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 Total Film podcast, Durand admitted his character has a number of of the identical tics because the tech titan.
“That’s awesome! I mean, even with the bonobo face, they compare me to Elon Musk,” he mentioned. “I get Elon Musk all the time, actually, it’s very funny. People approach me with a look in their eye where I realize they are not meeting an actor that they like, it’s something bigger. But the fact that it comes through even when I’m an ape is fantastic!”
Durand, who has additionally been in Lost and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, credited Musk as one in every of his inspirations as he ready to play the alpha ape.
“I did look at really charismatic speakers — I watched [life coach] Tony Robbins quite a bit, Elon, Arnold Schwarzenegger doing like his governor speeches,” he mentioned. “Just these humans who, without trying, you just have to watch them, as they hold so much power and charisma.”
Like Musk, Proximus Caesar is a disruptor. In 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.