Ben Schwartz says it was “unbelievable” to work with Nicolas Cage on ‘Renfield.’
The previous ‘Parks and Rec’ star loved working with the “unbelievable” star – who performs Depend Dracula within the Chris McKay-directed movie – together with Awkwafina, 34, and Nicholas Hoult, 33, who performs the titular character .
The 41-year-old actor instructed HeyUGuys.com, “He actually likes it. Earlier than the scene, he’d get sideways and actually cost, after which he’d simply maintain strolling and it might be so intimidating. He was nice.
“So, it is loopy that man that I noticed, you realize, do ‘Elevating Arizona’ once I was a child he is nonetheless so busy making these motion pictures. It is unbelievable. He offers him the whole lot he has. He is great.”
Ben, who performs mobster Teddy Lobo, admitted his position was powerful as a result of he wanted to be each imply and humorous.
She mentioned: “It was a lot enjoyable. I feel it was all on the web page and all I needed to do, that they had the drum half there and all I needed to do was push myself into the comedy just a little bit extra.
“It is a tremendous thread to the needle the place it is like, let’s not get too waka waka and let’s not get too critical.
“When you could have these moments of pathos and you’ve got these moments of it is a actually dangerous man, you are feeling it. After which conversely, when you could have the comedy moments, it is simply you realize, it breaks down. It offers you just a little levity by way of what is going on on within the movie.”
The ‘Area Pressure’ star has been granted an “superb” likelihood to flex his well-tuned improv muscle mass with the ‘Pig’ star.
Ben mentioned, “So even once I audition for the position, if it isn’t on provide, and I am auditioning, I’ll ask the director, ‘Hey, is it okay to play with phrases or one thing?’
“And there are some administrators who say, ‘No, that needs to be the proper phrase,’ after which there are some administrators who say, ‘Please, sure, we’re imagining this character as something you are able to do so as to add.’
“And so I adore it and with Nic Cage, I additionally obtained to improvise once we’re capturing scenes. I might lean it a technique and he would observe me and that will be nice.
“So it is like heaven. My improv background has actually helped me within the tasks I’ve carried out. It was actually thrilling.”
