Gunner Burkhardt talks “Dance Rivals” at the movie's world premiere in Los Angeles

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https://www.maximotv.com  Actor Gunner Burkhardt interview on the red carpet at the world premiere of "Dance Rivals" on Sunday, July 14, 2024 at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, California, USA. Interview by Athenna Crosby @athennacrosby. This video is available for editorial use in all media and worldwide. To ensure compliance and proper licensing of this video, please contact us. ©MaximoTV

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00:00So, Gunnar, how does it feel to be an above-the-title actor in this film?

00:07Oh, it's cool.

00:08It was cool to work during quarantine.

00:11It was cool to accept the challenge to dance,

00:14because I've never really danced before.

00:16So, yeah.

00:18Tell us how that experience was.

00:20Are you a dancer now?

00:21No, I'm definitely not.

00:22I haven't danced much since then,

00:24but I'm very, like, if I'm into something,

00:26I throw my, like, soul into it.

00:28So, when they offered me the chance to do this,

00:32I had, like, ten days, I think, until we started filming,

00:35and I kind of just lied a little bit and said that I was a dancer

00:38and I was really good,

00:39and then I had to figure it out really fast.

00:41So, a lot of anxiety, but, yeah, we'll see.

00:46I haven't seen it yet, so I might be trash.

00:48Who knows?

00:50You're not trash.

00:51We have faith in you,

00:52and we are more than sure that you pulled it together.

00:55So, aside from learning how to dance,

00:57can you tell us what was one of your favorite takeaways from making this?

01:01I really enjoyed working with Naya

01:03because he was very much, like, know the scenes,

01:06know the lines, and then make it real.

01:09Like, it's not about what the lines are saying

01:11but more about the life that's behind it,

01:13and that's any project that I want to be involved with,

01:16I lean towards that.

01:19So many are going to have such a real connection to this film.

01:21What's something that you hope audiences leave feeling

01:24once they walk out of that theater?

01:26I don't really know.

01:27It's not up to me, I guess.

01:28I didn't help edit this one

01:29or had anything to do with the direction of it

01:32besides just bringing as much life to the character that I portrayed.

01:36So, I feel like I did my job in that sort.

01:41Yeah.

01:42What's your method for bringing life to the characters that you play?

01:45It's just as real life as, like, well, this is an interview,

01:47so it's a little bit more elevated,

01:49but how I'm talking, how anybody is speaking in this room,

01:52bring that through the lines, and the lines are secondary.

01:55It's the soul.

01:56It's the connection between two people all the time,

01:58so that's what I bring.

02:00Well, one last question for you.

02:01Can you show us one dance move?

02:03Absolutely not.

02:04Are you kidding me?

02:05No.

02:06Look, I'm in boots, and I haven't danced since the movie.

02:10Wait, wait, wait.

02:11I've got to do, like, the, what are those?

02:13Those are, what are those?

02:15I think these are called misbehave.

02:17All right.

02:18Looking for it.

02:19Very swaggy.

02:20What are those?

02:21Oh, my gosh.

02:22All right.

02:23At least do one pose.

02:24One pose?

02:25What kind of pose do you want?

02:26Just mean mug.

02:27Mean mug the camera right now.

02:30This is ridiculous.

02:31Hey, there it is.

02:33Thank you so much, Gunnar.

02:35Congrats on the premiere.

02:36Yeah, it was great to meet you.

02:37Thank you so much.

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