A lot of beautiful films on the historical theme were made based on real events. One of these paintings - “Troy”, the actors and the roles of this historical drama displayed on the screen the events of the great Trojan war. The premiere took place in May 2004, nowadays this story remains just as exciting and popular, it can be watched more than once.
The film “Troy” is considered to be one of the most striking and large-scale, the actors with their beautiful play allowed the audience to travel back to those distant times. The creators did their best, the directing is simply brilliant, the cameramen are real professionals, the composers harmoniously complemented the overall impression of a stunning spectacle with their wonderful creations. It so happened that he collected all the best film “Troy”, the actors in the best cast - a whole star cast gathered. This picture can be safely added to the list of cinema masterpieces in the classics of cinema.
A brief description of the movie "Troy"
The audience really liked the historical picture of Troy, the actors reflected in it the real events that took place in 1193 BC. The plot is based on the war of two great worlds - Sparta and Troy, which flared up with an all-consuming flame due to the love of Paris for Elena. Thousands of people will give their lives for this criminal love, and the greatest nation will burn to the ground ...
The beautiful heir to the throne of Troy, Paris did not miss the chance to strike for another beauty in the next port. But the beautiful Elena stole the heart of Paris, the guy realized that it was she who should become his wife. Only the beauty turned out to be unfree, she has a husband - Menelaus, king of Sparta. During a friendly visit of the Troy envoys, led by Paris and Hector, Paris abducts Elena and takes with him to Troy. The beauty answered him in return, but lovers with horror expect the consequences of their daring act.
The response of the offended Menelaus was not long in coming. A brother, King Agamemnon, stood up for his honor, who even rejoiced at the opportunity to start a war against the Trojans. His army, led by the invincible Achilles, approached Troy and took the city into a terrible bloody siege for ten whole years.
“Troy” - film: actors and roles
As already mentioned, the film “Troy” gathered a whole star cast of wonderful talented actors, the success of the film for the most part depended on their game:
- Brad Pitt - Achilles;
- Diana Krueger - Elena;
- Orlando Bloom - Paris;
- Eric Bana - Hector;
- Brendan Gleason - King Menelaus, husband of Helen;
- Brian Cox - Agamemnon;
- Saffron Burroughs - Andromache, Hector's wife ;
- Sean Bean - Odyssey;
- Rose Byrne - Briseis;
- Garrett Hedland - Patroclus.
Brad Pitt as Achilles
Now Brad Pitt is an internationally renowned actor whose face has many times appeared on the covers of magazines. In his long list of cinematographic works in the forefront is the film “Troy,” the actors who starred with him in this historical film were happy to work with such a professional.
Probably few people know that before his finest hour, Brad Pitt changed many occupations, worked as a furniture carrier and even a barker in a restaurant. A successful breakthrough in his career was the role of a tramp in the film “Thelma and Louise”. After the release of this film, Brad woke up famous, he became one of the hottest actors in Hollywood.
This beauty was several times included in the ratings of the sexiest stars in the history of cinema and the most beautiful men on the planet, he held leading positions there. Now Brad is actively acting and is trying to choose roles that can fully reveal the unconventional, new facets of his acting skills. Actors (“Troy”) were able to see and appreciate the capabilities of Brad Pitt on the set of the Trojan War in all its glory.
In order to play the role of Achilles, the actor had to give up smoking, as his coach said that if Brad continues to smoke, Achilles will not work out of him. For the role of the ancient hero, the actor made such a sacrifice, of which he was only glad later.
Male Actors (Troy): Orlando Bloom and Eric Bana
The role of the beloved in Elena the Beautiful Paris was played by the brown-eyed handsome and beloved of women Orlando Bloom. Actors ("Troy") were glad to accept the artist already known for many popular projects into their team. He is now a “tough” guy, and in his childhood he had to deal with many complexes. Studying was hard, he suffered from dysgraphia, which is why his peers laughed at him. Naturally, the girls did not pay attention to him at all . The actor himself, recalling the school difficult years, says that if he were more impudent and more confident in himself, his life would have turned out differently. But at the present time, Orlando Bloom is a well-known sought-after film actor, which could be better, so fate reimbursed the guy for the torment that fell on his lot in his teens.
Actors ("Troy") in their ranks had another talented person who played one of the leading roles - Eric Ban. This famous artist played Hector, the leader of the Trojans. An interesting fact is that Brad Pitt himself personally insisted that Eric be approved for this role, Pete's efforts were not in vain, Bana did an excellent job. The appearance of the actor was the best suited for the role of Hector, Eric has a beautiful, courageous face and is far from small - 189 cm. Although by the standards of his family he is considered to be short, since his brother Anthony has a height of 203 cm. Here is such an actor family of giants!
Diane Kruger as Elena the Beautiful
German actress and model Diane Kruger played the role of Elena the Beautiful in a Trojan story, because of which the fire of war flared up. This actress is really very beautiful and rightfully got a place in the film. This role was not easy for her; she managed to get around more than 3,000 competitors at the casting. The appearance of Diane and the fact that she was still not a very famous actress helped, that was what the director needed.
Thanks to the movie “Troy,” Diane Kruger became famous, but in order to participate in this project, she had to make some sacrifices. Wolfgang Petersen demanded that she gain extra 6-7 kg of weight, so that her character would look rounder on the screen. Elena the Beautiful should have corresponded to classical Greek forms. After filming, Diane regained her slim figure and her 48 kg.
Interesting Facts
Shooting of such a large project could not take place without interesting details, some of them are presented to your attention:
- The film "Troy" was shot based on Homer's epic poem "The Iliad."
- The battle scenes in the film reflect the confrontation of the characters exactly as Homer described.
- The painting showed the hike of thousands of ships from Greece to Troy.
- Before filming began, Brad Pitt, who played the role of Achilles, trained the sword fighting technique for six months. As a result of too hard training, the actor injured the Achilles tendon. Due to the injury of the protagonist, the shooting was postponed for several weeks.