Karl Urban’s Unbelievable $855M Movie Transformation, Director Shaved His Head Himself
Karl Urban has continued to entertain his fans with his Hollywood blockbusters like The Lord of Things and Star Trek. Besides these mentioned blockbusters, the star has also showcased his exceptional acting performance by playing in movies like The Boys in 2019, and Thor: Ragnarok in 2017.
The actor is famous for adopting various hairstyles for every film, from a full head of grown-out hair in Pathfinder to a clean-shaven look in the Star Trek film.
Even though he has changed his look for many different movies throughout his career, his new bald look in Thor: Ragnarok was something that took the attention of the fans. While talking about his haircut for the movie, the star shared that the movie’s director shaved his head to act for the role.
Karl Urban Shares His Experience When Thor: Ragnarok Director Shaved His Head
Kal Urban has appeared in many movies throughout his career. However, his role in Thor: Ragnarok as Skurge a.k.a Executioner took the attention of many MCU Fans.
The star appeared in the movie with a bald look. Later, it was revealed that Netflix’s The Sea Beast star let the director of Thor: Ragnarok’s movie, Taika Waititi shave his head.
“I turned up on set and Taika, our esteemed director, greeted me,” said Urban.
“He literally stopped directing the movie and came out and shaved my head and then went back to directing.”
The Hangman star shared that when he went to cast for the movie he was greeted by Waititi. Later he even took off from directing for a while just to shave Urban’s head. Not only the actor’s statement but infact a video of Waititi shaving Urban’s head also surfaced online.
In the clip, the Acts of Vengeance star looked quite cool and not at all worried whereas Waititi was always having that smile while shaving Urban’s head.
Karl Urban Talks about Why He Played Skurge in Thor: Ragnarok
Karl Urban is a star who has hit movies like Star Trek and more. His appearance in the role of Skurge in MCU’s Thor: Ragnarok left the fans with the question, why he has appeared for such a minor role.
Even though it’s a minor role, the star has managed to make the character pretty damn cool specifically when he was seen with M16s.
“I got a call from Taika saying ‘Listen, I’m shooting this movie, there’s great role in it. Have a look at it. I’ll send you some concept art of the character.’ Which looked rad, shaved head, armor. I read the script and saw that there was quite a fantastic arc for the character and I really responded to that. That he was really a survivalist, that he started his journey in one place and then had to do a deal with the devil and the cost of that was, and then how he really came back at the end and ended up doing the right thing morally, which was a fantastic little arc.”
The star shared that the main reason why he agreed to play the role was because of Waititi’s way of explaining his role in the movie.
Karl Urban’s Future in MCU: Will He Appear in More Movies?
As of now, there is no update if we will see Karl Urban to cast for any future movies after Thor: Ragnarok.
Fans are left with a question on his arrival to a new MCU movie, recently there was a clip showing Urban as Wolverine. It was just a rumor but the star did respond to the rumor where he shared,
Oh really? It’s flattering, but you have to rationally think about it. I’m what, two years younger than Hugh Jackman? [It is closer to four years.] I mean, if I was a studio looking to cast someone as Wolverine, I’d pick someone I’ll get three films out of. You’re not going to get three films out of Karl Urban unless you want a 65-year-old Wolverine.
The Loft star looked quite thrilled while having a conversation about the possibility to play as Wolverine. However, he doesn’t assure that he might be getting a chance to replace Hugh Jackman for Wolverine. We will let you know as soon as we get an official update about it.
Source: Looper
