Sam Neill on making Hunt for the Wilderpeople: ‘We were attacked by a puppet pig!’
Speaking just before his death, the actor recalled his hostile hunting dog Zag, director Taika Waititi’s comedy genius – and the wild boar scene that
Speaking just before his death, the actor recalled his hostile hunting dog Zag, director Taika Waititi’s comedy genius – and the wild boar scene that left children traumatised • Warning: contains spoilers Taika Waititi’s film Boy is one of my favourites ever, so when I got the Wilderpeople script I was already well disposed to it.
Hec is sort of a New Zealand archetype. When I was at university, during the holidays I’d work at cutting hay and shifting sheep and fertiliser. There was always a Hec driving the truck.
They were men of very few words, but when they did say something it meant a lot. It was clear I was never going to have many lines in the film.
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