Previous to his dying at age 25, Angus Cloud wrapped filming his first main position on the massive display.
‘Your Fortunate Day’ is written and directed by Dan Brown and stars Cloud as Sterling, a mild-mannered drug seller who takes an area comfort retailer hostage on Christmas Eve after he witnesses a rich older man win the $156 million lottery ticket.
A primary take a look at the trailer, which was launched on Friday, October 6, exhibits Cloud in a deadly shootout with a police officer (Sterling Beaumon), leaving six witnesses to determine if they need to converse up about what they’ve seen or take a lower of the cash and cut up. Elliot Knight, Jessica Garza, Mousa Hussein Kraish, Jason Wiles, Sebastian Sozzi, Spencer Garrett, and Jason O’Mara additionally star.
“I simply preserve occupied with that outdated query, ‘What would you do if you happen to had 1,000,000 {dollars}?’” Cloud says within the trailer. “No one ever acquired wealthy with out doing no crime.”
Based on Brown, it was his spouse who recommended Cloud for the position of Sterling after she binged HBO’s Euphoria, by which Cloud starred as Fezco — one other well-intentioned drug seller — on the HBO collection’ first two seasons. The director was initially hesitant concerning the casting selection as a result of similarities between the 2 characters, however a take a look at Cloud’s earlier interviews satisfied him he was the fitting selection.
“I had written the character primarily based on individuals I had grown up with: guys who offered medication and would begin fights with frat boys or their stepdads, however who had been additionally tremendous protecting and dependable to their pals,” Brown advised Leisure Weekly in an interview revealed on Friday. “[Cloud’s] tales and outlook had been so proper on for the character, I simply needed to go for it.”
Your Fortunate Day, which premieres on November 10, will honor Cloud on the finish of the movie with a “For Angus” earlier than the credit roll, paying homage to the actor after his dying earlier this 12 months. . “As with all issues Angus, what I bear in mind was his kindness and enthusiasm for others,” Brown advised EW concerning the heartfelt tribute. “He was one among one.”
Cloud’s household introduced the actor’s dying in July. “It’s with the heaviest coronary heart that we needed to say goodbye to an unbelievable human in the present day. As an artist, a pal, a brother and a son, Angus was particular to all of us in so some ways,” Cloud’s household advised TMZ on the time, noting that he “struggled intensely” together with his psychological well being after laying his father, Conor Hickey, to relaxation in Eire the week prior.
Two months later, the Alameda County Coroner advised Us Weekly that Cloud died of acute intoxication following an unintentional overdose. Based on the authorities, the actor had cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl and benzodiazepines in his system on the time of his dying.
After his passing, Euphoria’s staff took to social media to honor their solid member with a heartfelt tribute.
“We’re extremely saddened to study of the passing of Angus Cloud. He was immensely gifted and a beloved a part of the HBO and Euphoria household,” the present’s social media pages learn. “We lengthen our deepest condolences to his family and friends throughout this tough time.”
Cloud, who was open about his struggles with psychological well being and habit through the years, typically praised the HBO collection for providing an emphatic lens into hardships via his character.
“Not all of your actions outline you. I’ve mentioned it earlier than, good persons are compelled to do dangerous issues. The query is, like, if you happen to acquired a ravenous household, if you happen to go steal some f—king apple off an orchard to f—king save your loved ones, does that make you a nasty particular person for stealing an apple or a great particular person for taking after your loved ones? It’s not black and white,” he advised Advanced in February 2022. “Fez isn’t a nasty particular person, he’s simply somebody in an unlucky scenario, type of like many of the characters on Euphoria. What he does for a dwelling doesn’t change the truth that he’s compassionate and good-natured, and able to defend and defend his individuals when he must.”
Along with Your Fortunate Day, Cloud wrapped filming on two different tasks earlier than his dying. He’ll seem in The Line reverse Alex Wolff, Austin Abrams and John Malkovich and North Hollywood alongside Miranda Cosgrove and Vince Vaughn.