It’s not exactly clear what Sam Worthington was referring to when he mentioned a girly-man side during this conversation. Maybe the mythological fashion statements and how liberating skirts can be in Clash of the Titans. With his warrior instincts now focused more on green screens than the blue people of his recent stint in Avatar, Sam also delved into tunics, rubber swords, a preference for women who man up and wear cheap shoes on the Red Carpet.
Q: It can be a mystery, wondering how women in short skirts keep from showing more than they’d like to. So how did you solve that problem?
SAM WORTHINGTON: Ha! I wanted to show more than I show! Hey, those tunics back in that time were a lot of fun. But that’s how you know what the tone of the movie is.
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Q: And what would that be?
SW: It’s a bunch of guys in skirts, fighting monsters with rubber swords. So we kind of knew the world we were getting into. You know, it’s not a history lesson. We’ve got flying horses and scorpions the size of dump trucks.
And so you’d wake up the first morning and see your mates wearing a dress, and you have a couple of laughs. Then you go and take it seriously. So the audience doesn’t have to!
Q: Did you get hurt at all with that rowdy stuff going on?
SW: It’s a boisterous movie, so you’re gonna get your bumps and bruises. But we were dumb enough to dive in!
Q: How authentic did you want to be about the Greek mythology?
SW: If you go look at Perseus, he was naked. And I didn’t want to go that far into it! But this was like Charles Bronson on a revenge spree. And he’s struggling with dilemmas about where he fits in the world.
Q: Did you go and see the original movie first?
SW: Sure. Because I wanted to see if it was worth remaking! You know, you’ve got to be careful with things like this, man. Because you’re touching stuff that people have fond memories of in their heart.
Q: How about that Alexa Davalos in action mode?
SW: She’s a gutsy actress. Most actresses would bring in a stunt double, but not her. She manned up, and that was good! That’s why we were wearing dresses, man. We’ve got to bring the girls into the thing somehow, and let them be like us.
