Actor Benicio Del Toro felt uncomfortable prior to shooting Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas after author Hunter S. Thompson told him he wasnt good enough for the movie. The Che star teamed up with Johnny Depp for the 1998 cult favourite, based on the writers 1971 book of the same name. Del Toro was put through his paces by Thompson before the shoot, and later found out he was being tested over his suitability for the role. He tells Britains Shortlist magazine, I remember my first meeting with him and Johnny Depp before we started shooting Fear And Loathing... It was really uncomfortable. Hunter started... testing me. He was saying to me, I dont think you can be in this movie. I dont think youre good enough. You dont really understand the character. I turned to Johnny and said, Is he for real? Johnny was like, Relax, hes testing you. He did the same thing to me. It was like an initiation. But we became good friends after that. Hunter was really special. I think he was the first true genius Ive met.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 14:37:23 +0000
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