Miles Teller Leaves No Stone Unturned With His Four Upcoming Film Projects
Miles Teller first gained our attention as hedonistic ladies man Sutter in the 2013 rom-com 'The Spectacular Now', before going on to another comedy love story 'That Awkward Moment' earlier this year. Now, Miles Teller is exploring a range of projects over the coming months.
He was convincing as a rom-com fixture until he played the nasty piece of work Peter in 'Divergent', so now we're pretty sure his versatility renders him unpredictable. One look at his upcoming movie projects and you'd never think they were all starring the same guy.
More: Read our 'Divergent' review
'Whiplash' Coming soon, 'Whiplash' is an intense drama about a young man's passion to become the greatest drummer in the world under the strict (and often rather abusive) instruction of formidable composer Terence Fletcher, played by J.K. Simmons. Interestingly, Miles, like his character Andrew Neyman, also plays the drums having previously performed in a band at his church youth-group during high school, where he also learned to play the saxophone. It's always nice to see some genuine talent on screen - and it's very likely his abject terror for J.K. Simmons' character was all real as well.
More: Watch the trailer for 'Whiplash'
'Two Night Stand' Okay, so maybe he is still going to be a bit of a rom-com staple - but we're glad if it's this movie. He plays a guy who hooks up with a girl online for nothing more than a one night stand, but when she finds herself snowed into his apartment, their relationship begins to develop out of his brazen humour and her own inexperience in one night hook-ups. Miles is adorable in this role; a loveable character with obvious flaws but unwavering humour which he bounces off co-star Analeigh Tipton with ease.
More: Watch the new trailer for 'Two Night Stand'
Next page: 'The Fantastic Four' and 'Insurgent'
'The Fantastic Four' Doubtlessly his most highly anticipated movie to date, Miles will play Mr. Fantastic in the re-make of this Marvel foursome flick which will also star Kate Mara, Jamie Bell and Michael B. Jordan. We can only assume that this superhero flick will catapult him into major Hollywood stardom - which he certainly deserves if he can pull this off. Miles epitomises the generation of super-talented young actors that have taken Marvel movies by storm - think Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Andrew Garfield - so it's hardly surprising that he's been picked to play the stretchy hero. Good luck, Miles!
More: Take a look at the stars of 'The Fantastic Four'
'Insurgent' Miles returns as the insidious Peter in this 'Divergent' sequel - although his character is getting slightly more complicated. His relationship with Tris (Shailene Woodley) is still vicious but he seems to be developing a little more morality as the series goes on. Miles' ability to play complicated characters and manipulate the audience's feelings about them is a gift not shared among all actors, but it has to be said he is uncomfortably nasty for the most part of this series. We much prefer to see him as the good guy.