Bullet to the Head - Collider: Jason Momoa Interview

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COLLIDER: Jason Momoa Talks Body Count, His Sadistic Villain Character, and Axe Fights on the Set of BULLET TO THE HEAD

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
January 24th, 2013


If you enjoyed watching Jason Momoa kick ass as the warlord Khal Drogo on HBO’s awesome series Game of Thrones, you’ll probably want to check out Bullet to the Head. In director Walter Hill’s action flick, Momoa plays a mercenary who really enjoys killing. During a group interview on the New Orleans set, Momoa described his character as an, “evil sadistic bastard who likes to shoot people in the head.” In addition, Momoa also talked about getting to fight Sylvester Stallone with an ax, how he prepared for the role, the way the action compares to his previous projects, and a lot more...



... Q: You were talking about the training… just what do they put you through and how demanding is it?



Jason Momoa: "It’s not that demanding. It’s fun. That’s one of the great things about being an actor. You get to learn all these things normal people don’t get to learn. Going through hallways where it’s basically like S.W.A.T. tactical stuff. Around hallways, how to cross, how to signal everyone. Then how to hold a gun, holster the gun — everything."


Q: Where do they take you to do that?


Jason Momoa: "We went to the gun ranges and stuff like that. 87-11 they hire a bunch of guys, stunt coordinators have a room and we go over everything. At the very end there’s a big axe fight and I pull out my gun… it’s f###### great. In a dilapidated building after I kill everyone. [Stallone] is looking around, I’ve kidnapped his daughter, and I have all these guns and stuff. And I say, ‘Ready for another round?’ And I throw the bags of guns away, and there’s this plaque — ‘the people who tried to save this building’ — and there are two fire axes. So I basically smash that thing open and grab the axes. He shot me a couple of times by surprise. I had a Kevlar vest. I throw him the axe, ‘What are we, Vikings?’ and we star going like a Cuisinart..."


Bullet to the Head cast includes Sylvester Stallone, Sarah Shahi, Jason Momoa, Christian Slater, Holt McCallany, Sung Kang, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Brian Van Holt and Jon Seda. The film is in theaters on February 1, 2013.