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tellitslantBWAHAHA. I just about sporfled my juice across the table this morning when I read the teaser on the front page of the Journal:
Hometown hero Fillion owes success to a leather kilt
BWAHAHAHA. Er, article under the cut.
dressed (and stressed) for success
'I play pretend,' says Edmonton's Fillion. 'I don't know what else I'd do.'
Graham Andrews (gmandrews@thejournal.canwest.com), The Edmonton Journal
In getting his latest Hollywood role, right place-right wardrobe was more important for Nathan Fillion than right place-right time.
In 2004, the Edmonton-born actor was turned down for a role in what would become writer/director James Gunn's sneaker hit, Dawn of the Dead.
"I did not make the cut," Fillion said. "I did not get to meet James Gunn."
But when pictures of Fillion sporting a leather kilt at the 2004 premiere for In Good Company were shown to Gunn, the writer/director's interest was piqued, said Fillion, who stars in Gunn's new release, Slither. The film, which tells the story of an alien invasion in a sleepy North Carolina town, hits theatres Friday.
"Kilts are the new pants," the quirky actor offered as explanation for his selection of style and, ultimately, his success with Gunn.
While his fashion choice may not have legs, Fillion's career does. In addition to the lead role in Slither, he's in Vancouver working on White Noise 2. Yet another film, Waitress, co-starring former Felicity star Keri Russell, is in post-production.
Previous television credits have included Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly. Leading up to Slither, his most recent big-screen appearance came in Serenity, the feature-film version of Firefly.
Fillion's latest role is a significant change from the science-fiction character in Firefly that earned such a devoted fan base.
Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, Fillion's unflappable character in Firefly and Serenity, was most decidedly the man who wore the pants on the spaceship he commanded.
Not so for Sheriff Bill Pardy, the on-edge and ill-prepared character Fillion portrays in Slither.
"Malcolm Reynolds has seen so much, I think there's nothing that could faze him," Fillion said.
As for Pardy: "He's probably never had to pull his gun out of his holster. His town gets hit by an alien invasion, and he's not prepared. He's not the go-to guy."
In making a campy thriller like Slither, Fillion said the challenge was being funny in a film with no designs on being a comedy.
This accounts for his awe at working with people like Gunn and Buffy and Firefly creator Joss Whedon -- both of whom bring a significant amount of downplayed dark humour to their creations.
"These men are much smarter than me," said Fillion. "They're filming for two months, but it all comes together in two hours."
As Fillion's roles evolve, the thinly veiled enthusasiam he has for his career continues to grow.
"I play dress-up every day. I play pretend. I don't know what else I'd do," he said.
For example, his work in Waitress would be the envy of many -- despite the fact that, to his friends, he felt he had to deny the presence of a longtime crush.
"My job was to come to work every day and make out with Keri Russell," he said.
"I won the lottery. It's the movie star lottery."
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BWAHAHAHA.
Ah, Nathan, I heart you. *cracks up*
Hometown hero Fillion owes success to a leather kilt
BWAHAHAHA. Er, article under the cut.
dressed (and stressed) for success
'I play pretend,' says Edmonton's Fillion. 'I don't know what else I'd do.'
Graham Andrews (gmandrews@thejournal.canwest.com), The Edmonton Journal
In getting his latest Hollywood role, right place-right wardrobe was more important for Nathan Fillion than right place-right time.
In 2004, the Edmonton-born actor was turned down for a role in what would become writer/director James Gunn's sneaker hit, Dawn of the Dead.
"I did not make the cut," Fillion said. "I did not get to meet James Gunn."
But when pictures of Fillion sporting a leather kilt at the 2004 premiere for In Good Company were shown to Gunn, the writer/director's interest was piqued, said Fillion, who stars in Gunn's new release, Slither. The film, which tells the story of an alien invasion in a sleepy North Carolina town, hits theatres Friday.
"Kilts are the new pants," the quirky actor offered as explanation for his selection of style and, ultimately, his success with Gunn.
While his fashion choice may not have legs, Fillion's career does. In addition to the lead role in Slither, he's in Vancouver working on White Noise 2. Yet another film, Waitress, co-starring former Felicity star Keri Russell, is in post-production.
Previous television credits have included Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly. Leading up to Slither, his most recent big-screen appearance came in Serenity, the feature-film version of Firefly.
Fillion's latest role is a significant change from the science-fiction character in Firefly that earned such a devoted fan base.
Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, Fillion's unflappable character in Firefly and Serenity, was most decidedly the man who wore the pants on the spaceship he commanded.
Not so for Sheriff Bill Pardy, the on-edge and ill-prepared character Fillion portrays in Slither.
"Malcolm Reynolds has seen so much, I think there's nothing that could faze him," Fillion said.
As for Pardy: "He's probably never had to pull his gun out of his holster. His town gets hit by an alien invasion, and he's not prepared. He's not the go-to guy."
In making a campy thriller like Slither, Fillion said the challenge was being funny in a film with no designs on being a comedy.
This accounts for his awe at working with people like Gunn and Buffy and Firefly creator Joss Whedon -- both of whom bring a significant amount of downplayed dark humour to their creations.
"These men are much smarter than me," said Fillion. "They're filming for two months, but it all comes together in two hours."
As Fillion's roles evolve, the thinly veiled enthusasiam he has for his career continues to grow.
"I play dress-up every day. I play pretend. I don't know what else I'd do," he said.
For example, his work in Waitress would be the envy of many -- despite the fact that, to his friends, he felt he had to deny the presence of a longtime crush.
"My job was to come to work every day and make out with Keri Russell," he said.
"I won the lottery. It's the movie star lottery."
*
BWAHAHAHA.
Ah, Nathan, I heart you. *cracks up*
