Munich – When the chief of the Apaches rolls up on a bicycle with a plastic horse head and trills little songs in a powder pink Indian costume, HE is not far away: Film star and director Michael “Bully” Herbig (53).
In 2001 he wrote film history with the blockbuster “Manitou’s Shoe”. 11.7 million moviegoers – a record for a German film!
Now the cult comedy about the blood brothers Abahachi and Ranger comes to the Munich theater stage. From 2008 to 2010 the musical was already shown at the Stage Theater des Westens in Berlin.
Best face-off show and a big stage show – fans should know the scene of the blood brothers on the torture stake from the filmPhoto: Agency People Image
BILD met Bully in advance at the rehearsals. “We developed this thing more than 20 years ago, and that was where it originated. The fact that after all these years the baby is coming home to the German Theater is so special and emotional. Manitu is coming home! “, Says Herbig to BILD.
Bully will not be seen on stage. “I find it so sad that I can’t do it. Sometimes at home I pretend I can quilt, ”he says.
But then there would be a role for him: “The horses are now equipped with bicycles, I would trust myself to do that – take a leisurely bike ride across the stage,” he jokes.
The musical will premiere on October 14th at the Deutsches Theater, tickets from 28 euros.