Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany has impressed his kids by playing an action hero in his latest movie Legion.

The actor takes on the role of Archangel Michael who protects a small band of humans from the wrath of God in the Scott Stewart directed movie.

In an interview with The Independent the actor said: "I made them fly out to watch so they'd think I was enormously cool and tough, and they now will do whatever I tell them to, because they think I can do a butterfly twist.

"I loved it - I'd never made an action movie before, it felt fun. I was learning how to spin around in the air - a lot of wire stuff and a lot of fighting. I wouldn't say I know kung fu.

"It's not quite like Keanu Reeves in The Matrix, saying, 'I know kung fu'! I would love that it did, because I did feel like Bruce Lee! You go and look at playback on the monitor, and you look like Bruce Lee!"

"When I wanted to be an actor, when I was a kid, it was because I was given a set of holsters and a cowboy hat and guns, and making Legion absolutely fulfilled that bit of me."

Bettany's action trend looks set to continue as he plays a warrior Priest as he re-teams with filmmaker Stewart for Priest.

Legion is out now.


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