The Walking Dead's breakout star, Norman Reedus, has been in the Hollywood scene since the '90s, but his name is now synonymous with the AMC hit series. In fact, his character's popularity earned him his own spin-off show, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, which he tells us he was in the middle of filming when writer-director Jeff Nichols first offered to send the script for The Bikeriders his way. Reedus took one look at the cast - Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Mike Faist, and more - and said, "You have a lot of good-looking guys in this movie. Can I go in the other direction?"
Nichols, who wrote The Bikeriders after inspiration struck from photographer Danny Lyon's book, was more than happy to let Reedus take control of his character, Funny Sonny. Reedus is a well-known biker, so a film about a Chicago biker club called the Vandals in 1960s America just feels right for the actor. One thing he didn't want to do, however, was bring along his now-iconic Daryl Dixon look. In fact, Reedus surprised his cast mates on his first day of filming with his new appearance.
During this interview with Collider's Steve Weintraub, Reedus talks about why he was so excited to join Nichol's film and subvert his physical expectations onscreen. He talks about the first time he sat down with the filmmaker, their shared love for Lyon's work, and what it was like working with vintage motorcycles on set. Reedus also shares an update for Daryl Dixon Season 2 and discusses what it was like filming Ballerina, the John Wick spin-off feature.
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28 сен 2024
