"From there he said no to every role that came his way for four years, bar a season-four cameo and a small part in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis. I lost my anonymity overnight and it scared the shit out of me, Montgomery, now 30, says. He speaks fast and taps the table in time with those last words, a brimmed cap sitting low over his face. That was a big driving force for stepping back."
"It's the first of a series of anticipated films starring Montgomery, including a remake of the 70s mondo horror Faces of Death, alongside Barbie Ferreira and Charli xcx, as well as Gus Van Sant's Dead Man's Wire, a true-crime thriller about the 1977 kidnapping of a mortgage broker that premiered at Venice to glowing reviews. It's a sharp reversal from a few years ago, when his frustrated Hollywood agent dropped him."
Dacre Montgomery became widely famous at 22 after Stranger Things and retreated to Perth, declining most roles for four years except a cameo and a small part in Elvis. The sudden loss of anonymity frightened him and prompted a career break to recalibrate and reassess creative goals. Montgomery now stars in Went Up the Hill opposite Vicky Krieps and has several forthcoming projects, including a Faces of Death remake and Gus Van Sant's Dead Man's Wire. Early career highlights include a lead role in the Power Rangers reboot and training at the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts.
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