In many ways, Kwanten is playing the classic action hero.
His character is put against staggering odds and at the center of many fight scenes throughout the movie.
But it was important to him that he wasn’t a “cookie-cutter” character.
In a way, they reminded him of the games he played growing up.
You’d come up with all sorts of crazy things," Kwanten said.
“It could have been pretty cookie cutter without his influence.”
Kwanten said staying in that psychological zone was his biggest challenge.
“Section 8” is in theaters, on digital, and streaming on AMC+ now.
