Logan Lerman has been lucky enough to be cast in star-studded movies as a youngster, rubbing shoulders with scandal-makers and Oscar winners alike. He’s been eye to eye with the likes of Mel Gibson, Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, to name a few. Now, as a man, he goes toe to toe with DA MAN in sleek high fashion attire and tells us about his filmmaking ambitions and his music. By Oliver Singer and M. Berlian.

With his first big blockbuster since the success of last year’s fantasy-adventure film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Lerman is now starring as D’Artagnan in a much-anticipated re-make of The Three Musketeers alongside the likes of Orlando Bloom, Milla Jovovich and Oscar-winning actor Christoph Waltz.

In addition to those two, some of Lerman’s other noteworthy credits include The Butterfly Effect ( 2004), Hoot (2006), The Number 23 (2007), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), Meet Bill (2008) and Gamer (2009).
Here, he tells us about his role in the re-make of Alexandre Dumas’ classic book, his family, his passions outside of acting and how he feels “at home” in Berlin.

DA MAN: Tell us about The Three Musketeers? As a re-make, what makes this version different?
Logan Lerman: It’s a version where the musketeers are portrayed as kind of like the James Bonds of their time. They are weaponry experts and have all of these gadgets and little details; fun little things they added.

DA MAN: D’Artagnan is a very different role for you—how did you approach it?
Logan Lerman: Yes, it was a different role for me. The character is cocky and impulsive, and different from any other character I’d played, but on top of that, it was just a really physically challenging movie to make. [It involved] months and months of training and detailed fight scenes that are constantly changing throughout the process; constantly staying on your toes and being ready to try something that scares you throughout the whole process. It was intense and nerve-racking, but in the end, you get such an adrenalin rush from doing it that, at the end of each day, you’re glad that whatever you did went well and no one got hurt.

DA MAN: You grew up near Hollywood, right?
Logan Lerman: Yes, I went to school right around here. My elementary school was right around here and then Beverly Hills high school, yes.

DA MAN: Did you finish high school?
Logan Lerman: I did. When I wasn’t working, I was in school.

DA MAN: When did you start acting?
Logan Lerman: Started when I was seven. I don’t remember it. I quit for a while at 10 or something. I didn’t have a good experience and just wanted to relax and go to school. Then I only got back into it once I began developing an interest in production and the whole filming process—about each department—having an awareness for what was happening on set. Since then, it’s been about trying to understand each individual position that goes into making a film.

DA MAN: Is that what drove you back toward it—the filmmaking process?
Logan Lerman: Yes, I started to pay more attention to the actual process and learn more about the process of film and making them. Or TV. When I was 12, I was working on this show, Jack and Bobby, and that was the start of my passion for the creative process of filmmaking. I mean, I got into the business early just by chance. I tried it out and it ended up working and I didn’t develop an actual interest in film until that show.

DA MAN: What were you enamored with most?
Logan Lerman: I had no concept of editing … I didn’t understand anything; about how a camera worked or how to make films and that’s when I opened my eyes and started learning more. It’s been my life ever since.

DA MAN: Being so interested in the film process as a whole, when you read scripts, are you looking at more than just your potential role in it?
Logan Lerman: Always. Yes, always. I ask a lot of questions when finding out about new projects, and seeing which ones I want to do. Sometimes, you take risks and you do a movie because you believe in the story. But, it’s also balanced in the fact that you trust the director, you trust the DP [director of photography], or the producing team or the studio that’s putting it out there—and that you think they’re going to do a good job with it. You have to look at each little leg and see that the project will stand on its own. • Read full story »

I have uploaded new event photos of Logan Lerman posing at the Three Musketeers in 3D World Premiere After Party at British Foreign and Commonwealth Office on October 4, 2011 in London, England.

I have uploaded new event photos of Logan Lerman attends the world exclusive premiere of “The Three Musketeers” in 3D at Vue Westfield on October 4, 2011 in London, England.

I’ve added new promotional movie still of Logan Lerman in ‘The Three Musketeers’ to the gallery.

I’ve added new photoshoots of Logan Lerman did for ‘Blackbook’ magazine to the gallery. The shoot was made for ‘The Three Musketeers’ movie.

I’ve added two new personal photo of Logan Lerman to the gallery. He looks extremely adorable!

I’ve added new event photos of Logan Lerman at the 59th San Sebastian Film Festival Press Conference on September 23, 2011.

I’ve added new event photos of Logan Lerman attends “The Three Musketeers” photocall at the Kursaal Palace during 59th San Sebastian International Film Festival on September 23, 2011 in San Sebastian, Spain.

I’ve added new event photos of Logan Lerman arrives at the Maria Cristina Hotel during 59th San Sebastian International Film Festival on September 23, 2011 in San Sebastian, Spain.

I’ve added new candids photos of Logan Lerman spotted out and about in Spain on September 22, 2011. Logan will be attending the 59th San Sebastian Film Festival for his new movie, ‘The Three Musketeers’ premiere.