Before He Was an Award-Winning Director, Brady Corbet Starred in This Brutal, Violent Horror Satire

Before his days as a director of such acclaimed works as Vox Lux and The Brutalist, Brady Corbet was most known for his acting work, with one of his most notable roles being in Michael Haneke’s English-language remake of Funny Games. A shot-for-shot remake of Haneke’s original 1997 Dutch film, Funny Games is an extremely violent and malicious piece. The film follows an affluent family who are held captive and tortured by two young, sadistic criminals played by Corbet and Michael Pitt. Corbet is at the heart of the story as the villainous sidekick who brutally tortures the unfortunate Farber family (Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Devon Gearhart). As a young man with an innocent-looking face, the stark contrast between his gruesome actions and innocuous facade makes his performance all the more effective. If anything, this disparity is why he was such a perfect casting choice for the role.