EXAMINER.COM: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DANIEL CUDMORE

The Parents Examiner, Kimberly Sherman, has a brand new article featuring an interview with bad Volturi vampire, Daniel Cudmore. Daniel plays Felix in New Moon and Eclipse and talks about his character and the Volturi fight scene with Rob Pattinson.

In a short two years, Daniel has muscled his way into flicks such as Alien vs. Predator Requiem (AVPR), played Colossus in X-Men movies 2 and 3, and most recently, Felix, the larger than life guard in New Moon and Eclipse, all of which proved movies that he could flex his athletic abilities and perform his own stunts.

“I like the fact that I can do stunts, but I don’t think of myself as a stunt guy. Those guys are really good at what they do,” he said. “I consider myself an actor who can do stunts. I like to do as much of a role as I can possibly can.”

In New Moon, the stunts on the screen are all Daniel, and mostly Robert, for that matter. Anxious to perform his own stunts, Daniel found out quickly that the stunt coordinator for New Moon was the same one he’d worked with in AVPR. “I hadn’t gotten the script yet, so I called him up. He was familiar with my abilities and said for sure I could do the fight scene.”

The burning question posed by fans who adore both Hugh Jackman as Wolverine and Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen: Which did you enjoy more- throwing around Wolverine or Edward Cullen?

No question about that one. “I definitely enjoyed throwing around Edward,” Daniel booms. “Wolverine was one toss.”

Daniel went on about working with Robert in the fight scene, and is proud of the fact that Robert took on a lot of the work himself.

“Robert and I worked together on a lot of it. He was a little apprehensive at first, but he enjoyed himself. Robert did one of the main sections of the fight.” Fortunately, Daniel and stunt man Simon had worked together on AVPR previously, so their rapport was intact. “Simon took some pretty hard hits on the ground, especially the ones where I’m throwing him on the floor from six feet above.”

When I asked if he created the illusion of slamming him from six feet above, making for a softer blow, Daniel simply chortled in response. “No, he took some really hard hits,” he said. “He was a good sport.”

Purist Twilight Saga fans can relax. Daniel worked hard to find the proper inspiration behind the rage in Felix, considering that the books provide little reference. Having Stephenie Meyer nearby to bounce ideas off of made for the perfect scenario.

“I read as much as I could to try and build the back-story, but it was great having her on set. I asked Stephenie as much as I could, and it all worked its way out. It made me much more confident.”

Daniel’s interpretation of Felix: “He has so much rage and jealousy, but an enjoyment of his rage and his anger of not having powers like the others.”

Read the entire interview with Daniel here.

Whoa! I had no idea Daniel did his own stunts and Rob did many of his. Now I’m really going to pay attention to that Volturi fight clip.

What did you think of this interview with Daniel? Did you know he did his own stunts?