In a recent interview with Screen Rant, Henry Cavill and Sam Rockwell, the two members of the vast cast of the upcoming action thriller Argylle, talked about their stunt scenes in their upcoming film.
Keep reading to learn why Cavill didn’t want to base his character in the film on other spies and what Rockwell revealed about how dancing helped him with the fight scenes in the film.
Here are the interesting parts of the talks revealed by the actors in the interview that you would love to know.
When asked about where the inspirations for their characters came from, Rockwell confessed that he has often looked up to others growing up, learning from them at times. He then went on to specifically mention Harrison Ford, saying that he did get influence for his character by watching other great actors perform on screen.
Sam Rockwell plays the undercover spy Aidan in Argylle.
When the question moved to Cavill, asking if he drew inspiration from any of the James Bond characters, the latter had a different perspective.
Henry said that he did not specifically take inspiration from anywhere, saying that his focus was to justify his character, Argylle. He defined Argylle as someone who takes himself too seriously, though the tone of the movie does not portray him as too serious, so he focused on fitting in with the tone of the movie.
Next, Screen Rant asked Rockwell about his killer dance moves in the film, asking if that helped him in the fight choreography anyway.
To this, Rockwell was all yes, adding that dancing also helped him shake the jitters away when he got nervous. He further added that stylized fights are much like dance.
Later, when asked about how difficult they found the train fight scene, the two actors revealed more about how they went ahead with the scene.
Rockwell went on to accept that the scene was difficult as it was hard to maintain the synchronicity as they were doing the same moves but slightly differently.
Cavill defined it as working on a new innovative technique, adding that it was tricky because they had to maintain their characters separate all along.
He said that it took a lot of practice and watching each other adjust the moves to make things work on screen.
At the end, the two actors agreed that they found the train scene as fun as it was difficult.
About Argylle
Argylle follows the life of introverted Elly Conway, who is the best-selling author of a spy novel, and staying at home with her cat Alfie makes the most of her evenings. However, her life takes an adventurous turn when the plot of her novel starts to appear in the real world. Conway begins a spy adventure with an undercover spy, Aiden, and her cat, Alfie, moving across the world to uncover the truth behind it.
Argylle is based on the screenplay written by Jason Fuchs and directed by Matthew Vaughn. The vast cast includes Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Catherine O'Hara, Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, John Cena, and Samuel L. Jackson.
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