GIVI Magazine - November de 2010 - EN

7 Above, Gunner chooses some of the photographs he sent us for this article. On the right, childhood memories, cadenced by knobby tyres, dirt tracks and Motocross races “None. At the beginning it was hard. Then I found an excel- lent agent and the “roles” started to flood in, both in for the the- atre and cinema. So far, my past experience as a pilot, together with my firearm skills and martial arts training, has worked in my favour regarding action films, but in the future, the hope is to widen my acting repertoire”. But how are motorcycles considered by Hollywood? “There is a good relationship between Hollywood and motor- cycles, even if when you’re about to sign a contract, they make an issue of it. Many actors have one or more motorcycles but hardly know how to turn them on, others, like Harrison Ford, use them as a daily means of transport”. Back to you, compared to a car, what more does a motor- cycle offer? And do you have a car? “Yes, I own a Smart which I practically never use. The motor- cycle allows me to commute rapidly and avoid parking pro- blems. Personally, as I live in the centre of the city, in a quarter of an hour, I can get to the hills behind Hollywood and Griffith Park and then I wind down: it’s my small daily dose of freedom”. Plans for the future? “I’ve just finished filming Love, a film where I play the part of an astronaut lost in space, which is currently in post production. After G.I. Joe, I also had a role in “The Losers”, whilst more re- cently I have fulfilled a lifelong dream, starring in a videogame. In fact, I play the scientist Isaac Clark, the protagonist of the Dead Space 2 videogame by Electronic Arts, to be released in 2011” and again TV series, etc”. Any secret wishes? “My idols are Steve McQueen and Paul Newman; who are “real” people in addition to being actors. They loved motorcycles and cars and didn’t back down from the stunts. I’d really love to do a film inspired by them, in “The Fastest Indian” vintage style, where I could pay homage to all the stuntmen who risk their lives several times a day, in scenes, which on film, only last a couple of seconds!”. Biography GUNNER WRIGHT Born on the 26th of August 1973 in Eustis, Florida - USA TV debut in 2002 in the TV series “Fast Lane” on FOX FILM: The Perfect Game (2009) G.I. Joe: the Rise of Cobra (2009) Love (2010) The Losers (2010) Alluvial (2011) Bro’ (2011) TV SERIES: Fast Lane (2002-2003) Wicked, Wicked Games (2007) 90210 (2009) Life on Top (2009) VIDEOGAMES: Dead Space 2 (2011)