The Maze Runner causes stress
Will Poulter visited to discuss The Maze Runner. Scott and Chris had seen the film and found its central idea exhausting: a group of boys trapped inside an enormous shifting maze created the sort of tension that made viewers grip their seats rather than simply eat popcorn.
Will talked about the pressure of auditions and the uncertainty that remained even after major roles. Success did not remove the need to prepare, wait and accept that another actor could still be chosen.
Will takes the Normo test
Scott believed Will appeared unusually grounded for a young Hollywood actor but required formal evidence. Normo or Not asked whether he still completed ordinary tasks and understood the value of everyday money.
Will said he regularly travelled by bus. He had recently saved for a pair of trainers and would pick up a pound coin from the floor without wondering whether the effort was worth his time.
The answers placed him “normo off the scale”. Will accepted the verdict and discussed the Ice Bucket Challenge, which Rizzle Kicks had nominated him to complete. He liked the fact that a familiar online format was now raising money for a genuine cause.
Judge Rinder moves closer to the show
Scott and Chris’s fascination with ITV’s new courtroom programme continued, and a contact with the production team suggested Judge Rinder himself might soon speak to them.
The prospect intimidated Scott. Judge Rinder’s instant dismissals and sharp responses were entertaining on television but less appealing when directed at a radio presenter asking admiring questions.
A listener played Real or No Real and revealed a tiny role in Dark Shadows, spraying fish on a conveyor belt in Eva Green’s factory. Scott also admitted retrieving food from a bin, an action that did little to support his claim to be the more sophisticated half of the programme.
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