PAGE FOUR Features & Entertainment CANYON NEWS JUNE 10, 2012 “PROMETHEUS”: TENSE, THRILLING RIDE KIM FARRIS: LIVES IN WORLD OF HORRORS By LaDale Anderson By Michael St. John HOLLYWOOD—HELLO ever since I was a kid. I re - AMERICA! Very few people member hearing about the in Hollywood, especially Deer Hunter and what an pretty young actresses will impact it made in movie admit they enjoy the world history and how she was of monsters and cinematic such an amazing actress, I horror. And KIM FARRIS, is wanted to know how I can the first to say that playing be like her. a monster, is engrossing Q: Has it been difficult to and very challenging for an convince the powers-that actress. Her experience be that you are ready to working in "Walking Dead" take on bigger dramatic is actually is a learning ex - challenges if only given a perience for any actress. chance? Q: How old were you A: Oh absolutely! I'm not when you first discovered going to lie. This is one that you wanted to become tough town! I think of it an actress? What kind of more though as a challenge. motion pictures affected there are so many aspiring you, emotionally, the most? actors out there just trying Logan Marshall-Green, Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender in "Prometheus." A: I believe I must have to grasp that one chance. It HOLLYWOOD—There were that claustrophobic feeling. acter; she appears innocent at more so what else is out been about 8 years old when is sad the there such a small only two hotly anticipated What the movie does an ex - times, but she’s willing to go there we’re unaware of. The I saw Star Wars for the first percentage of actors who movies on my list this year; ceptional job at is keeping the to extremes to accomplish structure of the ship, the time. I was in such awe at actually make a living at the first being “The Dark viewer curious as to whom what she set out to do. David layout of the planet and per - the action, the heroism, I this craft. With the explo - Knight Rises” and the second the “Engineers” are and just (Michael Fassbender) is an haps more fascinating is the wanted to be Princess Lea. I sion of the internet and so - being “Prometheus.” The what there purpose was in android, who on first glance depths of the burrows that admired her strength and cial media I have found it is sci-fi thriller sees the return creating mankind. comes across friendly, but our explorers find is without courage. Plus I had a huge much easier than what it of director Ridley Scott to his Scott’s epic voyage finds has ulterior motives that are a doubt terrifying. Without crush on Harrison Ford so I used to be to get your name roots. I’ve stayed closely are group of explorers on a indeed exposed. Fassbender spoiling much for the view - wanted to be in her shoes out there. With Facebook, away from the TV spots, trail - distant planet hoping to dis - does a terrific job of captur - er there are two distinct when he kissed her!!! I re - Twitter, Lenkedin, Youtube, member Superman had an etc there are so many av - ers and videos from the cover mankind’s manifesta - ing his mannerisms; if the scenes that scream “Alien.” It Kim Farris. movie to keep myself from tion, but what they find is audience wasn’t informed of was interesting how I found impact. I don’t know any - enues. What a lot of people life and the way you view re - It had been a very long day being spoiled while watching something much more ter - his true form, they would not the picture to be more of a thing about these strong forget is that it is a business ality? driving 3 hours from San the movie. It benefits the rifying. “Prometheus” re - know. science fiction piece versus a men, and just being swept and you have to treat it like A:I knew that if really Diego. The audition process spectator to go into the the - minded me a bit of Christo - Charlize Theron portrays horror film. Bad things hap - away I guess I fell in love one. Doing the research, wanted to be serious as an was time consuming. by the ater knowing as little as pos - pher Nolan’s “Inception;” Meredith Vickers, a corporate pen, but not to the effect of with that idea as well. It was taking the classes, know - actor I had to move away time I was up for my piece to sible about the picture. there’s a lot going on and head who has an agenda; what occurred in Scott’s a nice little fantasy. Anoth - ing your brand. The "pow - from home in San Jose to audition my blood sugar The age-old question that sometimes not everything there is a mystery behind “Alien.” The ending defi - er movie that struck a ers-that-be" want to know Los Angeles. The Bay area dropped exceptionally low continues to revolve around makes sense. So a second her character and those lay - nitely sets up plans for a se - chord, a strong one, was of you are a professional. It is has some decent local op - and i was not prepared. In the picture is whether or not viewing may put things into ers are slowly revealed quel and will make any fan of all movies, Dracula with indeed competitive out there portunities but I wanted effect my performance was it’s a prequel to the chilling perspective for the audience. throughout the picture, es - the classic thrilled. Christopher Lee. I was but I don't let that hold me more. It has affected a rela - less than satisfactory. When 1979 classic “Alien.” There The connective tissue in the pecially towards the end. “Prometheus” is a stand probably around the same back or slow me down. tionship or two. I have it came to their decision are plenty of references to the picture could have been just Theron is exceptional at play - alone movie in my opinion, age, 8 or so, when I saw that Q: Do you think after be - worked with some high- making they chose all but classic thriller, but the movie a bit tighter to pull all of the ing evil; if you thought she but those strands of the 1979 for the first time. It scared ing cast in “Walking Dead” profile actors, directors, etc. two people. Unfortunately i in its on way is an original elements together effective - was wicked in “Snow White classic are definitely filtered the living daylights out of you could be type-cast as an and there has been some in - was one of those two people. story, but does indeed have el - ly. and the Huntsman,” what throughout the picture. It’s me (pun intended?)! I still actress? And what kind of af - securities and jealousy but I It was heart-wrenching. ements of “Alien” through - The picture stars Noomi she does in “Prometheus” is tense for the moviegoer be - remember that bell scene. fect did appearing on the have never allowed that to Lesson learned. out. That movie worked so Rapace as scientist Elizabeth fantastic. Her facial expres - cause you want answers. Its As scary as it was, i was en - show have on you personal - stop me. There have been Q: How have you changed well because Scott was a Shaw who is on a journey sions alone are to die for. predecessor relied on creat - amored by vampires. When ly as a rising ambitious ac - times I had to put acting on as a human being since ex - genius at building and cre - with her colleagues, which Scott hands down presents ing terror in the moviegoer; my dad would rent movies I tress? "hold" in order to take care periencing and actually liv - ating suspense. While also includes her boyfriend visuals that place the viewer this tale is more about giving always asked him to get A:The "Walking Dead" of my family and financial ing in the world of fantasy “Prometheus” has that ele - Dr. Charlie Holloway (Logan into the future; and allows the mind something to think vampire movies. I really en - Websode was indeed an matters. I have had family and special effects? ment, it’s not as spectacular Marshall-Green). Rapace the mind to wonder just what about, long after the movie joyed Peter Cushing and ab - amazing experience. I members and friends try A: That is an interesting as “Alien” was in creating brings a charm to her char - the galaxy will look like and has ended. solutely loved Vincent Price. worked with a brilliant di - Q: Was Hollywood a place rector, award-winning Greg and sway me to be an ac - question and i hope you that you believed you might Nicotero (executive pro - countant or basically any don’t mind if i tweak it a bit. 2012 CRITICS CHOICE TELEVISION AWARDS feel comfortable becoming a ducer and make-up master other profession than this. Being in this line of work By Francisco de Borja Requena part of? mind for "The Walking Pursuing a career as an ac - was all fantasy and special ef - HOLLYWOOD—This is the January the 15th fell into A: Yes! I respond that Dead" series). Type-cast as tor probably is one of the fects in my mind as a kid.