When you see a character move in manner that seem impossible , it ’s natural to take over , no , that ’s a particular effect , right ? CGI or something . No one can do that . Turns out , Pretzel Jack , or at least the actor who plays him , definitely can .
Pretzel Jack , played by Troy James , is one of the creepiest parts of the new season ofChannel Zero , subtitledThe Dream Door . He ’s a clown , which , scary enough , but he can move his organic structure in ways that seem , ah , unnatural . Turns out , James is just a brilliant contortionist .
“ Troy James is a reasonably extraordinary physical performer , ” showrunner Nick Antosca toldEntertainment Weekly . “ We really compose the season around him after we project what he could do in a small role in Butcher ’s Block [ the previous installment of the show ] . None of it is CG . Pretzel Jack ’s contortions and bizarre behavior are completely the carrying out of Troy James . ”
natural endowment can compete pretty strongly with on - screen magic , obviously . “ fundamentally , on set , the script would say , ‘ He does a bizarre contortionist saltation , ’ and Troy would say , ‘ Well , I ’m going to try this , ’ or ‘ I ’m going to try that , ’ and he would do these incredible twisting things with his body . We ’d all be tolerate there hold up , ‘ Oh my God ! ’ There ’s a whole cluster on the cutting room floor , because we could n’t use all of it , of just him doing these wild pretzel contortions with himself . I have to assure everybody that it ’s not CGI because there are moment when his conduct is so bonkers , you ’d retrieve a person could n’t really do that — but he did . It ’s crazy , ” Antosca explained .
The fact that this was all done in somebody take it somehow scarier , to me . What a creepy marvel .
Channel Zero : The Dream Door is airing every night on Syfy , from now through Halloween .
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