Actor
Michael
Wehrhahn,
is known for his starring roles in films such as "Blazin",
ABC's
"All My Children",
and the CBS
hit "Now and Again".
In "What's
Eating You?"
he plays the role of Billy Stevens. "It's a highly diverse
role", says Michael, "Billy comes on like Rambo and slowly we
get to see his emotional side. It was great as an actor to stretch from
action and stunts, to an intimate scene where Billy cries."
A
most remarkable trait streaming from this young actor is the relentless
dedication he brings on and off the set throughout the film's production.
He is in top physical shape and trained in order to perform all of his own
stunts. "But the most difficult part is performing stunts with a
creature that isn't even there!", says Michael of working with the
many Special FX sequences of the production. "Acting is all about
reacting, but when you have nothing to react to but a blank blue
wall or an empty patch of trees you're forced to rely soley on
you're imagination", he says. "To react off of something
that doesn't exist is like conversing with yourself for an entire day, and
convincing yourself at the day's end that it was real. It's no walk in the
park!".
Throughout the film, the character of Billy must come into battle with the
a mythical creature. This creature is being created by post-production
experts on computers and composited into the live-action scenes with the
actor months after the scenes were shot. Director Evan
Seplow
says "I chose Michael for this part because I've worked with him on
two films before. I knew from experience that he could handle both the
acting involved and also the extreme physicality that few
actors can do."
Michael goes on to say, "I especially feel the pressure when engaging
in a physical interaction such as getting thrown into a wall or having
hand to hand combat with a creature
that doesn't exist. To make it convincing becomes extremely difficult over
the course of a long day of shooting. You must focus and truly believe the
creature is there, and then you feel like a mental case after the scene is
over and finally realize what you just did. You honestly believe
you're in a comedy scene instead of an action scene!"
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