I hadn’t seen you in a while and I really wanted to have a moment to catch up, but it was quite busy. I’m trying to think of the last time I saw you, when was it? Was it Christmas or New Year?ĪTJ: Yeah! New Year’s Eve. I’m staying here because I’ve got a bunch of stunt training to do for this movie, so the director and I are bunking up for the next couple of weeks. In conversation, these friends reconnect as two generational talents crossing paths accelerating at each turn.Īndrew Garfield: How are you Aaron, are you in London now?Īaron Taylor-Johnson: I’m good! I’m in England, I’m not in London but just outside, close to the production office. In a wonderfully warped multiverse mash-up, for this feature Taylor-Johnson sits across from Andrew Garfield, fresh from donning the famous red-and-blue suit once more for Spider-Man: No Way Home. Chandor’s upcoming blockbuster detailing the Marvel character’s story. Taylor-Johnson’s next two roles provide more to chew on: first as a sword-wielding assassin alongside Brad Pitt in David Leitch’s action-thriller Bullet Train, before transforming himself into Spider-Man’s nemesis, Kraven the Hunter, in J.C. Reflect on his critically-acclaimed oeuvre, and whether manifesting as a DIY superhero ( Kick-Ass), a rugged knight (Outlaw King), an addict at death’s door ( A Million Little Pieces) or a toxic killer in Nocturnal Animals, the British actor delivers intuitive performances that reverberate far beyond the screen. Personas that burn hot with multitudes and rattle the mind. Interview originally published in HERO 27 – buy a copy of our latest issue here.Īaron Taylor-Johnson creates characters that are difficult to digest. In an experimental, cut-up, re-worked and reimagined series of images created in collaboration with Taylor-Johnson, we redefine what a portrait of an actor can be. Of course, gaining recognition as an actor is proof that you're heading in the right direction, while I'm guessing it makes you feel all nice and warm and gooey inside, too, but promoting and helping to make as many people as possible aware of a smaller, less mainstream film is now almost as integral as their actual performance.Acclaimed actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson fronts HERO 27: Upside Down, in conversation with Andrew Garfield.įresh from exchanging blows with Brad Pitt in the upcoming action thriller Bullet Train, and with filming currently underway for his next leading role: Kraven the Hunter. That's not just an understandable train of thought, but it also reflects just how long and hard a slog awards season can be for a thespian. It was good to finally step off the train. As an actor, you prefer to put that kind of energy into something creative. Speaking to Vulture, Aaron Taylor-Johnson admitted that he was rather thankful because he had long grown tired of promoting Nocturnal Animals.Ĭoming home from the Globes with an award was brilliant, but I've been promoting Nocturnal for six months. They instead decided to share the wealth, as Michael Shannon was nominated for his turn in Nocturnal Animals. Because of his success at the Golden Globes, as well as the fact that he has received BAFTA Award for Best Actor and San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations, too, Taylor-Johnson was considered a veritable shoo-in for similar recognition from the Oscars.
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