![]() ![]() One’s by David Sheff, who’s the father in this story, and other is by Nic Sheff, who’s the son and was addicted to methamphetamine. ![]() The movies based on two books, Beautiful Boy and Tweak. Here, Chalamet goes deep on his performance, what he’s learned about addiction in the process, and what he hopes audiences will take away from the film.īeautiful Boy came to me in an audition two years ago and I was aware of the books. And it’s one of my favorite things about the movie, too, and I think it’s sometimes uncomfortable for audiences where they go, ‘Why?’ And that’s not the point. I think it’s almost easier or something to be like, ‘Oh, well, that doesn’t affect me or my family or my friends. “And that was the learning grace of this movie for me addiction doesn’t have a face, it has no preferred class, or gender, or race. (Not to mention he also lost 18 pounds leading up to production.) “There was nothing about Nic and meeting him that rubbed me of addiction, or whatever my stereotype would’ve been of that at the time,” Chalamet explains. To prepare, Chalamet met with many recovering addicts to learn more about the very real crisis happening in the world today he also met with Sheff to discuss his own experiences. For Chalamet, navigating Nic’s ongoing addiction over years of his young life was a meaty, at times heartbreaking role. Chalamet stars alongside Steve Carrell, who portrays Nic’s father, David Sheff, the author of Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction and Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines (cowritten with Nick), the books upon which the film is based. And when he talks, you want to bend an ear-he can be just as charismatic offscreen as he is compelling on it. ![]() ![]() So it’s no wonder that, having got the job, Chalamet is excited to talk about the film. It was a months-long audition process, during which the now 23-year-old went up against just about every young working actor also vying to land the role of Nic Sheff, a real life figure who struggled with methamphetamine addiction. In the words of Timothée Chalamet, he auditioned for Beautiful Boy “many, many, many times.” The first time was in December of 2016, then just fresh off shooting Call Me By Your Name, but before its theatrical release and Chalamet’s subsequent ascent to Hollywood stardom (not to mention a 2018 Academy Award nomination). ![]()
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