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Timothée Chalamethas seen plenty of success in his brief career — and he has the guidance of one of his idols to thank.
The actor, 25, reflected on his experience with fame and his approach to acting in an interview withTimemagazine, sharing the important advice he’s used to shape his career.
“One of my heroes — I can’t say who or he’d kick my ass — he put his arm around me the first night we met and gave me some advice,” he said, adding that the unnamed hero told him, “No hard drugs and no superhero movies.”
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While he’s not joining the Marvel Universe or teaming up with DC anytime soon, Chalamet revealed at the 2018 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards that he once auditioned to play Spider-Man in the 2017 movieSpider-Man: Homecoming.
“I read twice and I left sweating in a total panic,” Chalamet said, perThe Hollywood Reporter. “I called my agent, [UTA’s] Brian Swardstrom, and I said, ‘Brian, I thought about this a lot and I have to go back and knock on that door and read again,’ and he told me the story of Sean Young and how in an attempt to become Catwoman had scared everyone away when she showed up at the studio gates in costume.”
The role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man eventually went toTom Holland, who went on to play the superhero in multiple Marvel projects.
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Chalametshareda first look image of himself in character as Wonka on Sunday, posting an photo onInstagramof himself wearing a brown tophat and red velvet coat while filming a scene from the movie.
“I felt out of my league,” he toldTimeof working on music forWonka, which he recorded at Abbey Road. “Like I was desecrating history!”
Still, he added that working onWonkahas been a pleasant experience overall.
“It’s not mining the darker emotions in life,” he toldTime. “It’s a celebration of being off-center and of being O.K. with the weirder parts of you that don’t quite fit in.”
source: people.com
