Dacre Montgomery is reflecting on his ‘Faces of Death’ villain role. The actor says obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was the most relatable part of the role. The Australian actor stars opposite ‘Euphoria’ star Barbie Ferreira’ in the new horror movie as Arthur, who re-creates and uploads videos of the kills shown in the titular 1978 film.
Dacre Montgomery says OCD was the most relatable part of the character
In a conversation with people, Montgomery shared that what he found most relatable about his mask- and red contact-wearing killer was his experience with OCD. “Definitely what was relatable to me about Arthur was just, honestly, the OCD,” he says. “That’s just definitely my thing. I live with that and I manage it.”Elaborating on what he found relatable about the villain, the ‘Stranger Things’ alum says, “There was a lot of that kind of fastidiousness and attention to detail that I put into all characters that I play, but he’s so methodical.”“From the time that you see him in the movie, he’s halfway to enacting his plan and he’s put a lot of thought into that,” Montgomery continues of Arthur. “And I think I could definitely relate not to working toward a murderous plot in my life, but definitely just the attention to detail thing, I felt that I connected with, yeah, huge.”
‘Faces of Death’ director feels Dacre Montgomery was the best fit for the role
‘Faces of Death’ director Daniel Goldhaber, who also co-wrote the film with Isa Mazzei, says that this overlap in Montgomery and his on-screen killer helped to carve out the character’s final form. According to the filmmaker, Arthur would have looked very different had another actor played him. “I met with a handful of people for this movie,” Goldhaber told the outlet. “As soon as I met with Dacre, I felt like it kind of just had to be him because everybody else … they approached this character they were talking about like somebody else, like this guy that they’d seen in the media. Dacre showed up and it was like, ‘Here’s all the ways that I relate to Arthur personally.’ ”‘Faces of Death,’ which also stars Charli xcx, Josie Totah, Aaron Holliday and Jermaine Fowler, releases April 10.
