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Posted on 08.14.2008 in Interviews and Rogue | 0 CommentsHe’s one of the nicest guys in Hollywood and it’s been biting him on the butt. But now, Alias alum Michael Vartan is getting his grit on in the ferociously entertaining Rogue as a travel writer terrorized by a monster crocodile while stranded with an Australian tour group. And trust me, this one is sharper than your average when-animals-attack flick. —Damian Holbrook
TVGuide.com: Based on the DVD’s cover, with the giant crocodile jaws, you think we’re looking at another Anaconda. But this has a very Hitchcockian feel to it.
Michael Vartan: Yeah, that’s Greg Mclean, the director, who’s such an interesting guy, such a talented, fun guy to work with. You know, something as simple as the fact that my character and Radha Mitchell [playing river tour guide Kate Ryan] never make out seconds before impending doom—which happens in every Hollywood horror film—we’re about to be eaten by a 15-foot crocodile and you still have time to make out? What is wrong with you?
TVGuide.com: I know. Or you make some sort of last-second soliloquy.
Vartan: Exactly! [Laughs] So it’s a very different kind of movie and I’m kind of sad that they didn’t sort of give it a chance, to distribute it a little bit more widely and with more publicity. But hey, those things are completely out of my control.
TVGuide.com: Now, I hear that it did pretty well in Australia.
Vartan: It did. Obviously, their market is much smaller than ours and whenever you have an Australian director and an almost all-Australian cast do a big movie, you’re gonna get people into the seats. Most of the people who have seen it have enjoyed it. That’s the only thing that’s sad for me…there are so many bad movies out there that get wider release, why not give this one a chance?
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‘Rogue’ Screencaps
Posted on 08.11.2008 in Gallery Updates and Rogue | 0 CommentsI’ve just updated the gallery with screencaps of Michael’s performance in the killer croc flick ‘Rogue’. Screencaps of all behind the scenes extras have also been added. Click here to view them all. Enjoy!
