If you're a fan of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, you know Charlie Day is extremely funny. However, while you might think Guillermo del Toro only cast him in Pacific Rim to make some jokes, he revealed during an on set interview that while he does provide some of the "much needed levity," his character: "Gets thrust into the story in a way that his life is seriously at risk and it becomes a little more action oriented and a little more horror movie-esque. So, he kinda bounces back between being humorous and also being real. He's not funny in the way that the guys from Sunny or the guys from Horrible Bosses are funny, 'cause he has to be real. Because the movie — you have to buy the monsters and buy the world and you don't want to be taken completely out of it. It's been interesting, I was worried they were going to push me more towards comedy but Guillermo keeps pushing me more towards the dramatic stuff." He also talked about how he got cast, the practical sets, his costume, how the script changed from when he first signed on, working with Ron Perlman, what it's been like to work for del Toro, and a lot more. Hit the jump for what he had to say. Question: How did you first get involved in this movie, was it something that you went after, did they come after you? CHARLIE DAY: I got a random phone call that Guillermo [del Toro] wanted to meet me, ...
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