Eddie Redmayne says he is beneath strict directions from his dad to not “screw up” his TV reboot of The Day Of The Jackal.
“We watched it again and again,” he defined. “So when these scripts arrived in my inbox I had some trepidation that I didn’t want to butcher this character.”
Whereas the goal of Redmayne’s murderer character is being saved beneath wraps, the 10-part drama takes in trendy themes, together with right-wing radicalism and megalomaniac social media gurus.
Talking on the crimson carpet, Redmayne stated when he learn the modern episodes it was “basically the kind of TV that I wanted to see”.
In episode one his character has only a few traces, however it is a position that required an enormous quantity of advance preparation from the Oscar-winner who needed to have weapons coaching and assist from dialect and motion instructors to seamlessly assume completely different identities.
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Eddie Redmayne attending The Day Of The Jackal UK premiere in London. Pic: Ian West/PA
“The Jackal is an actor, he shapeshifts and is always taking on these different guises, and I love that stuff,” he stated.
Joking, he stated he required “all the coaches” including, “you know me, I need a lot of help!”
Whereas he teased his dad had instructed him “don’t screw it up”, he admitted he is not positive if he’ll present it to his personal kids.
“My kids have seen the trailer,” he stated. “They are eight and six and they are determined that I should play a goodie next time.”
“The Jackal is a bit, well, morally ambiguous,” he laughed.
The Day Of The Jackal is out on Sky Atlantic and Now from 7 November.
