Brandon’s new movie
A local boykie co-stars with international actors
Springs resident Brandon Auret has been extremely busy over the last two years.
His latest film is iNumber Number, which has just been finished.
Scenes were shot in parts of Johannesburg and Cape Town.
iNumber Number is an action-packed thriller, set in Johannesburg, about a pair of cops battling corrupt colleagues as well as a gang of armoured-car thieves.
He also played supporting roles in a number of feature and short films, including the award-winning Durban Poison.
Internationally, he is becoming one of Neill Blomkamp’s go-to actors with a growing list of roles in sci-fi blockbusters District 9, Elysium and the much-anticipated Die Antwoord collaboration, Chappie.
He has been quite busy over the past two years with 16 productions under his belt and says it has been amazing.
He acted in Rancid, the first zombi movie in South Africa, which played at about 200 cinemas in the United States.
“Durban Poison was my first lead role and I am very proud,” he adds.
He co-acts in Chappie with Hugh Jackman, Sharlto Copley and Sigourney Weaver.
After being kidnapped by two criminals during birth, he becomes the adopted son in a strange and dysfunctional family. Chappie is preternaturally gifted, one of a kind, a prodigy. He also happens to be a robot.
Tiger House, Brandon’s latest film is an upcoming English-language thriller film starring him and Sigourney Weaver, Ed Skrien and Dougray Scott.
The film is about a teenage woman who must face a home invasion by an armed gang who has taken her boyfriend and his family hostage.
It is set in the United Kingdom but is being filmed in South Africa. The film is expected to be completed by the end of 2014.
Brandon says he is not a fan of the Afrikaans movie industry but says it is really doing well.
About why he loved the part in Durban Poison:
“Go watch the movie.”
He is still a resident of Springs and is proud of this town.
Brandon has been an actor for 22 years, and has just finished his 16th feature.
According to him, things are OK with the South African film industry, but that is how it has always been.
“Things need to change and I intend to be part of that change,” he adds.
About his vision to further his career: “Keep slogging until I can no longer slog anymore.”
Springs made him humble in his profession, because he leaned about loyalty, friendship and accountability.
“That does not exist much in this industry,” he adds.
Although he travels a lot, he enjoyed a hunting trip with his friends over the weekend, during his break.
