Barbarella Chats with BEAST Daniel MacPherson!
Hey friends, Barbarella here. Coming to theaters, Friday, April 10, BEAST tells the story of a former MMA champion drawn back into the ring for the most consequential fight of his life. With high stakes, Patton seeks the assistance of his former trainer (Russell Crowe) to return to the ring for one last fight. There’s much more to BEAST than meets the eye, and it’s an enjoyable watch. Even more enjoyable, I had an opportunity to talk with the beast himself, Daniel MacPherson. After we broke the ice discussing our shared love of both Austin, Texas and Australia, we shifted gears to converse about the film, which also stars Bren Foster, Luke Hemsworth, Amy Shark, Mojean Aria, and Kelly Gale. Check it out!
Barbara: One of the things I really liked about this movie was just your character’s connection with his daughter. That seemed so genuine. How did you make that happen? Have you worked with her before?
Daniel: No. We just met on this film, but she was an extraordinary young actor from an extraordinary family. Her parents were Brazilian. Her father was one of the original jiu-jitsu proponents who brought Gracie Jiu-jitsu to Australia, so they were a martial arts family.
Daniel (cont.): It was the family aspect of the script that I immediately resonated with. It was the union of husband and wife and kind of a small nucleus of family. It was the us-against-the-world feeling of that that really inspired me. The union of that family and the love that they