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 Scott Speedman
Interview By: Dan Deevy
Chances are the last time you saw Scott Speedman you were either watching a rerun of his hit show Felicity on the Oxygen network or his recent kick-ass Vampire/Werewolf movie, Underworld. Starting this May you’ll be able to see him in a completely different light in The 24th Day as Tom, an urban twenty something man who has just found out that he is HIV positive and sets out to find the man responsible for infecting him and hold him accountable for what he has done.
With the obvious looks and build for an action star, you might be surprised to find out that this soft spoken, introspective actor actually feels he’s at his best when presented with a character driven piece like The 24th Day rather than the big action adventures like Underworld. “It was amazing,” he begins, “[The 24th Day] was such a challenge. This movie is going to be released in some cities and I’m sure it’s going to get some people excited but I don’t know how many people are going to see this movie, and it’s too bad because this is where I feel I’m best. These character driven pieces are so hard to find. I wish I could do more of these.”
Of course this doesn’t mean that when the sequel to Underworld comes around he’s going to say no. “I think they are gonna do a sequel, but I haven’t read it yet. I don’t have a deal or anything, but if it was the right situation I would for sure.”
The 24th Day began as a stage play in Los Angeles and its focus and intensity has remained the same as it made its transition to the big screen. Its power still lies in the sharpness of the dialogue and the power of the performances. Scott, however, wasn’t overly concerned about who he was going to be paired with. “I was concerned, but really I was going to do it anyway,” he admits. “I wanted to do it for the character. I thought it was so well written and I haven’t played that type of character before.”
When he discovered that he was going to be paired with an actor like James Marsden it was of course an unexpected bonus for him. “Jimmy [James Marsden] really is amazing; he’s an untapped talent. He’s really an effortless actor; he’s got an ease with his acting that’s really good. He’s really good to act with so it was lucky in that sense.”
Scott also reveals a little something about the man who plays the X-Men leader Cyclops, that I think might surprise most of us. “He’s an amazing singer. He’s like this old Sinatra-style singer. Just amazing!”
When the buzz surrounding this movie heightens and people start hearing about the plot and who the actors are, there will undoubtedly be a great deal of speculation as to whether or not these two hot up-and-coming Hollywood stars are going to end up
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