IAR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Natassia Malthe talks 'In the Name of the King: Two Worlds' and a fourth 'BloodRayne'

Thursday, 29 December 2011 11:35 Written by  Rocio Anica
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IAR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Natassia Malthe talks 'In the Name of the King: Two Worlds' and a fourth 'BloodRayne'

An actor’s most valuable asset, aside from good looks, is their ability to roll with the punches. Natassia Malthe has both. Those two qualities alone have helped Malthe accumulate over forty-five film and television credits in the span of fifteen years, including Elektra, Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber, DOA: Dead or Alive, and as the titular character in the most recent of the BloodRayne series.

Her latest cinematic achievement, In the Name of the King: Two Worlds is the second of the Dungeon Seige-inspired movies and is helmed by German director and camp-enthusiast Uwe Boll. Independently financed to be released straight to DVD and Blu-ray for fans of fantasy-action adventure, In the Name of the King: Two Worlds also features cult-hero Dolph Lundgren (The Expendables) and Lochlyn Munro (White Chicks). The story is classic Boll: a Dungeon Seige movie in concept only, it features time-travel as the propelling narrative device, swamp cannibals, and medieval ninjas. Also … there’s a dragon. For fans of fantasy video games, PG-13 innuendos with Rated R gore, and Uwe Boll … it will not disappoint!

Malthe took some time in between wrapping a film in Malaysia and spending the holidays in Dubai to speak to me via Skype. The actress discussed her thoughts on shooting In the Name of the King: Two Worlds in Canada, meeting Uwe Boll for the first time, rumors of another BloodRayne movie, and her favorite ballet.


Here is what she had to say:

IAR: You’ve worked with Uwe Boll before, but this was your first time working with Dolph Lundgren, so what was your favorite scene to shoot with him?

Natassia Malthe: Yeah, I’ve worked with Uwe maybe, five times. But this was my first time with Dolph. I was doing another movie at the time as well, This Means War, even though my role was much smaller in This Means War, I had to hang out on that set, too. It was all about a year ago. But I think my favorite scene (with Dolph) was the bedroom scene.


The movie was shot in Canada, how many days of production were you actually on set for?

Malthe: We shot in Vancouver. I had only nineteen days in the movie and I think the whole film took about five weeks to shoot. I don’t really remember Dolph’s schedule but it was the fastest shooting movie I’ve ever seen Uwe do in his life. I was wrapped at 2PM everyday! It was just go, go, and go. We did one or two takes of each scene, sometimes three, and then it was done.

What’s it like wearing medieval clothes for long periods of time?

Malthe: It’s all covered up and the arms are super-tight. The material is not exactly the most comfortable, but it was freezing cold so I found myself wanting the costume to be bigger! I was, like, I could’ve worn some warm clothes underneath! It was really cold shooting that entire movie; so much of my focus was on not stuttering or shaking. I was trying to focus and concentrate in front of the camera. I don’t know if that takes away from the acting or not. Sometimes I do feel like when you’re freezing cold that it does kind of take away from your full presence as you’re concentrating on your freezing body, so that’s one of my greatest challenges filming in the wintertime.


Do you usually do your own stunts in your movies, or do you have to prepare physically to perform in Uwe’s films?

Malthe: I learn choreography really quickly, so I usually do my own stunts. I remember the stunt coordinator saying, “Oh, you’re going to do that stunt? Most actresses would never do that.” I’d be like, really? Oh, I’m not supposed to do this? So I don’t really find it difficult. I really like it. I used to be a dancer and a gymnast, so it comes really easily to me. I really enjoy stunts.

When did you first meet director Uwe Boll?

Malthe: I met him at his boxing match against all the critics in 2005. I was with Kristanna Loken; she had taken me to the boxing match. So I was hanging out with Kristanna and, believe it or not, we were both up for the TV show Painkiller Jane. I was on hold for a month and a half for that, but then she got it. She got the part in Painkiller Jane. So then all of a sudden, they needed a new BloodRayne. Since I had met Uwe at that boxing match, he called me up out of the blue and he said, “You will be BloodRayne.” That was it! I was like, I am? All right, this is cool. She’s doing the show that I was up for and I’m going to do BloodRayne!


Are there plans to do more BloodRayne films?

Malthe: There are rumors of number four coming up. Yeah, I don’t mind playing another Rayne. We’ll see what happens. We’re scheduled to shoot it in April or May. But not everything is confirmed yet. For now, it’s just in talks.

Do you ever play any of the BloodRayne video games?

Malthe: No, I just go into it from a movie point-of-view. I watched the video games a lot, so I could see what it’s about. It’s a cool video game, I mean, it’s very different from other video games because the drawings are very different, and the moves are very different. I feel like the other video games are very much virtual reality.


Finally, I read online that you studied ballet for eighteen years, so what is your favorite ballet?

Malthe: I think Don Quixote was always my favorite. I learned pieces of it, and one of my favorites was when the lead jumps off into the air. It’s called an arabesque, where the hands are back and the back is swayed into the leg. I think there’s something like that in Swan Lake, too. It’s one of the most difficult ballet steps that you can possibly do, without getting dizzy in the middle of the stage in front of an audience. You really have to know how to spot with your head correctly.

In the Name of the King: Two Worlds is available now on Blu-ray and DVD. 




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