Date 20/08/2017 - News People
Will Poulter relied on Kathryn Bigelow to help with his evil character in the film'Detroit'.
The 24-year-old actor stars as Philip Krauss, a police officer involved in the Algiers Motel incident of 1967, in which three African American men were killed during the 12th Street Riot. Poulter said he needed Bigelow to help maintain a "calm, level-headed" feeling". Speaking at the press conference for the film, Poulter said: "I relied heavily on Kathryn. "Someone who in the presence of chaotic and overwhelming action, maintains a calm, level-headed, aspiring closure. Oscar-winning filmmaker Bigelow recently revealed she based her script on court reports and testimonies of people who witnessed the atrocity.