The plot, characters, actors. "Deal with the Devil": the history of modern magic against the backdrop of male friendship

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

The 2006 film "Deal with the Devil" is one of the thrillers that combine shades of horror and mysticism. This genre is quite well known to the viewer. Although it barely recouped its budget, overall ratings and ratings were positive. In this article, we will dwell in detail on the performers of the main roles.

Power of magic

The plot tells the story of four teenagers who, being assigned to a certain caste of people, are endowed with superpowers. They must use them to stop the evil that they themselves created many centuries ago. Using magic for personal purposes is prohibited under the threat of rapid aging. The temptation is incredibly powerful. To keep themselves together, young people must trust each other, which is not easy…

Director Renny Harlin, who previously directed The Exorcist: The Beginning, felt like a fish out of water, so he took on a similar story. And immediately began to look for the performers of the main roles. ByIn the story, the characters are four teenagers who are popular with girls. Harlin needed charming young actors. "Deal with the Devil" was designed for a teenage audience. This created all the prerequisites so that, with a successful scenario of the picture, little-known stars got a chance to become new sex symbols.

Long search for the sons of Ipswich

With this in mind, the director had difficulty during the casting. Many established and novice actors auditioned for the picture, “Deal with the Devil” for which could serve as a good launching pad. According to the plot, the company of heroes is similar to each other, and Renny Harlin needed to show their difference, otherwise all the screen images would be mixed up. Caleb, Reed, Tyler and Pogue meet the mysterious Chase, who joins their circle too suspiciously. Later, friends will be forced to look for facts about his past life to make sure that he is not who he wants to seem. This will lead to a showdown that will be the final chord of the film Deal with the Devil. The actors approved for the main roles showed a harmonious on-screen tandem and did an excellent job with the task assigned to them. This could be evidenced by the numerous reviews of those viewers who liked the film.

Heroes-devils, charming actors. “Deal with the Devil” as a forge of talents

Let's take a closer look at those who appeared on the screen as the four "magical handsomes".

Steven Straight. A native of New York, he began his career as a fashion model, first appearing in brochures at the age often years. At the same time, he studied acting. In 2005, he made his debut in the film "Aerobatics", for the soundtrack of which Stephen recorded a song. This largely determined his desire to try his hand as a singer. He eventually became the lead singer and songwriter for the band Tribe. A year later, he received an offer to play Caleb Danvers in Deal with the Devil. In 2007, he married actress Lynn Colinns. Other notable works by Strait include 10,000 BC, Forced War, Magic City.

A native of Canada, Taylor Kitsch was born in 1981. Of the entire cast of Deal with the Devil, he is the most famous actor. As a child, he was fond of hockey, dreaming of becoming a professional player. However, in 2002 he moved to New York, where he first worked as a model.

From the role of football player Tim Riggins in the TV series “Friday Night Lights”, a long career in films began. The owner of a good physical shape, Kitsch became a frequent guest in various teenage films, including "Die John Tucker!". In "Deal with the Devil" he got the role of Pog Perry. In 2009, he performed the image of Remy LeBeau, or Gambit, in the fantasy X-Men: The Beginning. Wolverine". This was followed by successful hits - "Battleship", "John Carter", "Survivor", "Especially Dangerous", "Big Scam". In 2014, he starred in the film "Ordinary Heart", which tells about the persecution of homosexuals in America in the past decades.

Chase Crawford. Texas native, born in 1985. Until a certain age, he was an “ordinary” child who studied at school,went in for sports, loved drawing and photography. As a teenager, Chase began to earn extra money as a model. As often happens, this turned into acting. Crawford's first film was The Long Lost Son, and a year later he joined the cast of the thriller Deal with the Devil, where he got the role of Tyler Simis. The greatest popularity was brought by the youth series “Gossip Girl”, for which Chace was awarded the Teen Choice Awards as the best actor three times. In 2012, he played in the romantic melodrama What to Expect When You're Expecting. Chase tries not to talk about his personal life. He is known to have dated singer Carrie Underwood and actresses Ashley Greene and Rachel Goulding.

Toby Hemingway. Born in England in 1983 in a family of writers. After moving to America, he entered the School of Fine Arts. He began his career with the series "Bones" and "Eternal Summer". In 2005, he landed the role of Reed Garvin in Deal with the Devil. The most famous tapes with his participation are the thrillers “Black Swan” and “Time”.

Sebastian Stan. The Romanian actor was born in 1982. As a child, he often moved with his parents from country to country until he settled in the States, where he went to school. He got his first acting experience on the school stage, then he played in a summer camp. In "Deal with the Devil" he got the role of an intriguing guy named Chase Collins, who is opposed by the main characters. After the film, the actor starred in several films, which made it possible to appreciate his talent. Among them were "Womanizer",“Rachel Gets Married”, “Hot Tub Time Machine”, “The Phenomenon”, “Survival Game”. I remember in the image of James "Bucky" Barnes, whom he played in the "First Avenger". Sebastian was approved for the Gossip Girl series, where he met Chace Crawford.

In addition to the main cast, no less famous actors are involved in the film. Deal with the Devil boasts stars like Jessica Lucas, Kyle Schmid, Laura Ramsey and more.

Cast Bonus: Off-Screen Friendship

The picture was warmly received by the majority of viewers. Some critics noted the primitiveness and mediocrity of the plot, which is almost invisible behind the "too beautiful" faces of the main characters, diverting all attention to themselves. Be that as it may, the performers of the main roles made strong male friendships thanks to the inviting atmosphere that prevails on the set of the film “Deal with the Devil”. The actors, whose photos adorned the covers of many glossy publications, got the opportunity not only to take friendship off the set, but also to demonstrate it on the screen.