You may not know Miles Fisher by name, but who could ever forget his Tom Cruise parody in the 2008 film, Superhero Movie?
A video of the spoof went viral, getting more than 10 million hits on the web. Another viral hit was Fisher's cover of the Talking Heads' "This Must Be the Place" while imitating Christian Bale's performance as serial killer Patrick Bateman in American Psycho.
We caught up with the 28-year-old Dallas native the other day to talk about starring in Final Destination 5 (out today), his twisted take on Saved By the Bell and what to expect in his upcoming movie, J. Edgar.
Yes, we asked about Leonardo DiCaprio and Armie Hammer's kissing scenes. As if we wouldn't...
What can you tell me about your character in Final Destination 5?
He kind of adds a new element into the entire franchise. Peter is a young junior executive at this large paper company and he's a guy who knows exactly what he wants in life and knows how to get it. So when these horrible things happen and all his colleagues and friends die, he kind of tries to make sense of these things. He starts taking matters into his own hands."
Was your American Psycho video influential in getting you the role?
I think it was, to be perfectly honest. I auditioned for the part but I didn't really hear anything back. Then the next thing I know is I have a meeting with the executives from New Line and all they want to do is talk about the American Psycho video. They were quoting it back to me in the office. The next thing I know I got offered the part.
You released a video last month for your own original song, "New Romance." It's genius—a slasher flick spoof of Saved By the Bell.
It's a very happy-go-lucky kind of pop song, but I was like let's take the safe, friendly, family acceptable world of Saved by the Bell and make it a little subversive and throw in a little bit of edge.
You were in an a cappella group at Harvard. So why haven't you done a Glee parody yet?
They're competition! Their movie is coming out this weekend, too. [Laughs] So I'll hold off on Glee for the time being.
You went to Harvard at the same time as Mark Zuckerberg. Were you friends?
He left sophomore year, but who I knew very well were the Winklevoss twins. They lived down the hall from me and we played in a band together. Armie Hammer [he played the twins in The Social Network] is also a buddy of mine so I got to introduce the three of them in real life, which was a bit of a trip.
Speaking of Armie, you play an FBI agent in J. Edgar with him and Leonardo DiCaprio. So I have to ask, did you see Leo and Armie kiss?
[Laughs] I have not seen it. But knowing those two, I'm sure it's going to be hot and heavy.