The creative tandem of Vincenzo Natalie, who directed the "Cube", and the great Guillermo Del Toro, speaking in the guise of co-producer, could not present an ordinary ordinary horror film to the audience. Their 2009 joint film project is a provocative, gloomy horror horror movie. Adrian Brody and Sarah Polly - the actors of the film “Chimera” (IMDb: 5.80), who played the roles of central characters, are pleased to play in films of this genre theme.
The scientific cynicism of the creators
Canadian director Vincenzo Natalie, who loudly announced himself in 1997 as the debut sci-fi thriller The Cube (IMDb: 7.30), has always been one of those film directors that claim to be innovative in storyline composition. Therefore, the actors of the film "Chimera", having learned who will occupy the director's chair of the project, gladly accepted the invitation to participate in casting and filming. The script for the film was written by film debutant Antoinette Terry Bryant, together with the more experienced Doug Taylor. The storyline as a whole is not new, not revolutionary, there is nothing fundamentally innovative in Chimera, the idea is known and used in hundreds of such horror films of our time.
Plot
Chimera is a film whose actors told the viewer an intriguing story about the birth of the mysterious creature Dren.
The main characters - bioengineers, spouses Elsa and Clive - bypassing the orders of the authorities begin an experiment on combining human DNA and a modified animal. And Elsa uses her own DNA. A mutant with anthropomorphic features appears. Scientists decide to bring up a creature that they called Dren as their child. The chimera does not grow by leaps and bounds, in it human self-consciousness is more and more awakening. Elsa, inheriting the deplorable experience of her crazy mother, behaves toughly with the mutant, demonstrates her advantage, tyranny the baby. And here Drain grows into a young individual, not devoid of charming attractiveness. Further, as the actors of the film "Chimera" noticed, the most interesting begins.
Leading actors
"Chimera" - a film whose actors and roles were personally selected by co-producer Guillermo Del Toro, has three main characters. Acting casting of the picture, like that of Cuba, is minimal. In addition to the three central characters, there are a couple of secondary and rare extras.
The role of Clive is perfect for Adrian Brody, who perfectly succeeds in the roles of men accustomed to go with the flow. The actor has recently simply been attracted to horrors: Predators, Jacket, Mysterious Forest, etc. Although the actor gained worldwide popularity after he played the role of a Polish-Jewish musician in the film The Pianist. His character in "Chimera" is inferior in brightness and complexity to screen partner Elsa, but still looks much more interesting than the standard hero-stamps made in Hollywood.
The image of Elsa was embodied by the aggressive Sarah Polly, known from an early youth as an uncompromising socialist. The audience remembers well the performer on the film “Dawn of the Dead” by Zack Snyder and on the films “Mr. Nobody”, “Glorious Future”, “Exotic”, “The Secret Life of Words”. In “Chimera,” her heroine provokes conflicting feelings, the viewer either sympathizes with her, or balances on the verge of hatred and outright pity.
The actors of the film “Chimera” did their best, despite the fact that depicting a decent amount of human phobias and emotions in a variety of situations during the course of the narrative is extremely difficult, especially when you are in the frame for almost the entire screen time (timing of the tape is 104 minutes).
Elsa and Clive's “Daughter” & others
The image of an artificially grown hybrid of many animals and humans - Drain - was embodied on the screen by a French actress, DJ and model Dolphin Chaneak. The performer began a creative career on television in France in the mid-1990s. Shaneak received worldwide popularity after the premiere of "Chimera". In addition, she played a cameo role in the movie "Pink Panther" and "Carrier".
The role of Barlow went to David Hewlett - a Canadian actor, known for the science fiction television series "Stargate" and its sequels. In addition, the performer is known as a voice actor; in 2016, the demon spoke in his voice in the exorcist horror.
In a cameo role, Brandon McGuibon appeared - a serial actor who took part in the television projects Murdoch’s Investigations, Rookie Cops, and The Kingdom.
Summary
In general, "Chimera" (the film, actors and episode photos of which are presented in this publication) is a perfectly filmed high-quality science fiction. The main characters of the picture are even named by the creators in honor of the "stars" of the canonical "Frankenstein's Bride" (1935) - Elsa Lanchester and Colin Clive. Thus, the authors of the project show respect for the topics in which they work.