News | Entertainment
19 Sep 2025 7:22
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Jamie Campbell Bower felt "in charge" playing Vecna in 'Stranger Things'

    The 33-year-old actor stars as the growling, sadistic character in the hit Netflix show, and he's admitted to relishing the experience


    Jamie - who endured eight hours of make-up every day to play the part -

    shared: "As an actor, you're sometimes fortunate enough to be given a position of power within scenes.

    "It taps into a very interesting side of the human psyche, which is, 'I'm in charge now'.

    "It's quite an enjoyable moment to go through - obviously there were times where I felt bad for my fellow team members. So we'd make sure they knew that it was me inside there, a gentle touch of an arm or just to look in their eye to say, 'It's me by the way, it's OK'."

    Jamie also confessed to "terrifying" some of the crew who were working on the show.

    He told the BBC: "I think it put quite a few people at rest, but some of the crew were terrified, particularly when we first started working.

    "I was skulking round a corner and bumped into a crew member, and there was this scream from the side of the stage, and I chuckled to myself.

    That was fun!"

    In recent weeks, 'Stranger Things' has helped to propel Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)' to the top of the UK charts, 37 years after its original release.

    And Jamie has confessed to being a huge fan of the track, describing it as "ethereal".

    He said: "I think it's just grabbing at the emotional core of who we are. And that comes from everyone involved in the process - Kate Bush, the team, everyone. It's amazing."

    © 2025 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     19 Sep: Josh Duhamel built a house in Minnesota so his kids could grow up away from Hollywood
     19 Sep: Demi Lovato thinks the "tone" of her life has become "lighter"
     19 Sep: Cardi B is a "hopeless romantic"
     18 Sep: Malcolm-Jamal Warner's mother screamed "from the bottom of [her] soul" when she learned of her son's death
     18 Sep: Ethan Hawke has hailed Robert Redford as the "ultimate champion of independent film"
     18 Sep: Anastacia has urged people fighting cancer to embrace the "good days"
     18 Sep: Margot Robbie is "beyond honoured" Kylie Minogue wants her to play her in a biopic
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    The Wallabies have axed first five Ben Donaldson for the two Bledisloe Cup tests in favour of their England-bound Crusaders Super Rugby champion More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Chocolate lovers are being warned not to expect a drastic drop in prices, as cocoa futures start to ease More...



     Today's News

    Business:
    Chocolate lovers are being warned not to expect a drastic drop in prices, as cocoa futures start to ease 7:17

    Entertainment:
    Josh Duhamel built a house in Minnesota so his kids could grow up away from Hollywood 7:01

    Entertainment:
    Demi Lovato thinks the "tone" of her life has become "lighter" 6:31

    Living & Travel:
    Police have found the body of a 66-year-old Christchurch woman reported missing on Wednesday afternoon 6:06

    Entertainment:
    Cardi B is a "hopeless romantic" 6:01

    Golf:
    Golfer Ryan Fox is the best of the New Zealanders after the first round of the French Open 5:16

    International:
    UK police make arrests for spying as Lithuanian prosecutors target Russia-linked arson network 4:36

    International:
    Gout Gout, Torrie Lewis miss finals in brilliant 200m semifinal displays at World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo 4:36

    Politics:
    Retailers could soon be rolling out live facial recognition technology spotting repeat offenders 21:57

    Entertainment:
    Malcolm-Jamal Warner's mother screamed "from the bottom of [her] soul" when she learned of her son's death 21:31


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd