Actor Kodi Smit-McPhee says he learned a lot from playing Peter, the young boy in Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog.”
Benedict Cumberbatch, left, and Kodi Smit-McPhee are both nominated for Oscars for their work in"The Power of the Dog."BRUCE R. MILLER WATCH NOW:"Power of the Dog" actor Kodi Smit-McPhee talks about his Oscar nomination
In the western, which brought him a Best Supporting Actor nomination, Smit-McPhee ignores the taunts and, haltingly agrees to accept his bully’s friendship. Cumberbatch’s Phil Burbank offers to make him a lasso and teach him to ride. Other motives are at play, but Peter doesn’t let on. While talking about the film during months of interviews and awards shows, he says he has been able to extol Campion’s virtues. “Having the privilege to be guided by her and put my complete trust in her” has been the biggest perk. “I learned a lot. And, if anything, just talking about it is affirming for me. It kind of lets me revisit the joy in such moments.”
“The beautiful side of this is the material that comes to me, figuratively, on my doorstep. That’s the beautiful side of a hunt – a hunt to work with new collaborators and to keep progressing.”
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