Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMichael Greyeyes pushed his body to the breaking point in order to play Makwa, the haunted man at the center of “Wild Indian.”The veteran actor shed 35 pounds from his already slender frame, losing the weight largely by fasting.
It was hard, Greyeyes admits, but also necessary to portray someone who has a toxic secret that threatens to destroy his carefully manicured existence as a successful executive and family man.“There were months where basically I was hungry all the time,” Greyeyes told Variety. “That allowed me to have a lived experience.
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