Spectators who like comedy melodramas should definitely pay attention to Ben Stiller's relatively new creation - a painting called Walter Mitty's Incredible Life. Actors and the director coped with their task, creating a fascinating story from which it is difficult to break away until the final credits. What is this film project about to be released in 2013 about and who starred in it?
“The Incredible Life of Walter Mitty”: actors and plot
The plot of the melodrama, which became Ben Stiller's directorial debut, is borrowed from the work of the same name by James Terber, who is very popular in the States. Is an unremarkable person capable of heroic deeds, can life change overnight? The picture "The Incredible Adventures of Walter Mitti" is designed to answer these questions. The actors who embodied the images of the central characters are Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig.
Walter (Stiller) - an ordinary specialist in the illustrations department, working in the magazine "Life". However, in his dreams he is able to become a brave traveler, a fearless astronaut, a favorite of women. The man suffers from an unrequited love for the accountant Cheryl (Wiig), not daring to get closer to the lady of his heart. Suddenly his life turns upside down, the fault of which is the change of leadership of a glossy publication. The threat of dismissal forces Mitti to take an amazing journey in which his wildest dreams can come true.
Stiller and Wiig are far from the only stars in the comedy melodrama Walter Mitty’s Incredible Life. Celebrity actors who also starred in the film are Adam Scott, Shirley McClain, Sean Pen. The most interesting role (the arrogant Ted) went to Adam Scott, who embodied the image of the hated chief of the protagonist.
Whom did Ben Stiller play?
The unsuccessful search for a person who can play the central character is one of the main reasons why the shooting of the melodrama “The Incredible Life of Walter Mitti” was postponed all the time. Actors applying for this “position” were Owen Wilson, Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, but each of them was missing something. As a result, the image of Mitti was embodied by the director himself.
Stiller is the star of such films as Meet the Parents, Something About Mary, and Night at the Museum. Spectators are accustomed to seeing the actor in the image of uncomplicated comedic characters, but in this melodrama his role is more complicated, deeper. Critics, who generally negatively perceived Stiller's debut, endorsed the way he played the main character. Ben introduced the audience to his hero as a layman with a standard set of problems: boring work, difficult relationships with his family, problems with the opposite sex. However, as the plot develops, the character changes, which the actor perfectly shows.
Kristen Wiig and her heroine
As already mentioned, the main difficulty was in finding a person for the role of the protagonist of the melodrama "The Incredible Life of Walter Mitti", the actors and whose roles are still occupied by fans. The candidacy of Kristen Wiig did not immediately raise doubts among the creators of the picture, Stiller had long dreamed of working with this talented movie star.
Her character is the accountant Cheryl, whom the main character secretly dreams of, it is this woman who pushes him to transform, makes him wish for changes in life. Kristen looks great both in the role of a passionate lady from Walter's fantasies, and in the role of a single mother, worried about her position, which her heroine is in reality. Kristen Wiig can also be seen and heard in films and cartoons such as The Martian, How to Train Your Dragon, Despicable Me-2.
Adam Scott and his character
Fans are also interested in other actors and the roles of the movie The Incredible Life of Walter Mitty, among which Adam Scott occupies a special place. The familiar world of the protagonist collapses before our eyes when a change of leadership takes place in the magazine. It was then that Ted Hendricks appeared - a narcissistic, arrogant boss, becoming a real headache for the central character.
It is curious that Adam Scott in life is the exact opposite of his repulsive hero, which did not prevent him from brilliantly playing Ted. A simple person, nice to talk to, is how the entire film crew of the film “The Incredible Life of Walter Mitti” characterizes him. Actors-colleagues also say only good things about him. Those who wish can see Adam in other films: “The Aviator”, “How to Marry in 3 Days”.
Other interesting characters
Critics are absolutely unanimous that actress Shirley McClain became the decoration of the film. This amazing woman, who at one time managed to visit the sex symbol of the United States, continues to act, despite her old age (81 years). In melodrama, she embodied the image of the mother of the protagonist. They made a successful tandem with Katherine Khan, who played Walter's eccentric sister.
Of course, one cannot fail to note the contribution of the irresistible Sean Penn, who received the role of a photographer, whom Mitti was forced to chase after on duty.
These are the stars of the melodrama "The Incredible Life of Walter Mitti" - the actors (see the photo in the article), who played the main characters.