Geeks of Doom gets the scoop from Gregory Smith, star of The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising, on filming in Romania as well as his character’s possible destiny with the Dark Side.
In The Seeker, Smith — the 24-year-old actor best known his four-year stint as teenager Ephram Brown on TV’s Everwood — plays Max Stanton, older brother to Will, the last of the Old Ones who is seeking six signs to use to battle forces of evil.
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising opens in theaters today.
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Geeks of Doom: You’ve played some seriously dramatic roles in your career. What drew you to an epic fantasy film like THE SEEKER?
Gregory Smith: It was a favorite book of my brother’s growing up. Also, Max is the oldest brother — as I am — so it gave me a chance to put to use all of my big brother antics I developed over the years.
GoD: The film centers around Will Stanton (played by Alexander Ludwig), a young boy who finds out he has an important destiny. You play Will’s older brother Max. What’s Max’s destiny?
GS: Max is still trying to figure out his destiny like most young adults.
GoD: Max and Will come from a family of 10 children. What kind of relationship do Max and Will have?
GS: Max has been away at college for a few years, so when he returns home he comes back, takes over the big brother role, kicks him out of his room, etc.
GoD: THE SEEKER focuses on the battle between the Dark and Light forces. I’ve read that Max might be a little bit on the Dark side. Is that true?
GS: Yes — he is the experimental sort.
GoD: There’s a time-travel sequence in the film. What’s Max’s role in that part of the journey?
GS: Getting his butt kicked by a 13-year-old.
GoD: What was it like filming THE SEEKER in Romania? What scene was your favorite to take part in?
GS: Favorite scene: Fight/time travel sequence. Romania was a lot of fun to film in, but any time you’re that far away from home you get homesick. It is hard.
GoD: In your last few roles (TV’s EVERWOOD, BOOK OF LOVE) you not only played a teenager, but you looked like one too — even though you were years older than your characters. In THE SEEKER, you look much older — even sporting facial hair — that I almost didn’t recognize you. Did you find it difficult to transition from playing younger roles?
GS: Thank you for the compliment. As an actor, that is the ultimate goal when taking on any role — to become unrecognizable.
And now, 5 Random Geek Qs …
1. Lightsabers or blasters? lightsabers
2. Cameras: film or digital? digital
3. Hockey or soccer? soccer
4. Fantasy or science fiction? science fiction
5. Who would win in a fight, Chucky or Leprechaun? How many leprechauns?
Thanks so much, Gregory, for taking the time out to answer our questions here at Geeks of Doom!
