Rossi eager to work with Marvel, DC
The actor says he is interested in playing Batman because he comes with a ‘lot of baggage’
American actor Theo Rossi, popular for playing the bad guy with scalp tattoos in Sons of
Anarchy and villain Hernan “Shades” Alvarez in Marvel’s Luke Cage, says he has always been attracted to faults as they are “very human”.
The actor says he is also interested in playing Batman because he comes with a “lot of baggage”.
Asked if playing a bad character comes naturally to him, Rossi said: “I wish I could say no, but yes it does. It’s always easier to play a bad character or a villain you might say because usually they have way more depth. You learn a lot more about them. There is a lot more history.”
He continued: “Whereas in the case of heroes, you usually don’t really learn so much about them. They are just the heroes, just the good guys. We all have issues and we all have things that are wrong. It depends on what level. I have always been attracted to faults because faults are very human.”
But he feels “really lucky because if you look at my three biggest projects — Sons of Anarchy, Luke Cage and Lowriders, the characters that I have played are being loved in the end by the fans. So even though they are portrayed as the bad guys, they are actually the most liked characters in the project”.
Elaborating further, Rossi said: “Juice was the most loved character on
Sons of Anarchy. People love Shades in Luke Cage.
They feel for him. Then Ghost in Lowriders. They understand him and feel bad for him.”
“So even though they might be the bad guys in theory, they are actually the good guys that people like. I have been very fortunate that I don’t get to play just straight black and white guys. I play kind of the ones that are questionable. That’s the best kind of character to play,” he added.
What about playing a superhero?
“Yeah. I mean only if he had a lot of like depth and maybe one like the Punisher or Batman... the ones that have a lot of baggage with them. They are kind of dark to begin with. I think those are the best heroes,” said Rossi.
SWITCHING TO DC
While he currently plays a villain in a Marvel show, Rossi is not against taking up a role with DC either. “You know when I grew up, there was no such thing as difference [between Marvel and DC]. We just read them all. So I treat them all the same,” said the actor , 43.
Meanwhile, Rossi is excited about his upcoming film, Vault. “It’s my first movie where I kind of carry the project. It is a really special movie to me. It is based on a true story. It is set in 1972. It’s something that my company is involved in, in a small role producing. That I am really excited for. “
“We also have another film coming out called
Ghost of War by director [Eric Bress] of The
Butterfly Effect and Final Destination. Meanwhile, I am really enjoying the moment of everybody really loving Luke Cage season two,” he said.