Eddie Redmayne has shared that his father's advice was not to botch the remake of 'The Day Of The Jackal', a film dear to his dad. The actor recounted how the 1973 classic featuring Edward Fox was one of the few movies repeatedly watched on VHS in his family home, alongside 'Pretty Woman' and 'Dirty Dancing'.
Despite the success of his reboot, which has become a major hit for Sky Atlantic and secured a second season, Eddie's main concern was living up to his parents Richard and Patricia's expectations. The 42 year old actor said: "I grew up watching the original movie with Edward Fox, who is sort of ingenious. There was something just so elegant and old school and kind of analog about it, and yet it was the genre that I was completely into."
He added, "And so when this script arrived in my inbox, I was like ‘you can’t touch it’. But what the guys had done is they sort of created it or moved it to now. And they retained all of that kind of original DNA, but it was new and fresh."
Eddie also revealed, "And so I decided to do it and my dad was like, ‘I’m thrilled you’re doing it, don’t **** it up’. " He continued, "Because it’s been coming out in weekly instalments, each week I kind of check in to see whether I ****** it up."
The London-born talent, who clinched an Oscar for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in 'The Theory Of Everything', is up for the best TV actor award at tonight's Golden Globes in Los Angeles.
Gary Oldman, another British talent, is also in the running for the same award for his role in Apple TV’s Slow Horses, alongside Hiroyuki Sanada for Shogun on Disney+ and Billy Bob Thornton for Landman on Paramount+. Other British nominees include Kate Winslet, who has been nominated for two awards – one for her role in the TV limited series The Regime and another for her film drama Lee.
British drama Baby Reindeer is a strong contender for best TV show, competing with Colin Farrell’s The Penguin. Jessica Gunning, star of Baby Reindeer, is up for best TV actress, while her co-star Richard Gadd is set to compete with Farrell, Ewan McGregor for A Gentleman in Moscow, and Andrew Scott for Ripley, for the title of best male actor in a limited TV series.
Former Bond Daniel Craig has been nominated for best drama actor for Queer, alongside Ralph Fiennes for Conclave and Adrien Brody for The Brutalist. Hugh Grant has received a nomination for musical/comedy actor in Heretic, while Jack Lowden for Slow Horses, Felicity Jones for The Brutalist, Emma D’Arcy for House of the Dragon, Keira Knightley for Black Doves and Cynthia Erivo for Wicked are all potential winners.
Robbie Williams is leading the pack for a Globe with his song Forbidden Road from his film biopic Better Man.
