Jack Quaid lastly scratched his itch of taking part in a nasty man in his newest movie Companion. The actor finest identified for enjoying the protagonist and savior within the hit Prime Video sequence The Boys opened up about switching the gears into a unique style of appearing.
Chatting with Leisure Weekly, Quiaid revealed that in his upcoming romantic thriller, his character will look like a quintessential “good man” who simply desires his nervous girlfriend Iris (Sophie Thatcher) to mingle along with his associates whereas on a associates getaway.
Quaid’s character Josh looks as if the right boyfriend who offers his girlfriend a pep speak as they set out on the journey. However in a stunning twist, Iris is revealed to be an android purchased and programmed by Josh. This isn’t about their poisonous relationship however about Josh’s extraordinarily darkish and scary facet.
“You need to trick your self into believing that the character you are taking part in is an effective man, and I am so glad that I haven’t got to try this anymore as a result of he is an actual s—head,” Quaid stated about his character.
Though the actor relished taking part in an evil and cynical character, he needed to face some penalties whereas filming — the crew rooting in opposition to his character. Quaid spoke in regards to the on-set ritual the place the crew will rally across the character who’s the protagonist and cheer him/her on.
Because it was his first time taking part in a nasty man, folks cheering in opposition to him was a tricky tablet to swallow. He recalled some crew members joking about his character, “that are completely deserved, however I needed to sort of tune them out.”
The actor revealed that his greatest problem with this function was to seek out empathy for his character. Whereas filming he needed to be cautious to not decide Josh however after the filming was over Quaid admitted being like “screw that man.” Companion is presently in theaters.