The plot, characters, actors. "Deal with the Devil": the history of modern magic against the background of male friendship

The 2006 film “Deal with the Devil” is one of the thrillers combining shades of horror and mysticism. This genre is well known to the viewer. Despite the fact that he barely recouped the budget spent, overall ratings and ratings were positive. In this article, we dwell in detail on the leading actors.

The power of magic

The plot tells the story of four teenagers who, being ranked among a certain caste of people, are endowed with superpowers. They must use them to stop the evil that they themselves created centuries ago. Using magic for personal purposes is prohibited under the threat of rapid aging. The temptation is incredibly strong. To control themselves, young people must trust each other, which is not easy ...

Director Rennie Harlin, who had previously shot the Exorcist: The Beginning, felt like a fish in water, so he took up a similar plot. And immediately he began to look for the leading actors. According to the plot, the characters are four teenagers who are popular with girls. Harlin needed charming young actors. The “deal with the devil” was targeted at a teenage audience. This created all the prerequisites so that in a successful scenario the little-known stars would get a chance to become new sex symbols.

The long search for the sons of Ipswich

With this in mind, the director experienced difficulties during the casting. In the picture, many successful and beginning actors were tried, “Deal with the Devil” for which could serve as a good launching pad. According to the plot, the company of heroes is similar to each other, and Rennie Harlin needed to show their difference, otherwise all the screen images would be mixed. Kaleb, Reid, Tyler and Pogue meet the mysterious Chase, who is too suspiciously pouring into their circle. Later, friends will be forced to look for the facts of his past life to make sure that he is not who he wants to appear. This will lead to a decisive battle, which will be the final chord of the film “Deal with the Devil”. The actors, approved for the main roles, showed a harmonious on-screen tandem and perfectly coped with the task assigned to them. Numerous reviews of those viewers who liked the film could talk about this.

Heroes-devils, charming actors. “Deal with the Devil” as a Forge of Talents

Let's get to know better those who appeared on the screen in the image of the four “magical handsome men”.

Stephen Straight . A New Yorker, he began his career as a fashion model, first appearing in handouts at the age of ten. At the same time he studied acting. In 2005, he made his debut in the film “Aerobatics”, to the soundtrack of which Stephen recorded the song. This largely determined his desire to try his hand as a singer. As a result, he became the lead singer and songwriter of Tribe. A year later, I received an offer to play Kaleb Danvers in “Deal with the Devil”. In 2007, married actress Lynn Collins. Among other well-known works of Straight are the paintings “10,000 years BC,” “The Forced War”, and “The Magic City”.

A native of Canada, Taylor Kitsch was born in 1981. Of the entire composition of “Transactions with the Devil,” he is the most famous actor. He was fond of hockey as a child, dreaming of becoming a professional player. However, in 2002 he moved to New York, where at first he worked as a model.

With the role of footballer Tim Riggins in the series “Friday Night Lights”, a long movie career began. The owner of good physical shape, Kitsch has become a frequent guest in various teenage paintings, including “Die, John Tucker!”. In The Deal with the Devil, he got the role of Pog Perry. In 2009, he performed the image of Remy LeBoe, or Gambit, in the fantasy “X-Men: The Beginning. Wolverine". This was followed by successful hits - “Sea Battle”, “John Carter”, “Survivor”, “Especially Dangerous”, “Big Scam”. In 2014, he starred in the film “Ordinary Heart”, which tells about the persecution of homosexuals in America of past decades.

Chase Crawford A native of Texas, born in 1985. Until a certain age, he was an “ordinary” child who studied at school, went in for sports, loved drawing and photography. As a teenager, Chase began to earn money as a model. As often happens, this has grown into a career in acting. Crawford’s first film was The Long Lost Son, and a year later he joined the cast of the thriller Deal with the Devil, where he got the role of Tyler Simis. The most famous was the youth series Gossip Girl, for which Chase was awarded the Teen Choice Awards three times as the best actor. In 2012, he played in the romantic melodrama “What to Expect When You Expect a Baby”. Chase tries not to spread about his personal life. It is known that he met with singer Carrie Underwood and actresses Ashley Greene and Rachel Golding.

Toby Hemingway . Born in England in 1983 in a family of writers. After moving to America, he entered the School of Fine Arts. He began his career with the series “Bones” and “Eternal Summer”. In 2005, he received the role of Reed Garwin in The Deal with the Devil. The most famous films with his participation are the thriller Black Swan and Time.

Sebastian Stan . Romanian actor was born in 1982. In childhood, he often moved with his parents from country to country until he settled in the United States, where he went to school. He got his first acting experience on the school stage, then played in the summer camp. In Deal with the Devil, he got the role of an intriguing guy named Chase Collins, who is confronted by the main characters. After the film, the actor starred in several films that allowed him to appreciate his talent. Among them were “Womanizer”, “Rachel is getting married”, “Time Machine in the Jacuzzi”, “Phenomenon”, “Game for Survival”. I remember in the image of James “Bucky” Barnes, who played in “The First Avenger”. Sebastian was approved in the series “Gossip Girl”, where he met Chase Crawford.

In addition to the main cast, no less famous actors are involved in the film. The “deal with the devil” boasts the participation of stars such as Jessica Lucas, Kyle Schmid, Laura Ramsey and many others.

Bonus for actors: friendship behind the scenes

The picture was warmly received by most viewers. Some critics noted the primitiveness and mediocrity of the plot, which is almost invisible behind the “overly beautiful" faces of the main characters, distracting all attention to themselves. Be that as it may, the leading actors made strong male friendships thanks to the favorable atmosphere prevailing on the set of the film “Deal with the Devil”. Actors, whose photos adorned the covers of many glossy publications, got the opportunity not only to make friendship outside the set, but also to demonstrate it on the screen.