Actor Kevin Durand performs Proximus Caesar, the villain within the latest movie within the Apes franchise, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
Durand’s mannerisms would possibly remind you of one other man who’s within the information – Elon Musk.
In an interview with the Inside Whole Movie podcast, Durand admitted his character has just a few of the identical tics because the tech titan.
“That’s superior! I imply, even with the bonobo face, they examine me to Elon Musk,” he mentioned. “I get Elon Musk on a regular basis, really, it’s very humorous. Folks method me with a glance of their eye the place I notice they don’t seem to be assembly an actor that they like, it’s one thing larger. However the truth that it comes by even once I’m an ape is improbable!”
Durand, who has additionally been in Misplaced and X-Males Origins: Wolverine, credited Musk as one among his inspirations as he ready to play the alpha ape.
“I did take a look at actually charismatic audio system — I watched [life coach] Tony Robbins fairly a bit, Elon, Arnold Schwarzenegger doing like his governor speeches,” he mentioned. “Simply these people who, with out attempting, you simply have to observe them, as they maintain a lot energy and charisma.”
Like Musk, Proximus Caesar is a disruptor. Within the movie, electrical energy has vanished. Durand’s character rediscovers it and makes use of it to say dominance over his fellow apes.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes begins in theaters Friday.