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Scream Star Rory Culkin Reveals Shocking Method Acting Tactics
19 Aug
Summary
- Rory Culkin "tortured" himself to play Ghostface in Scream 4
- Culkin stalked his co-stars in the woods to get into the killer's mindset
- Culkin slapped himself and listened to disturbing music to feel "beaten"
In a tell-all book about the Scream franchise, actor Rory Culkin has opened up about the shocking lengths he went to in order to prepare for his role as the killer Charlie in Scream 4. Culkin, who is the brother of fellow actors Macaulay and Kieran Culkin, says he "was kind of torturing myself a little bit, thinking that's what you need to do to get a good performance."
This included starving himself, listening to "f***ed-up music," and even slapping himself in his trailer before filming to try and "feel something weird." Culkin also recalls an incident where he "disappeared into the woods" to stalk his co-stars, putting himself "in the shoes of the killer" to get into the right mindset.
While Culkin acknowledges this was the "peak" of his "self-torture," he has since "grown away" from such an intense method acting approach. The actor, who is now 36 years old, says he wanted to bring a more "human" and "remorseful" take to the Scream killer, rather than the typical "insane" portrayal. However, his extreme preparation methods clearly took a toll, both mentally and physically.
