In a recent interview to Collider, Sam Worthington talked about the upcoming Drift, a surfing drama set in the 1970’s. Drift is directed by Ben Nott and Morgan O’Neill and stars besides Worthington, Xavier Samuel, Myles Pollard, Robyn Malcolm, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Aaron Glenane, Steve Bastoni and Maurie Ogden.
Drift
opens on August 2.
“Collider:
When this role came up, was it a total no-brainer?
SAM WORTHINGTON: I got to
work with my friends, surf where I grew up and make a movie. But when
you’re working with friends, unless the material is right, our friendship could
end. So, the boys had to get to a certain point where I asked them if I
was allowed to join.
...
Did
you do any research into what it takes to do surf photography?
WORTHINGTON: I went out with the boys. When you surf,
you’re going away from the break, and surf photographers have to get right in
there. It’s a different way of thinking. So, I went out with some
of the guys who filmed the actual surf footage, and they just showed me where
they normally sit and how not to get pushed over the falls and how deep we
could get, and things like that, just to test it out. It’s a different set
of skills.
...
...
Was
this character completely on the page, or did you collaborate on it and help
develop his look?
WORTHINGTON: I wanted him to look like my uncle. My
uncle is called Rainbow, which says it all, really. So, I wanted him to
have rainbow colored hair. I didn’t want to go in and be all Hollywood
and chiseled. I wanted to just have a beard and be a bit fatter and
squeeze into a wet suit that was too small, like a big, fat seal. I
wanted to be really unappealing. And the way of thinking is a lot like my
uncle. My uncle does think about peace and love, and he is a
drifter. He thinks Avatar is for real and Pandora is a
real place, he’s that high on mushies, all the time. But, that was
cool. It was more fun for me to do that. I liked the cheekiness of
having a gun, but flashing a peace sign. That was a bit more fun to
play. The pressure was on the other boys, and not on me.
...
How
different is it to surf for a movie than it is just to be out there, on your
own?
WORTHINGTON: It’s even more hairy. To film in water is three
times harder than just on land. And when you’re dealing with 20- to
30-foot swells rolling in, you’ve gotta be very on your game. We had a
good security force of jet skis to stop us, if we got dumped or the dinghy went
over. But, you’ve gotta be respectful out there because it’s relentless
and unforgiving. In Australia, you don’t have the budget to do special
effects, so we had to do it for real, but you’ve got no control out there.
Were
there any sequences that felt the most challenging?
WORTHINGTON: Yeah, anytime the three of us were in that
little dinghy boat because you realize how small you really are, in the grand
scheme of things. There’s a camera on a helicopter and one’s on a jet ski
somewhere, and it’s just you and your two mates in a little metal boat, in the
middle of the ocean, bobbing up and down. It puts things in
perspective. We were miles and miles out to sea, and the rescue boats
were miles and miles off, to get some of the shots. But, as long as you’re
cautious, it’s okay.
...
When
you do a film like this, where you’re surrounded by such beautiful scenery
every day, does it make it hard to go back to a regular movie?
WORTHINGTON: They’re just different. It’s different
worlds and different experiences. I don’t mind being in studios, and I
don’t mind being out in nature. They’re two different ways of making
movies."
Drift Official Synopsis:
After
their mother escapes from Sydney to Margaret River in the 1970′s, the two Kelly
brothers spend their youth searching for the perfect wave. Out of necessity the
family launch a backyard surf business – re-thinking board design, crafting
homemade wetsuits and selling merchandise out of their van. Battling big waves,
small town conservatism and criminals, the brothers give rise to a global brand.
A story of passion, corruption, friendship and loyalty, deadly addictions and
fractured relationships, DRIFT tells a tale of courage and the will to survive
at all odds.
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