THE LIGHTHOUSE isn’t the first time Dafoe has donned fisherman’s wear. Made the audience curious about who is this guy.” Willem Dafoe in STREETS OF FIRE. Him apart, not in a way that throws the audience out of it, but in a way that If I didn’t have thatīeard, in that long coat and fedora, I think that combination of him did set That helped to set him up in theīeginning, that he was a homeless, or disturbed crank. Marginalized he is and it’s not really clear. With that beard, I look very unkempt and I did look like In the end, Dafoe was happy he was able to make the beardĪnd it’s not for me to say, but I’ll say it anyways – I think it did work. Let me think about it.’ And when he came back, he Shave it because I’m not gonna wear a fake beard for THE LIGHTHOUSE.’ He said, ‘I I’m growing this beard and it’sĮssential to this next film I’m going to do. To do this, I said, ‘Yes, but I got a problem.
The quadruple AcademyĪward nominee said he wasn’t sure if his facial hair was going to impede his In that noir-infused detective dramaĭirected, adapted and produced by Edward Norton, Dafoe plays Paul, a man who’sĮasily mistaken for a homeless person at first glance. MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN, in which Dafoe has a pivotal supporting role, you’ll spot Courtesy of Warner Brothers Pictures.įor those piecing together the mystery at the core of Tells you where to avoid.” Edward Norton and Willem Dafoe in MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN. That question and, you know what, it’s a very important question. Openly as the odor, in fact, helped to augment their performances. It was a very stinky set.”ĭafoe continued, grateful to be able to discuss such unpleasantries Salt cod that stayed with us what seems like the whole film. Water, mustiness, wet wool, food floating around in water. Horrible, because we’re sort of isolated. The beans on the set’s specific fragrance. He became giddy when I asked him to spill Interview closer to that film’s release). The recent press day for MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN (which I’ll have more from that Luckily, I got the answer when I spoke with co-star Dafoe at So with all that going on – and on a male-dominated set in Nova Scotia – it begs the question, “What did the set smell like?” Williem Dafoe in THE LIGHTHOUSE. And throughout the picture, storms arise and serve to weather the lighthouse. I don’t know, maybeīefore Dafoe’s grizzled character, experienced lighthouse keeper Thomas Wake, even utters a word of dialogue, the audience hears him urinate and fart. Reported that co-star Pattinson “licked puddles of mud,” was “pissing” himself andĭrank lots of booze to stay in character – so much so, he blacked out. And by the end, it’s clear that this finely-tuned feature demanded that the cast (and quite possibly the crew as well) put their blood, sweat, tears, farts and other bodily fluids into crafting this fully cinematic experience.
Part unsettling horror, part pitch black absurd comedy, part psychological character study, the period piece is about two lighthouse keepers (played by Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe) that get stranded on a remote New England island and subsequently descend into madness. Director Robert Eggers’ THE LIGHTHOUSE has yet to be officially released, but tales about what’s in the film and what happened on set have been circulating online for a few months now since its auspicious Cannes debut early this year.
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