![]() He comes from two immigrant families-one Italian, one Chinese-and a lineage packed with doctors. And all he eats is a slim plate of scrambled eggs. He’s one baseball cap away from what he calls “the Max uniform”. The real Max Minghella wears a plaid shirt, white tee, jeans and dirty Pumas. Gone are the layers of fashion from the photo shoot. I really want the cream- filled doughnut holes I wait to see how much food Max orders. Minghella has already had three, maybe four, espresso shots today, but the barista is able to sell him one more. It’s a refuge for those who want to settle into a neighbourhood but refuse to give up and move to the Valley. This is the real Max Minghella.Īfter the shoot, we meet up at a coffee shop in Silverlake, a neighbourhood on the east side of LA popular among many of the working writers, artists and actors who constitute Hollywood. ![]() This is my first glimpse of Max the director instead of Max the heartthrob. Draped sideways across a chair, holding a pose, Minghella suddenly launches into a technical conversation with the videographer about camera equipment. For four hours, he cycles through poses, following directions from both the photographer and videographer, and occasionally dancing along to the pop music playing. His face does all the work.Īnd work he does. But, Minghella doesn’t need gimmicks to look captivating. It’s the kind of look that could quirk up the image of a more generic pretty person. “Nope, we’re changing it.” The sweater is too loud, too distracting. “I don’t love it.” Adjusting the pose to something more intimidating doesn’t fix the problem. His trusted publicist, Kate, who has been in his corner for the last decade, speaks up. It’s a USD1,200 top that makes the young man look like a Puli dog. That is, until Minghella emerges sporting a bright red sweater covered in knitted dreadlocks. The chatter concerns how easy the shoot is, how lovely the space, how amazing the photos. Almost everyone on set wears some version of the artist uniform: black hoodies, black T-shirts, black jeans. But inside, everything is stark and bright-a room full of angled white walls and controlled light. We’re in an unmarked Los Angeles studio, tucked between an El Pollo Loco and a questionable massage parlour. ![]() It’s the Cinderella story of a young girl, from the small Isle of Wight, trying to change her family’s circumstance by competing in an American Idol-style singing competition. Working with La La Land’s producer, Fred Berger, and his friend/ producing-partner, Jamie Bell, Minghella is ready to bring his own vision to life as writer and director of Teen Spirit. And for his next feature, audiences won’t see him at all he’s moved behind the camera. The critically acclaimed Hulu show won eight Emmys-it was the first streaming show to win an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series-and has seen its audience double over the past year.īut long before he was playing both sides in Gilead’s resistance movement, he played a wronged student in The Social Network a scandalised political press officer in The Ides of March, and the brother of Danny Castellano in The Mindy Project, just to name a few. The 33-year old British actor is most often recognised for his role as Nick Blaine, the driver and laconic love interest of June (Elisabeth Moss) in The Handmaid’s Tale. This is quintessential Max: playful, unfazed and gliding through the world, pausing long enough to appreciate others, but thankful to just be a spectator. Then he sticks his tongue out at the photographer, knowing the man can’t respond mid-blessing. Minghella watches for a moment, head cocked at the scene. As a student in the ancient art of Korean meditation, right now she is focused on using the gold in this necklace to facilitate his energy’s flow. Standing over him, the make-up artist quietly moves her arms in patterns, inches from his husky chest. The photographer sits frozen, his thick gold chain no longer around his neck, as it’s now coiled and balanced atop his head. Max Minghella shuffles by in stockinged feet and expensive loungewear, taking in the scene.
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