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Will Poulter on the Two Poles of His Spring A24 Roles
Death of a Unicorn and Warfare star Will Poulter on his twunky one-two punch — sweaty military fatigues here, pleated white shorts there.
In person, the 32-year-old Brit is warmer and more unassuming than many of the characters he portrays, like his inattentive fuckboy in Midsommar, his intensely committed chef in The Bear, and his doltish warrior in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. But it was fun and ridiculous to see all the different ways that the Leopolds would get higher on their own supply — in an IV bag, in the form of a steak, they’re putting it in cocktails, I’m smoking it through a pipe at one point. The project started with a three-week boot camp, and the shoot involved a lot of long, roving wide shots that basically unfold in real time.
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