Jack Champion Reveals Trap House's Unique Qualities And Avatar 3's Coolest Na'vi

Jack Champion Reveals Trap House's Unique Qualities And Avatar 3's Coolest Na'vi By  Brandon Zachary Published 17 minutes ago Brandon Zachary is a Lead Writer for Screen Rant's New Movie Team. He also writes or has written for Comicbook.com, CBR, That Hashtag Show, Just Watch, and TVBrittanyF. Brandon is an Emerging Screenwriters Semi-Finalist, co-writer of a Screencraft Quarter-Finalist, a seasoned on-screen interviewer, and a MASSIVE nerd. You can reach him at [email protected] Sign in to your ScreenRant account Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap

Trap House is an interesting fusion of genres, something that star Jack Champion particularly loved about the film. When a group of high schoolers decides to use their DEA parents' resources to rob a local cartel, it sets off a chain of events that expands in some surprisingly emotional ways.

It was a great challenge for Champion, who embraced the unique tonal experience. During an interview with Screen Rant, Jack Champion reflected on finding an on-screen dynamic with Dave Bautista in Trap House, blending teenage angst with crime thriller tropes, and which elements of Avatar: Fire and Ash he's most excited for fans to dive into.

Trap House's Unique Tonal Fusion Attracted Jack Champion

Trap House has a unique blend of tones, shifting easily from a high school drama to a crime-heavy thriller and back again between scenes. That was a core element of the appeal to Jack Champion, who embraced the tone for all it was worth. "I feel like it was such a unique genre, from what I read. It wasn't a straight-up action film."

"It wasn't a straight-up film [teen film], like a Breakfast Club. It was such a unique vibe that, when I started filming it, I didn't have to worry about a certain mold. It was such a blend. So I was like, 'You know what? I'm just gonna go do my thing.' As the character, it was so easy to be in this friend group and be with my co-stars."

We'd be shooting the shit in one scene, hanging out at the cafeteria. Then, in the next scene, we'd be doing this heist as the characters. It was almost easy in a weird way, because it's such different extremes. All that school stuff and then robbing the cartels. It all felt right, it felt normal. I felt like I wasn't having to switch up my brain too much.

The character dynamics were the easiest for Champion to wrap himself around, describing the banter he'd share with other cast members to be the "easy part" of the process. While getting into character for the actual heist sections of the film wasn't difficult, the process of believably pulling off heists proved to be a bit trickier.

We really had to listen to the stunt team religiously. We rehearsed it countless times with the stunt team to make it look like we knew kind of what we were doing in the moment. I think we got it right, but all the action stuff was definitely the hardest stuff. I liked all the banter! I mean, that was just so easy, because my co-stars are so lovely. It was just such a good, natural vibe.

Jack Champion Reflects On His Dynamic With Dave Bautista

The most important dynamic that Champion's character, Cody, has in the film is with his father, DEA agent Ray. Played by Dave Bautista, the pair find themselves bristling on several levels following the passing of Ray's wife and Cody's mother sometime before the events of the film. According to Champion, Bautista's natural energy bled into their relationship on-screen.

It all came naturally, in a way. Dave is so paternal and was definitely like a father to me throughout this whole film. When Cody and Ray are having trouble communicating their feelings, it was so nice and natural. Dave's such a gracious actor, and I feel like we talked about our characters.

We talked about what it would have felt like for him to lose a wife, me to lose a mom, and that's something you never see in the film, but it's heavily implied, and that's the wedge in our relationship. I feel like we talked about what that would feel like, and then a big part of it is also not talking about it and just doing the scene. There's this giant elephant in the room that no one's gonna talk about.

Going in, I was so focused on Cody with his friends and robbing the cartels — it sounds almost silly of me not to realize it, but at its core, it's as much as it's about friendship as it is about a father and a son. Any father-son relationship story is going to hit me really hard. As we were making it, I realized this really is about a father and a son healing from a family loss.

That whole aspect of it, if you watch it again with that mentality, you see things that you would never see before. You're like, 'Oh! That's why that character would do that, or that's why they're acting that way,' really. It was such a big aspect of the film. I feel like it was in the foreground, and that I didn't see it clearly until I was finished.

"It was such a good back and forth, is such a good acting thing. It just felt so good. Dave is such an amazing actor; he'll make anyone look good in a scene." Of course, given Bautista's size and strength, a dramatic scene late in the film where Ray slaps Cody took on an extra gave Champion some pause on set.

"That was scary," Champion recalled with a laugh. "Ray slaps Cody a couple times, hard... He's not someone to mess around with! I remember, I had just read the script. And the next day, I went to see Dune, where Dave smashes the dude's head on the table. I was like, 'Oh no.' [Laughter]."

What Jack Champion Is Most Excited About For Avatar: Fire And Ash

Trap House is a good showcase for Jack Champion in a grounded setting, but it's far from the actor's only performance set to wow audiences this year. Champion is also reprising his role as Spider in Avatar: Fire and Ash. The adopted son of Jake Sully and Neytiri, Spider finds himself at the center of the growing conflict threatening to tear Pandora apart.

Comparing his experience on both films, Champion noted how "with Trap House, it was such a tightly focused story about a group of friends and families, and it felt like I was creating something with everyone and helping steer this movie a little bit. With Avatar, it felt like I was riding a tidal wave for the whole experience."

I was not controlling anything; I was along for the ride, being Spider, just going with the flow. I feel like there's definitely more creative freedom with something like Trap House and working with Dave. Then, with Avatar, which has been such a big part of my life and my childhood, it's just going there and supporting it all alongside my Avatar family.

Looking ahead to what he's most excited for fans to see, Champion teased that "My favorite Na'Vi tribe has got to be the Wind Traders, because they're kind of this nomadic people. They're like Na'Vi pirates, merchant sailors. It's such a cool culture. If I were a Na'Vi, it would be the Wind Traders. They're so cool. You get to see a lot of cool aspects of their culture that I'm excited for the world to see."

Trap House is now out on VOD.

You can check out our interview with Dave Bautista as well.

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