Michael Fassbender ‘Frank’ Interview: ‘X-men’ Star Shares Discomfort While Inside The Mascot Head ; Indie Movie Set For August 15 Release

Michael Fassbender 'Frank' interview: The "X-men" star reveals in an interview on MTV that he has trouble seeing clearly while wearing the head mascot for the indie movie "Frank" set to be released on August 15.  Fans will miss Fassbender's emotive eyes that won him awards for "12 Years A Slave" and "Prometheus" as he is said to wear this big head in the entire movie runtime.

"Definitely can't see not that much at all, very peripheral vision. I can see nothing in front," he said. "For me, the hardest part with the head is singing inside the head and working on an accent and putting the head on. It's like speaking in a box because that's essentially what it is. The reverb inside there took a bit of getting used to."

"Frank" is a low-key, dark comedy film directed by Lenny Abrahamson and is about the life and career of Chris Sievey, widely known as Frank Sidebottom, who has his heyday in the 1990s. The fake head hides Sidebottom's face while he is said to tour film writer, John Burrough (Domhnall Gleeson), a musician wannabe, whom he hired as a keyboard player. However, Burrough'S role actually is not just focused on making song arrangements but also in embellishing and editing them.

Reviews further said that the head resembles Sidebottom's expression of his rebellious streak in producing music. This is said to further enhance Frank's enigmatic leader of the group. The once sweet-natured Frank is said to transform to a post-rock Jim Morrison while performing on stage.

In the interview, however, Fassbender expressed his fascination towards Frank's character and would like to wear the mascot as much as possible.  "I want to use the head in all my other performances," he said.

Aside from "Frank, Michael Fassbender, also had its big role in the "X-Men First Class" in 2001. Meanwhile The 2014' X-Men Day of the Future Past" had its release on May but will release an extended version on DVD and blue ray next year.

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