The choice of taking on a role in the film industry is one about connecting with a character or one aspect of it, which further helps a star portray that certain character to perfection in their project. For upcoming star Oscar Isaac, the role that people often associate with him is the character of Moon Knight in the MCU series of the same name.
The perfect portrayal of the character is all thanks to his deep understanding and consideration for the role of an almost nihilistic individual trying to make sense of his life and himself while trying to go about in society like a normal person. This deep expression of the role was made possible because the star realized early on with his film Annihilation that he liked doing these kinds of roles in his projects.
Oscar Isaac Recognized His Liking To Play Destructive Characters Through His Film Annihilation.
Choosing the role you want to play in a cinematic project is just as important as executing the role when the camera starts rolling, which is why it becomes important for a star to choose carefully who they want to portray next. For Oscar Isaac, the choice to play Marc Spector in MCU’s Moon Knight was the result of realizing his love for self-destructing characters in his previous project.
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Before taking on the role of the titular Marvel superhero, the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse star had been in a Sci-Fi/Horror film named Annihilation, which also starred Natalie Portman. Here, the whole film was centered on how everyone possessed destructive tendencies, and how we are the ones who destroy ourselves in the end. In a past interview profile with GQ, the star said:
“The very allegorical nature of sci-fi, and particularly with Annihilation, the idea that we self-destruct, we are doomed, and we do it to ourselves. That it’s actually in our genes to self-destruct. That’s the reason he did the whole movie. And I think, for me, I get very drawn to these characters.”
Thus, such nihilistic roles also require the actor or actress to have a good understanding and a certain interest in the topic to truly immerse themselves in their characters.
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What Was Annihilation About?
As was stated earlier, Annihilation tells the tale of the destruction that people are capable of, which also turns into a medium for the universe to manifest that chaos.
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It tells the tale of Lena, a biologist, and former soldier, who joins a reconnaissance squad to ascertain what happened to her husband in a mysterious, governmentally quarantined area referred to as The Shimmer, which has spread across the US coastline. Once they enter the area, they find everything to be so twisted yet beautiful that they need to fight it to keep themselves and their sanity in check.
Annihilation, streaming on Paramount+.
