It made it so scary, and so real to the point where that eulogy scene - I was blind during that scene - something about it just freed me up, because I wasn’t self-conscious. Wolff noted that though it took some time to adjust, “When I watched the movie, I was like, ‘Why is my body language different?’ It’s because of my contacts, and I didn’t even realize it at the time - the initial ‘bumbling’ around on set was worth it.
PHOTOS: Photos of ‘Divergent,’ ‘Fault in Our Stars’ Actor Ansel Elgort Woodley and Wolff stand out in The Fault in Our Stars movie based on book by John Green, directed by Josh Boone with reviews by Peter Travers of Rolling.
Nat is known for his work starring in the television series The Naked Brothers Band (2007), along with his brother, and. He is the older brother of actor/musician Alex Wolff, and grew up in New York City. He was born in Los Angeles, to jazz pianist Michael Wolff and actress/writer Polly Draper. “Once I went blind, I always had blackout contacts and black glasses so no one could see my eyes.” Nat Wolff is an American actor and singer-songwriter. “I didn’t want to have to fake being blind if I didn’t have to, so I put these two contacts into my eyes that made it so I really was blind - they were completely black,” he explains.
Fault also stars Nat Wolff as the couples mutual friend. The young actor on the honest, heartfelt appeal of the new teen romance tale based on John. And while filming, he did all he could to minimize his eyesight on set. The Fault in Our Stars, the new tearjerker based on the John Green bestseller with Shailene. (Boone and Wolff previously collaborated for Stuck in Love and will do so again in The Stand.) “It’s like he was using humor as a defense.”įor practice, Wolff walked around his home and town blindfolded, alongside his mother, who made sure he didn’t hurt himself and accompanied him to a meal at a local restaurant. “So what I tried to do was find the edge behind the humor,” he says of his character’s sarcastic jabs and one-liners - most of which, director Josh Boone says, were completely improvised, especially throughout the bittersweet trophy-trashing scene in Augustus’ basement. “How am I gonna make it so he’s a super-funny character who’s not the butt of the joke? I met with a lot of blind people, and they said, they’re very offended by - people who are walking into stuff, making fun of them. “This is probably the hardest character I’ve played because it seems so simple,” the 19-year-old actor tells The Hollywood Reporter of Isaac, the one-eyed, lovestruck best friend of Augustus who loses his sight completely in the film. PHOTOS: Exclusive Portraits of Shailene Woodley “Fault in Our Stars” arrives in theaters June 6.Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort may be leading The Fault in Our Stars, but supporting the love story of Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters - and constantly cutting their tear-jerking tension with hilarious one-liners - is fellow terminally ill teen Isaac, played by Nat Wolff. “You may bawl your eyes out, but you’ll also laugh,” Green said, who was also on hand at Sunday’s awards. How Nat Wolff Balances Blindness, Comedy and Raw Eggs in ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ (Video) The oft-collaborator of director Josh Boone tells THR of supporting Shailene Woodleys and Ansel. Wolff also said that, despite the film’s “dark themes” and the hardships his character faces, Issac ultimately emerges as “the funniest character” in the movie, which delicately balances the comedy with the tragedy according to the book’s author.Īlso read: ‘Fault in Our Stars': How Shailene Woodley and an Oxygen Tube Re-Define Female Leads Following surgery, Issac struggles with blindness as he befriends Hazel, played by Shailene Woodley. In the film, based on John Green‘s popular novel of the same name, Wolff plays Issac, one of many young cancer patients that make up a support group. See video: Shailene Woodley’s ‘The Fault In Our Stars’ Trailer Released - Need a Tissue? “It’s probably the hardest part that I’ve ever done,” Wolff told TheWrap on the MTV Movies Awards’ red carpet. Nat went from one John Green movie adaptation to another After TFiOS, he. “The Fault in Our Stars” is primed to turn actor Nat Wolff into a star, as the film features the relative newcomer in his most challenging role yet. Keep scrolling to see what hes up to now. The two swoonworthy leading men of The Fault In Our Stars, Ansel Elgort and Nat Wolff, pay a visit to the YH Studio to share their experiences working on t.