Hedlund was little-known when he auditioned for Salles, with just a debut role in Troy, followed by small parts in such films as Four Brothers, Friday Night Lights and Eragon on his resume. A Minnesota native, he took his own Kerouac-like trip on the way to the audition, travelling by bus for three days and nights, ducking into dive bars and strip joints along the way, writing about his experiences.
27 year old Garrett Hedlund – the man who would be Dean Moriarty – concurs, admitting he was drawn to the book’s era. “It’s the most romantic period,” the actor says. “The forties and fifties Beat Generation… that’s when all this stuff was blossoming.” Hedlund points out that On The Road takes place prior to the formation of The Beats. “It wasn’t called that then,” he says. “Everybody just thinks it was. This was them discovering that. Kerouac maybe mumbled drunken about The Beat Generation at some bar… it was just the beginning of a counterculture at a time of conservatism. They felt that the world had more to offer than a nine-to-five job and structure and routine.”
One of my favourites from the 5 paged article, Sam Riley was mid interview when Garrett appeared:
“Hey Garrett,” he yells, in a faux American accent. Hedlund yells something back, in an equally dodgy British brogue. “That’s Garrett’s impression of me,” Riley smiles. “I always sound like that, and he takes the piss.” Riley shouts back, “Love you, Garrett!” Then he turns to me, tongue firmly buried in cheek, and whispers: “He’s an arsehole!”
How adorable <3
You'd have to participate in the contest to be in the run to win one of the two magazines OR you can buy the magazine for the rest of the articles, it is out on August 17th, which is tomorrow!
Price $8.95 AUD - Free postage in Australia and $7.00 for overseas buyers. Buy it here on ebay.
There are 5 ways to enter the contest:
1. Like us on Facebook +5 Points
2. Tweet about the Contest +4 Points (you can tweet once per day until August 23rd, after you tweet about the contest, make sure you enter the URL of the tweet in the box provided on the widget to get credit for it)
3. Follow @teamhedlund on Twitter +3 Points
4. Follow @garrettminds on Twitter +3 Points
5. Leave a comment here +2 Points
I want to thank Dov and Melissa from Film Ink for the magazines :)
On The Road opens on September 27 and will be reviewed by Film Ink in their next issue.
- sweety
- Letty
- -- What's a Kstew
- Crystal
Related posts:
- Total Film Magazine ft On The Road
- Editing for "On The Road" to be completed by Sept., to be Released in 2012.
- Total Film Magazine December Issue 174
- Total Film Magazine December Issue 174
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Comment by sweety
In August 16, 2012 @ 5:04 am
Cannes :)
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Comment by Letty
In August 17, 2012 @ 6:43 am
Awesome contest :) Thank you
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Comment by -- What's a Kstew
In August 17, 2012 @ 7:26 am
my favorite would have to be otr premiere at cannes :)
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Comment by Crystal
In August 21, 2012 @ 5:31 pm
On the Road Cannes premiere! :D
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