It's not every day that a kid from Plano, Texas, goes from singing and dancing in a boy band to singing and dancing in a wheelchair… in a 3-D movie.
Such is Kevin McHale's life.
The 23-year-old star of television's "Glee" makes his debut on the big screen in "Glee: The 3-D Concert Movie" this weekend, where he continues his role as wheelchair-bound Artie Abrams.
When McHale began working on the show – sometime after NLT disbanded – he admits he had no idea what to expect. Now, less than three years later, he's checking things off his bucket lists, inspiring kids and meeting fans' expectations with thrilling numbers like "Safety Dance."
Did you have any a-ha moments during the tour where you thought to yourself, "Holy crap! I'm going to be in a movie?"
There were some points from the shows where the whole crowd is lit up -- especially when we were filming the movie because they lit the crowd especially for the it -- and being with that many people and realizing that we will have the movie forever to kind of look back on. I thought, "we accomplished that, like, well done us," Because there was a lot of work that went into it. It was crazy.
Plus, now I can say that I was in a movie with Gwyneth Paltrow.
Oscar winner, Gwyneth Paltrow, you mean. Speaking of the guest appearances in the movie, there are some really nice, touching vignettes interspersed throughout the film. Did you get to meet any of the Gleeks they highlighted?
We met kids throughout each place we went; we also gave tickets out to kids who were sitting in the back and stuff like that. I don’t know if those are any of the kids in the movie but we did go and meet a bunch of kids throughout the entire tour.
Have any kids come up to you and said that you've inspired them?
There were a few people that we got backstage and I was fortunate enough to meet that were in wheelchairs… They were like, "I know you get a lot of crap sometimes about not being in a wheelchair but thank you for playing it well." And that’s the biggest, nicest thing anybody could say. People that are actually in wheelchairs respect it and say that I’m doing it properly -- that’s all I could ask for.
How are you feeling about seeing yourself in 3-D?
I’m kind of scared to see myself in 3-D, to be honest. I think Heather [Morris] will look great in 3-D. But me singing in 3-D? It’s going to be scary. It’s funny though. It’s one thing you can check off the bucket list of things you’ve done. It’s just cool for all of us because we kind of felt like the real Glee Club. Nobody really knew who we were and it ended up with us going on tour and having 44 sold out shows and we get to be in a movie. So it’s just very surreal and humbling. I can’t wait to see if people like it.
So do you know what year in school Artie is?
I don't.
Any insight as to who might actually be graduating?
I’m just reading what everybody else is reading. I read all the blogs and all that. I mean, it’s no surprise -- it’s high school. You have to graduate at some point. And you do what is right for the story and if the story calls for us graduating, then so be it.
It may not happen in the concert movie, but will we see Artie and Brittany [Heather Morris] reunite this coming season?
I have no idea. It would be fun. We had some funny scenes together. I never thought I would ever be with her on the show and it was hilarious… I'm totally up for it if it happens. If not then, you know, high school’s very incestual so maybe I’ll move on to the third one.
Who do you want to see him with?
Maybe Quinn [Dianna Agron].
We're doing a big poll asking our readers which "Glee" star would win in an arm-wrestling contest. I've been voting for you because dancing with a wheelchair has to build arm muscles, but the fans haven't followed suit. Please, state your case.
I think for effort alone, I should win because I do push myself around all day. And just because the other guys walk around with their shirts off doesn’t mean that they’re stronger. Or it may -- they are stronger – but come on.
Here's an example: On tour, we have this ramp on the stage and Cory [Monteith] tried to go up the ramp and it took him forever. He basically has his shirt off all the time on the show, so you know he’s strong, and I have to say he could barely do it. I mastered that thing in a short amount of time. So, yeah, I'm the dark horse, but people just need to believe.
source: nextmovie.com
Such is Kevin McHale's life.
The 23-year-old star of television's "Glee" makes his debut on the big screen in "Glee: The 3-D Concert Movie" this weekend, where he continues his role as wheelchair-bound Artie Abrams.
When McHale began working on the show – sometime after NLT disbanded – he admits he had no idea what to expect. Now, less than three years later, he's checking things off his bucket lists, inspiring kids and meeting fans' expectations with thrilling numbers like "Safety Dance."
Did you have any a-ha moments during the tour where you thought to yourself, "Holy crap! I'm going to be in a movie?"
There were some points from the shows where the whole crowd is lit up -- especially when we were filming the movie because they lit the crowd especially for the it -- and being with that many people and realizing that we will have the movie forever to kind of look back on. I thought, "we accomplished that, like, well done us," Because there was a lot of work that went into it. It was crazy.
Plus, now I can say that I was in a movie with Gwyneth Paltrow.
Oscar winner, Gwyneth Paltrow, you mean. Speaking of the guest appearances in the movie, there are some really nice, touching vignettes interspersed throughout the film. Did you get to meet any of the Gleeks they highlighted?
We met kids throughout each place we went; we also gave tickets out to kids who were sitting in the back and stuff like that. I don’t know if those are any of the kids in the movie but we did go and meet a bunch of kids throughout the entire tour.
Have any kids come up to you and said that you've inspired them?
There were a few people that we got backstage and I was fortunate enough to meet that were in wheelchairs… They were like, "I know you get a lot of crap sometimes about not being in a wheelchair but thank you for playing it well." And that’s the biggest, nicest thing anybody could say. People that are actually in wheelchairs respect it and say that I’m doing it properly -- that’s all I could ask for.
How are you feeling about seeing yourself in 3-D?
I’m kind of scared to see myself in 3-D, to be honest. I think Heather [Morris] will look great in 3-D. But me singing in 3-D? It’s going to be scary. It’s funny though. It’s one thing you can check off the bucket list of things you’ve done. It’s just cool for all of us because we kind of felt like the real Glee Club. Nobody really knew who we were and it ended up with us going on tour and having 44 sold out shows and we get to be in a movie. So it’s just very surreal and humbling. I can’t wait to see if people like it.
So do you know what year in school Artie is?
I don't.
Any insight as to who might actually be graduating?
I’m just reading what everybody else is reading. I read all the blogs and all that. I mean, it’s no surprise -- it’s high school. You have to graduate at some point. And you do what is right for the story and if the story calls for us graduating, then so be it.
It may not happen in the concert movie, but will we see Artie and Brittany [Heather Morris] reunite this coming season?
I have no idea. It would be fun. We had some funny scenes together. I never thought I would ever be with her on the show and it was hilarious… I'm totally up for it if it happens. If not then, you know, high school’s very incestual so maybe I’ll move on to the third one.
Who do you want to see him with?
Maybe Quinn [Dianna Agron].
We're doing a big poll asking our readers which "Glee" star would win in an arm-wrestling contest. I've been voting for you because dancing with a wheelchair has to build arm muscles, but the fans haven't followed suit. Please, state your case.
I think for effort alone, I should win because I do push myself around all day. And just because the other guys walk around with their shirts off doesn’t mean that they’re stronger. Or it may -- they are stronger – but come on.
Here's an example: On tour, we have this ramp on the stage and Cory [Monteith] tried to go up the ramp and it took him forever. He basically has his shirt off all the time on the show, so you know he’s strong, and I have to say he could barely do it. I mastered that thing in a short amount of time. So, yeah, I'm the dark horse, but people just need to believe.
source: nextmovie.com
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