I spoke with versatile character actor William Fichtner recently about his role in the upcoming Drive Angry 3D, a raucous redneck road movie that stars Nicolas Cage as a man who escapes from hell to rescue his grand-daughter from the clutches of a hillbilly Satanic cult (in other words, a film for the entire family – if your family’s name is Manson!). Fichtner will be familiar to many, as he moves easily between drama (Blackhawk Down, The Dark Knight) and comedy (Blades of Glory, Date Night), and from features to television (Prison Break, Entourage).
In Drive Angry 3D Fichtner plays The Accountant, a sardonic emissary from hell who is hot on the trail of Cage’s Milton. He clearly had a lot of fun with the part, and we talked about how the role was conceived, the difference between acting in standard 2D and 3D features, and our mutual love of muscle cars.
