We Decorated Wreaths And Talked “A Series Of Unfortunate Events” With Neil Patrick Harris

It’s been greater than two years since Netflix announced they’d be taking over an adaptation of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. We’ve been ready on the sting of our metaphorical seats ever since, and our pleasure solely intensified when, again in March, it was confirmed that Broadway-and-Hollywood celebrity Neil Patrick Harris could be taking over the function of the nefarious Count Olaf.

Now it’s lower than a month to go till the collection hits our small screens, and Netflix has stored the main points a relative thriller. So when BuzzFeed received the possibility to fulfill Neil himself, we have been decided to search out out a little bit bit extra. And, as a result of it’s that point of yr, we additionally had enjoyable adorning some fairly unlucky wreaths. Because why not?

Neil Patrick Harris: Tip primary: Get a glue gun. You’ll discover out quickly why. My second tip is to make it possible for the desk you’re utilizing is greater than this one, as a result of proper now it’s simply… It’s a number of balls.

How lengthy did it take you to rework into Count Olaf?

NPH: The make-up took about two and a half hours each morning. The meditation was one other hour and a half. I might eat an enormous breakfast – that was most likely 45 minutes. And then it was lunch.

I’m assuming you don’t have lots in frequent together with your character personality-wise, so how did you put together to play a villain?

NPH: Playing a villain was enjoyable, solely since you get to do all of the stuff you wouldn’t usually do in your actual life. You get to spend time growling at youngsters, reprimanding individuals, barking at individuals on set. Saying, “Where’s my espresso? Where’s my espresso?!”

And I principally didn’t imply it. I used to be principally doing it out of jest.

And what was the most important problem you confronted?

NPH: The hardest a part of enjoying the villain was the prosthetics, as a result of I couldn’t actually transfer my face as a lot as I needed to, and but I needed to transfer my face a lot. If I moved my face in sure methods the prosthetics would come aside, so I might do a number of eyebrow appearing, however I couldn’t do a number of nostril lifting, or the corners of the nostril would come out.

What was your favorite a part of the costume?

NPH: I like Olaf’s wardrobe, as a result of the entire thing looks like it must be a interval piece in some ways, and but the date is non-specific. So I might put on cloaks and jackets, but in addition turtlenecks. I used to be a little bit beatnik, and form of hipster in that method. It was Olaf by the use of Brooklyn.

Did you are feeling strain coming right into a challenge that had a lot anticipation behind it?

NPH: There’d been a film based mostly on this earlier than, and that was, I suppose, a little bit little bit of strain. At the identical time, that film instructed 4 books in two hours, and we’ve got two hours per e-book. So we’ve got eight hours to inform 4 books, and if individuals watch we’ll get to inform extra of them. There’s solely 13 books, so there’s solely going to be two extra seasons, however that enables for lots of time to be in character and to keep up character.

What was your favorite scene to movie?

NPH: I did get pleasure from singing the music, known as “The Count”, which is Count Olaf’s massive music that he sings to the youngsters once they first arrive along with his henchpeople. He wrote it himself, and he thinks he’s actually, actually gifted, and it’s a horrible music. So we needed to be taught deliberately dangerous choreography… We did these virtually Lady Gaga-ish form of actions, which have been simply terrible, however that made me chuckle.