Daniel Radcliffe Talks About Playing Dead in “Swiss Army Man”

Jun 16, 2016

Posted by: Milka Väinämö

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Daniel Radcliffe gives tips on playing dead in an interview with the New York Times. In Swiss Army Man Radcliffe plays Manny, a dead man who washes ashore on a deserted island inhabited by Hank (Paul Dano). Though Manny is very much dead, Hank uses his body in many different ways to make his life on the island a bit easier.

Radcliffe says:

“You just sort of have to use your imagination when you’re playing something that doesn’t exist… But that’s a good thing. As long as you’re giving the directors what they want, there’s no really wrong answer.”

Radcliffe’s tips for playing a dead guy include “Find your voice”, “Keep your face really still” and “Embrace your postlife superpowers”. He also points out that it was important to know when to use stunt corpses while talking about a scene where a raccoon attacks Manny and starts scratching the eyes of the corpse.

Swiss Army Man is written and directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. It premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in January 2016 and is set for limited US release on June 24, 2016 by A24.





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