{"id":4630,"date":"2012-10-04T14:24:13","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T20:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=4630"},"modified":"2012-10-06T09:15:27","modified_gmt":"2012-10-06T15:15:27","slug":"interview-with-actor-darin-cooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=4630","title":{"rendered":"Interview with actor Darin Cooper"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Darin Cooper plays Colonel Chadwick in \u2018Super Cyclone\u2019 who also had military roles in \u2018Air Collision\u2019, Battle of Los Angeles\u2019, Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus\u2019 and was a gun dealer in \u2018Adopting Terror\u2019. Some actors are born to play certain roles and Darin has the natural appearance of an authoritative figure, but not in an intimidating way. I wish I had that and maybe my kids would listen to me once in a while and still like me. Darin was kind enough to do a Q&A and share his \u2018Super Cyclone\u2019 filming experience.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Super Cyclone\u2019 has a lot more destruction and special effects than your past Asylum films. How was your experience working on this film compared to past Asylum films?<\/p>\n

DARIN: Liz Adams (writer\/director) and I had worked together before on “Air Collision” so we had a short-hand method of communicating. She’d say, “This time let’s try it with a little more–” and I’d finish the sentence for her with something like, “–talent?” I think it’s safe to say that this picture came with a bigger budget so be prepared for some killer CGI sequences. I mean, seriously, a super cyclone tears the crap out of everything.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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According to your IMDB you did some freelance graphic design work. Do you still dabble in that or anything similar?<\/p>\n

DARIN: You know, it’s funny. I wanted to be an actor at sixteen after doing my first play in high school. But growing up in rural western Kansas, for whatever reason, I didn’t really believe it was possible. I went to college intending to be a comic book artist, but was led astray by my guidance counselor because he said I’d make a much better living as a graphic designer. I had never heard of graphic design up to that very moment. When I arrived in L.A. I moved to Venice and worked for three years as a commercial artist, before having to quit because acting had injected itself back into my life. The last thing I designed was the packaging on my Big And Loud videos… and a treasure map for my son’s eighth birthday party.