January 7, 2011
David Bowie Inspired Tron
Star Michael Sheen is inspired a lot by David Bowie and he took inspiration from some unexpected sources for his role in the film.The actor says he follow the on-screen style of David Bowie to build his character.
I watched every single David Bowie video that had ever been made. And I watched a lot of Bob Fosse,” he says, according to Torontosun.com.
“I wanted the character to be like a popular culture jukebox. I like the idea of a character who’s a survivor. And he’s survived because he’s adapted. He’s someone who has his finger on the pulse the whole time. He’s tapped into popular culture all the time.”
“I watched a few things, but I also wanted to let my imagination riff on whatever was going on at the time. And not stop myself from quoting things. You kind of have to with a part like that. We want you to come in and explode. The scripted stuff was great and it was the platform for me to play off of,” he concludes.
