had the perfect alibi because he had access, he spoke foreign languages and he had a fan base abroad, as well. He ended up being a secret agent for the U.S. He has reinspired me to be even more disciplined with my work.ĭid you learn things about him that you didn’t know before? It’s pretty fascinating to portray someone who had such an influence on me at an early age before I even knew anything about acting. I used to dabble in magic as a boy and had dreams of becoming a magician.
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