From James Gordon to Jackson Lamb.
In recent years, actor Gary Oldman has been remembered for the the Dark Knight trilogy by Christopher Nolanhas lived transition from movie star to television star, and although he is not leaving the big screen, he has devoted himself faithfully to the series Slow horses.
“I would be happy if my career ended with the character of Jackson Lamit’s my number one priority and as long as Apple wants us on the air I’ll keep playing it, but that doesn’t mean I won’t do other things that interest me.”, he said in an interview with EFE.
This year, Oldman received his first Golden Globe nomination for a television role as the comedic leader of the Slough household. the ‘purgatory’ of British intelligence agents MI5for whom he started playing in 2022 and which recently premiered its third season on Apple TV+.
The transition from film to television has been pleasant for the actor, who is known for the physical transformations he makes for his roles. like your version of Dracula in the movie Francis Ford Coppola from 1992, the victim of the cannibal Hannibal Lecter Mason Verger, or his interpretation of sirius blackthe best friend of the wizard Harry Potter.
“Many years ago there was this kind of demand If you were a film actor, you were somehow superior to television actors. and they looked down on them, but that all changed,” Oldman confesses.
“I’ve always been a fan of long formats, I like the idea of developing a character and working on it for a long time. In movies you only have a moment and it’s nice to put Lamb aside and then come back to him and revisit him,” he explains.
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A more personal season
During the third episode of Slow horses which is based on the books by Mick Herron, the Lamb’s maverick detective team must do everything they can to save Catherine Standish.Slough’s household secretary and personal assistant to the main character, who has been kidnapped.
“This season feels more personal because one of our horses is in danger. Now it doesn’t feel like we’re trying to save the world like the other seasons.“It’s more like taking care of your own family,” he says.
The plot develops in the context of the arrival of a ‘Tiger Team’ that will attempt to expose the weakness in the internal security of Britain’s MI5 intelligence service and according to Oldman, the confused Lamb will show a few friendly winks in the process.
“It’s always fun to play the bad guy, but not Lamb. somewhere deep inside it is right“, he makes clear.
The Apple TV+ series also stars Jack Lowden and Kristin Scott Thomas, who also shared a cast with Oldman Darkest hourRosalind Eleazar and Saskia Reeves.
Source: Eluniverso
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