THE STORY
ON THEIR 2010 TOUR, AN INTERNATIONAL POP STAR AND BAND MATES MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEAR. AS PAST AND PRESENT MERGE, THEY FIND THEMSELVES SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS AND FIGHTING FOR MORE THAN JUST THEIR OWN LIVES WHEN A CONCEALED INDUSTRY IS REVEALED.
“DAYS OF POWER IS A HELL OF A NEW FILM. REMINDS ME OF GREAT HORROR FLICKS FROM THE 70’S LIKE STRAW DOGS OR DELIVERANCE…SWIFT, VISCERAL AND ALWAYS UNPREDICTABLY OSCILLATING BETWEEN BEAUTY AND BRUTALITY.”
SEAN LYNCH –MTV
“IT WAS NOTHING SHORT OF A THRILL RIDE FROM START TO FINISH, THAT ALSO BROUGHT TO LIGHT A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT, IT IS A HUGE REALITY CHECK.”
KRISTYN CLARKE–POP CULTURE MADNESS
POP CULTURE MADNESS INTERVIEW
POP CULTURE MADNESS TALKS DAYS OF POWER AND MUSIC WITH ACTOR PAUL LEWIS. TO READ THE FULL INTERVIEW YOU CAN VISIT THE PCM SITE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK
Q.YOU HAVE BEEN A MUSICIAN FOR MANY YEARS. AT WHAT AGE DID YOU PICK UP YOUR FIRST GUITAR AND START PLAYING?
PAUL LEWIS :I WAS A LATE 10YRS OLD WHEN I FIRST PICKED UP MY FIRST GUITAR.
Q: WHAT MUSICIAN OR BAND INSPIRED YOU TO PURSUE MUSIC. WHO INSPIRES YOU TODAY?
PAUL LEWIS: DAVID BOWIE, PRINCE, ELVIS, FRANK SINATRA & KISS WERE THE BIGGEST INFLUENCES WHEN I WAS GROWING UP. I WAS ALSO INFLUENCED BY JAZZ & BLUES, GOSPEL MUSIC & R&B, I JUST LOVED MICHAEL JACKSON, JOHN LEE HOOKER, ARETHA FRANKLIN, MARVIN GAYE, OTIS REDDING, TEDDY PENDERGRASS, BILLIE HOLIDAY, ELLA FITZGERALD, ETC… SOUL & JAZZ SINGERS ALWAYS MOVED ME.
Q.WAS IT HARD TO TRANSITION FROM STAGE TO SCREEN?
PAUL LEWIS:THERE’S A LOT THAT IS THE SAME BUT THERE’S A LOT THAT ISN’T. I HAVE BEEN DOING THEATRE SINCE I WAS IN THE FIFTH GRADE. I HAD TO TONE DOWN SOME OF MY REACTIONS IN ORDER FOR IT TO SEEM NATURAL & WORK FOR THE CAMERAS. PLAYING TO THE CAMERA INSTEAD OF AN AUDIENCE IS A LITTLE WEIRD AT FIRST BUT AFTER THE FIRST FEW TAKES I FELT IT CLICK.
Q: YOU PLAY THE CHARACTER OF TRAVIS IN THE MOVIE DAYS OF POWER. THE CHARACTER IS A TOTAL BAD GUY WITH MANY BAD QUALITIES AND ISSUES. HOW DID YOU GET INTO THE MINDSET OF THAT CHARACTER AND DID ANYONE INSPIRE THE CHARACTER?
PAUL LEWIS: HAA YEAH. HE’S A BIT OF A NUTTER. I’M A HORROR/THRILLER FAN BOY SO I USED CHARACTER TRAITS FROM CHARACTERS I’VE SEEN IN THE PAST THAT HAVE REALLY GOTTEN UNDER MY SKIN…I…E… ‘HANNIBAL LECTER, HENRY (PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER), NORMAN BATES, LEATHER FACE, MICHAEL MYERS, ETC… I TOOK FROM THESE GUYS LITTLE NUANCES. THEN I STARTED ADDING MY OWN TOUCH TO HIM. I REALLY WANTED HIM TO BE REAL TO THE AUDIENCE SO HE HAD TO BE REAL TO ME. I CREATED AN ENTIRE BACKSTORY FOR HIM. FROM HIS CHILDBIRTH TO NOW. THE MAIN PRODUCER & WRITER LOVED MY BACKSTORY SO MUCH THAT IT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT HEAVILY INFLUENCE THE THIRD FILM CONNECTED TO DOP. A PREQUEL IF YOU WILL.
