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Actor Walton Goggins is no stranger to Westerns. TheJustifiedalum has not only been a recurring actor in the neo-Western genre, but the actor has also starred in other films of the genre such asThe Hateful EightandDjango Unchained. He continues his streak of playing antagonists with the upcoming TV showFallout.
Goggins plays the role of The Ghoul in Jonathan Nolan’s adaptation of the popular video game. He plays a bounty hunter who has been exposed to heavy amounts of radiation due to the nuclear war and hence has a mutated appearance. Goggins mentioned how he had a terribly crazy experience while filming due to the loneliness brought on by the character’s appearance.
Walton Goggins As The Ghoul In Amazon Prime Video’sFallout
Walton Gogginsappears as his normal, familiar selfin the latest trailerof the Amazon Prime Video seriesFallout. An adaptation of the popular video game, the show is set in a post-apocalyptic alternate world where a nuclear war has left the surface uninhabitable. The show follows the protagonist Lucy, who has lived all her life in underground bunkers called the Vault, as she goes to the surface to explore.
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Goggins stars as Cooper Howard, who is hinted at being a spokesman for the company which builds the Vaults. However, he becomes the primary antagonist named The Ghoul, a radioactively mutated bounty hunter who is a threat to Lucy. The trailer shows the actor hunting down the Vault-dweller as she begins to unravel many mysteries of the surface.
In an interview withDen of Geek, Walton Goggins mentioned how grateful he was for having his nose back as his distinct look in the series shows him being mutated due to radiation poisoning, making him nose-less. He said,
“I’ve gotta be honest with you. The one thing I’m more grateful for than anything in my life right now is my nose. I give it so much love, I look at it every day, especially after that trailer that was released. Thank God I have a nose.”
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The Ghouls are the central and most recognizable aspect of the original games. While they are zombie-esque figures, they are also known to be among human settlements and some still have their human personalities intact, like Goggins’ Cooper Howard.
Walton Goggins Had A Lonely Time On The Sets OfFallout
Judging by the trailer, Walton Goggins seems to have the potential to beFallout’sbreakout star. Positioning him as a bounty-hunting gunslinger in a Western-esque setting seems to have appealed to fans, who are reacting to the show more positively. However, despite the potential glory of the character, Goggins mentioned how the experience of filming with prosthetics drove him crazy.
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He mentioned to Den of Geek how he had to spend hours on set with his mutated makeup, which made him feel a bit lonely as not a lot of people were comfortable being around him with his look. The actor said,
“I didn’t anticipate how lonely it would be for me as the Ghoul. It was a process. When I first walked out of the trailer, people either couldn’t take their eyes off you or didn’t want to look at you at all. I felt very closed in that experience. I was just alone inside of this guy’s head.”
Goggins mentioned how it took some time for him to adjust to how the character walked or spoke as The Ghoul, after which he was more at ease while performing. The actor also mentioned that the creators had crafted the Western-esque setting for the story in an organic way and that there was a reason for it.
Nishanth A
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
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