Viewers who like comedy melodramas,be sure to pay attention to the relatively new creation of Ben Stiller - a painting called "The Incredible Life of Walter Mitty." Actors and director coped with their task, creating an exciting story, from which it is difficult to come off until the final credits. What is this film project, which was released in 2013, and who was in it?
"The Incredible Life of Walter Mitty": actors and plot
The plot of melodrama, which became a directorial debutBen Stiller, is borrowed from the same name by James Terber, which is very popular in the States. Is an unremarkable person capable of heroic deeds, can life change overnight? These questions are designed to answer the picture "The Incredible Adventures of Walter Mitty." Actors, embodied the images of the central characters - Ben Stiller and Kristen Uig.
Walter (Stiller) - ordinary specialist of the departmentillustrations, working in the journal "Life". However, in his dreams, he is able to become a brave traveler, a fearless cosmonaut, a favorite of women. The man suffers from unrequited love for the accountant Cheryl (Uig), not venturing on rapprochement with the lady of his heart. Suddenly, his life turns around, the blame for the change of leadership glossy edition. The threat of dismissal makes Mitty take an amazing journey, in which his wildest dreams can come true.
Stiller and Uig are far from the only starscomedy melodrama "The Incredible Life of Walter Mitty." The celebrity actors who also starred in the film are Adam Scott, Shirley McClain, Sean Pen. The most interesting role (arrogant Ted) went to Adam Scott, who embodied the image of the hated chief of the protagonist.
Who played Ben Stiller
Unsuccessful search for a man who can playthe central character - is one of the main reasons why the whole time was postponed shooting melodrama "The Incredible Life of Walter Mitty." Actors claiming this "post" - Owen Wilson, Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, but each of them something was missing. As a result, the image of Mitty was embodied by the director himself.
Stiller is the star of such films as "Getting to Knowparents "," Something about Mary "," Night at the Museum ". Spectators used to see the actor in the form of simple comedic characters, but in this melodrama, his role is more complex, deeper. Critics, in general, negatively perceived the debut of Stiller, approved of the way he played the protagonist. Ben introduced viewers to his hero as a philistine with a standard set of problems: boring work, complicated relationships with the family, problems with the opposite sex. However, as the plot develops, the character changes, which is perfectly illustrated by the actor.
Kristen Uig and her heroine
As already mentioned, the main difficultywas to find a person for the role of the main character of the melodrama "The Incredible Life of Walter Mitty", the actors and roles of which still occupy the fans. Candidacy Kristen Uig immediately did not cause doubt among the creators of the picture, Stiller long dreamed of working with this talented film-maker.
Her character is the accountant Cheryl, of whom secretlythe main character dreams, it is this woman who pushes him to change, makes him want change in life. Kristen looks great both in the role of a passionate lady from Walter's fantasies, and in the role of a single mother, experiencing for her position, which her heroine is in reality. Kristen Uig can be seen and heard in such movies and cartoons as "Martian", "How to Train Your Dragon", "Ugly I-2".
Adam Scott and his character
Fans are interested in other actors and rolesfilm "The Incredible Life of Walter Mitty," among which Adam Scott plays a special role. The familiar world of the protagonist collapses before our eyes, when a change in leadership takes place in the magazine. That's when Ted Hendrix appears - a narcissistic, arrogant boss, becoming a real headache for the central character.
Curiously, Adam Scott in his life is fullthe opposite of his repulsive hero, which did not prevent him from brilliantly playing Ted. A simple person, pleasant in communication - as described by the entire film crew of the film "The Incredible Life of Walter Mitty." Actors-colleagues also talk about him only good. See Adam can be in other films: "Aviator", "How to marry for 3 days."
Other interesting characters
Critics are absolutely unanimous in thatActress Shirley McClain became an adornment of the film. This amazing woman, who once had time to visit the US sex symbol, continues to withdraw, despite her advanced age (81 years). In melodrama, she embodied the image of the mother of the main character. They made a good tandem with Catherine Khan, who played the erratic sister of Walter.
Of course, we can not fail to note the contribution of the irresistible Sean Penn, who received the role of photographer, for which Mitti is forced to chase after his duty.
These are the stars of the melodrama "The Incredible Life of Walter Mitty" - actors (you can see the photo in the article), who played the main characters.
