'Shooting UmbrellaAcademy is like shooting five movies. You're working with a cast of incredibly talented 30-year-olds who all know what their mission is.' –AidanRGallagher
star Aidan Gallagher could have any superpower, he would choose the ability to effortlessly create music straight from his mind. It’s not because it might make him more prolific — rather it’s because it removes the barrier between overthinking and action. “[It would make the composition] incredibly honest and heartfelt,” he tellsUmbrella Academy
“Five's in a very strange predicament. He spent the majority of his life growing up in this apocalyptic wasteland where everyone and everything that he knew was dead and on fire. He used this mannequin as a psychological crutch in order to keep him sane,” Aidan says. “I do my best to keep all of that in mind whenever I approach a scene with a character so rich as Five. I want to make sure that I play all of those different colors.
On-screen, audiences can see Aidan’s dedication to reflecting the subtle and not-so-subtle grouchiness of the 58-year-old man inside a 13-year-old body. There’s a touch of desperation from surviving in an apocalyptic world by himself and a tinge of childlike longing for the childhood he wasn’t able to have. Perhaps Aidan’s biggest challenge was playing the oldest sibling in a dysfunctional family of ragtag world defenders.
“Shooting Umbrella Academy is like shooting five movies,” he says. “You're working with a cast of incredibly talented 30-year-olds who all know what their mission is. When you're in seeing someone like Ellen Page, and you're right then, it's just the two of you. You're locked in. There's this incredible subtlety and control of the actor who's sitting across from you that you’re really required to step up your game.
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