Actor Dhanush, who is anticipating the arrival of his Hollywood movie The Gray Man, has talked about his experience of filming the action sequences in the Russo Brothers-helmed film. The Gray Man will release on Netflix on July 22. Dhanush said that he sprained his neck, while shooting for the project, which likewise features Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Ana De Armas.
In The Gray Man, Dhanush portrays an assassin named Avik San. He barely has any dialogues in the film. In a press conference with foreign press on Wednesday in Los Angeles, Dhanush talked about the challenges the movie offered him. He said he felt like a rookie all over again, while filming for The Gray Man.
“I had a great time understanding how Hollywood works. I’ve done about 50 films – 22 years of work in the Indian film industry. You often don’t get the chance to feel like a newcomer. The first time, it all happens in a blur. You don’t realise what’s happening. This time, I had an opportunity to look at myself like a newcomer. It was really amazing.” Dhanush said.
Talking about his experience of filming the action sequences, Dhanush said he had sprained his neck, while shooting. “It’s funny. Just one week before the shoot, I sprained my neck. So, a month and a half were spent training and then one week before we start filming, I sprained it and was like ‘What am I going to do?!’ The physio had just a week’s time to get me ready to match Ana’s speed [laughs]. But somehow, they found a way to make me fit for the stunt sequence,” he said.
Not long ago, the director duo Russo Brothers talked about Dhanush in a Twitter Spaces chat. “We are big fans of him. We wrote the character keeping him in mind. You can expect a new film starring his character in the lead soon,” the duo said. Opening up about his role, the duo said, “He plays one of the top assassins of the world and has two major fight blocks in the film. Dhanush has a great camera presence and we loved seeing him perform.”
