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- I'm not peaceful.

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(upbeat dramatic music)

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Nor do I surrender.

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(upbeat music)

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- When you play a character like this,

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what is the thing that tethers you,

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that gives you, that
challenges you as an actor,

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that takes you out of your comfort zone

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and makes you feel like you're
really becoming somebody else

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as opposed to playing, you know,

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a heroic version or an anti
heroic version of yourself?

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- Absolutely.

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Well, respect the mythology
and respect who this guy is.

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And while there has not
been another reference

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on the big screen of
Black Adam, not a sequel,

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not an existing IP, this is it, right?

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We're establishing who this man is

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and who this anti-hero is.

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Respect the mythology

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and so the performance is more internal,

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it's lot more intense,
and in a world of chaos

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and everything that's happening,

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if I could be this still force of nature

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that's still driven by rage.

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By the way, to your great question,

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through a lot of help from my
director, Jaume Collet-Serra,

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who had a real clear vision because I knew

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this has been a departure
from anything that I played

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so I needed help.

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And he really helped me stand
this character up on its feet.

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And it's difficult to get
lost in anything for me,

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but I think in our little
way maybe we did it.