While it took co-writer/director Darius Marder 12 years to bring his passion project, “Sound of Metal,” to the screen, star Riz Ahmed learned to play drums believably in just over seven months. For his role as Ruben, the punk-metal-noise drummer whose increased hearing loss leads him to a deaf community for addicts and wounded veterans, Ahmed threw himself into the task with Method-like abandon, according to his chief drumming guru Guy Licata.
“Riz is a drummer, he’s one of us,” says the touring and session pro who shared the task of tutoring the actor — Ahmed dubbed him “my Mr. Miyagi” — along with Sean Powell, a veteran stick man for hardcore acts including Austin’s Fuckemos, who seconded as the star’s “spirit animal” and inspired much of his tattoo design. London-based drum teacher Adam Betts, who handed the actor over to Licata to film stateside, gave fellow Brit Ahmed,...
“Riz is a drummer, he’s one of us,” says the touring and session pro who shared the task of tutoring the actor — Ahmed dubbed him “my Mr. Miyagi” — along with Sean Powell, a veteran stick man for hardcore acts including Austin’s Fuckemos, who seconded as the star’s “spirit animal” and inspired much of his tattoo design. London-based drum teacher Adam Betts, who handed the actor over to Licata to film stateside, gave fellow Brit Ahmed,...
- 3/2/2021
- by Roy Trakin
- Variety Film + TV
The independent drama “Sound of Metal” tells the story of Ruben (Riz Ahmed), a down-on-his-luck drummer who suddenly loses his hearing while touring with his girlfriend and lead singer Lou (Olivia Cooke). So for costume designer Megan Stark Evans, it was important to stay true “to their limited financial means and to the fact that they’re in that heavy metal and punk scene, which encompasses a lot of DIY … I really wanted everything to look super thrash, so we worked really hard on aging and dyeing.” Evans recently joined us for our “Meet the Experts” costume designers panel. Watch our interview above.
See‘Sound of Metal’: Riz Ahmed and Darius Marder on making this red-hot Oscar contender
For some of her inspiration, Evans went straight to the source: “I actually got a lot of advice and worked with this guy, Sean Powell, who’s in a punk band...
See‘Sound of Metal’: Riz Ahmed and Darius Marder on making this red-hot Oscar contender
For some of her inspiration, Evans went straight to the source: “I actually got a lot of advice and worked with this guy, Sean Powell, who’s in a punk band...
- 12/1/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
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