Unlike many of her contemporaries, Lady GaGa’s music videos don’t typically feature leading men — but just like Alexander Skarsgard (who starred in “Paparazzi”), LaGa’s latest lad was plucked from the genre pool as “Walking Dead” star Norman Reedus plays the titular “Judas.”
As it turns out, Norman was atop her Must List since auditioning wasn’t required — no shock to fans who have been obsessed with the intriguing actor since his “Saint”ly 1999 action flick became one of the biggest cult classics ever.
I rang up Norman this morning to talk about collaborating with Lady GaGa, why the religious controversy doesn’t bother him one bit and what you can expect from “Walking Dead” season two!
PopWrap: I know music video sets can be intense — but I’d imagine a Lady GaGa set is that to the nth degree.
Norman Reedus: Yea, I don’t know how she does it. That Lady is a machine. Lady GaGa is a machine [laughs]. Honestly, they sort of beat the sh** out of you on music videos. At 6am they were saying “GaGa, dance with the guys” and she’d kill it for 20 minutes, then she’d move on to the girls and then do it solo. I was amazed and thought, if this girl can do that, I can certainly step it up.
PW: What did they tell you about the concept?
Norman: They didn’t tell me much beyond, you’re Judas, the song is called “Judas,” she’s playing Mary Magdalene and another guy is playing Jesus. They asked if I could ride a motorcycle and I got to ride my own motorcycle, which was cool – that’s actually my bike. I was actually coming straight from a … READ MORE
