How Chau fits into the story? We’ll let you discover that for yourself when Pacific Rim opens July 12th. Head inside for our brief chat with the actor whose longtime collaboration with director Guillermo del Toro began in Cronos and has thrived wonderfully ever since.
Shock Till You Drop: At this point, when Guillermo comes calling…
Ron Perlman: We’re like the Honeymooners.
Shock: [laughs] Yeah. You can never say no to this guy, right?
Perlman: I would never say no. There’s never a remote reason to say no. These are things you run to gleefully because he’s given me the coolest roles I’ve ever played. These are roles we aspire to, as actors.
Shock: Did Guillermo give you a selection of characters to choose from, because I can see you easily playing a Jaeger pilot…
Perlman: No, I think he bent over backwards to turn Hannibal Chou into somebody who could be played by a Caucasian Jew from the Bronx. Originally, I think that role was not mean to be played by somebody like me, but he made a decision at some point that because this guy is going to be this expansive, larger-than-life self-invented entity for effect, why not go as far out of field as you possibly can?
Shock: Do you still get a “wow” factor walking on to the sets that make up Guillermo’s films and get excited?
Shock: You worked on a film called Crave which is on the way, what can you tell us about that?
Perlman: It was a film that was made with limited resources. When I saw the movie about 9 months ago, I was really proud to be in it. A smart film. I wish the director the best, I want people to see it.
Shock: You also worked on Angry Little God recently…
Perlman: That’s supposed to come out in the fall. I play a detective ’cause there’s all sorts of weird stuff going down. It’s one of these things where you find out I’m not who I appeared to be. Daniel [Stamm] is great and a smart screenplay, maybe one of the coolest psychological thrillers I’ve read.
For more with Perlman, click here for his thoughts on Hellboy 3!
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