#JOURNEY 2 THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND HOW TO#
They're worrying how to get up this cliff, and I say I have a great idea and I disappear into all those flowers. I disappeared behind a load of flowers, but i don't know if they're going to do the bumblebee scene here because I think it's done in green screen. It's either comedy or drama or something is going to come up. You have to put in the attention to detail in what you're doing, because everything is for effect. Michael Caine: No, it's not bloody King Lear (Laughs). It's the same words, just coming from a different point of view.ĭo you have to put the same kind of work into this as you would with any other role? Dwayne and I had a lot of fun with the scene down there yesterday, which was completely different than the way it was written. You get to where it's very amusing, which is what we were doing all day yesterday down here. It's getting it absolutely right and knowing you couldn't do it any better. Michael Caine: It's like a sort of drug, in a way. What still gets you excited every day when you show up on set to go to work? What winds you up?
If you have to pay for it, then it might be worth something. Every single one of them said, 'Give it up.' So, I say to young actors, 'Don't even ask me for advice, and if any other old actor gives you advice, don't listen.' The worst thing about advice is it's free. When I was a younger actor, I always used to ask old actors and successful actors for advice. Is there an expectation from some of the other actors who look to you as a mentor? Sometimes, actors like to work out of tension, but the basis of Stanislavski, the one line that struck me was, 'The rehearsal is the work, and the performance is the relaxation.' All the tears and everything go into the rehearsal. I like to work out of relaxation, so if I sense any nerves on the set, I immediately tell jokes or other things to relax a set. Michael Caine: Not a whole lot of that goes on. When you work with younger actors like Vanessa and Josh, do they have to get over a certain intimidation factor, early on? I was amazed at how clever the script was.
#JOURNEY 2 THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND MOVIE#
I work about once every two years, and it's been about two movies since the last movie I did, Harry Brown. I don't really work a lot now, so I only do something I'm going to enjoy for a specific reason. Michael Caine: Oh, I've done that for ages. Is that something you think about now? Whether you'll enjoy your films with them? My grandsons are going to say to their friends, 'Can your granddad do that?' I mean, this afternoon, we were riding around on bumblebees. I've done adventure films, but not for small children. Michael Caine: I now have three new grandchildren, so I wanted to do a family film. Actor Michael CaineĬan you talk about how you were drawn to the project? Here's what he had to say below, which includes some unique anecdotes about directors Christopher Nolan and David Lean. One of the actors we had the chance to speak with on the set was the legendary Michael Caine, the adventurous grandfather trying to find a way off the island.