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Chris Massoglia is The Varmpire's Assistant
By Fred Topel | Image property of DreamWorks
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Chris Massoglia snagged the lead role in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant along with heavyweights John C. Reilly, Salma Hayek and Willem Dafoe. The relative unknown knew what a major opportunity this was so he took his work, and the Darren Shan books, seriously.
Chris Massoglia on Cirque Du Freak
“This was my first movie and my first chance to really act in a movie,” Massoglia said. “There are a lot of things about acting that are really fun, but at the same time, it is work and it is a job. We were on set for 12 hours a day, for three and a half months. I was away from my friends and family, and I wasn’t playing sports. So, while the whole experience was really interesting and fun and I learned a lot, there were days that I had to work, like anybody has to do.”
Playing Darren in the film, Massoglia tried to absorb as much as he could from his veteran costars. “One of the best things, for me, about doing this movie was just working with all these guys. Being able to do your first movie with a bunch of Oscar nominated actors and actresses, and director, is a really big privilege. I remember the first day I was working with John, I was a little intimidated. And, [director] Paul [Weitz] came up and just started talking to me, and we got my mind off the subject. Then John came up and we had a really cool conversation, and it was fine. It was a lot of fun. I asked John a lot of questions, throughout filming, like ‘What was it like for you? How would you deal with certain situations?’ The biggest thing for me was just being able to observe how he worked with the crew members and different cast members that would come and go. It was fun, not only because I got to see how he acted professionally in what he does, but I also got to see how he related personally with all the other cast and crew. It was really awesome for me.”
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Reilly and Massoglia got even closer during the flitting scenes. When Crepsley (Reilly) teaches Darren how to move at vampire speed, Darren has to hold his breath lest he lose his wind. “I liked being able to be on John’s back. It was fun. I thought it was cool. At first, I was like, ‘What is flitting? What are you actually doing?’ I understood it to be a combination of slowing down time and running really fast. But, I think it’s a really cool concept and it’s probably my favorite supernatural power that we get to have in the film.”
Whether there are more Vampire movies or just more work to do, you’ll be seeing more of Chris Massoglia. “I’m signed on for some more projects, and I’d love to do more. What I’ve heard is that, if the fans really come out and support the movie, then everybody is really interested in making another one. It’s really about continuing to be able to act and have fun, and do what I like to do. It’s not really about being a teen star, so I don’t really feel pressured in that way.”
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant opens to theaters on October 23rd.
For the trailer, poster and more movie info, go to the Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant Movie Page.
Fred Topel
Sources: Image property of DreamWorks
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