The psychologically heavy role, with many layers of personality and colors completely opposite to previous characters has opened a new step forward, considered an important milestone in the actor's 10-year career journey.
The movie The Devils Prince is inspired by Ly Trieu Di Truyen, recreating a ancient - spiritual world imbued with Vietnamese identity. In which, Than Duc played by Anh Tu is the central character with a tragic and fateful fate. No longer with the usual humorous and charming image, Anh Tu Atus tried his hand at it for the first time with a cold, mysterious historical villain role. His shaped dragon, long hair, charming eyes and toxic smile made him be called "The Devil's Prince" by the audience.
The most impressive thing is the inner depth of the character. Than Duc sows overwhelming beauty, but also contains pain and hurt. Anh Tu Atus shows a psychological transformation from a gentle salary to a haunted evil prince smoothly, without forcedness. The eyes soften in the tragic moments and become sharp as the character gradually slides into the darkness, creating two contrasting but seamless personality areas.
To fully transform, the actor spent two months "locking himself" to nurture the character's psychology, practice ancient prose and study expressions in accordance with the original spirit. serious investment shows Anh Tu's desire to break out of his comfort zone after a series of entertaining roles such as Tu in Super Cheat Meets Super mud (2023) or Gia Phuc in Meet the pregnant sister (2024). If the previous roles showed better charm and control, Than Duc was a clear testament to his maturity in profound acting.
