“For me, it was the first time I had ever done something where I was like, ‘I’m

“For me, it was the first time I had ever done something where I was like, ‘I’m literally just going to show up and be present and see what happens.’ I didn’t do any character work or anything. It’s the most I’ve ever just been myself,” @brandonsklenar says of portraying Atlas Corrigan in #ItEndsWithUs. The 34-year-old New Jersey native almost passed on the role, having just wrapped a physically and emotionally demanding shoot for part one of the American Western drama 1923. But casting was persistent. “If people don’t like Atlas, then they just don’t like me,” Sklenar says of being genuinely himself for the project. We discuss his personal connection to Atlas, working alongside @BlakeLively, and more in our full interview at the link in our bio.

photographer: @philchester x @sarakbyrne
stylist: @madeleinekennedy
grooming: @jamie_grooming

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