Henk Rogers’s mission to bring the video game from the Soviet Union to the rest of the world is now the subject of a new movie that plays out like a comedic spy thriller
The comedy would come from the
But Baird said once the crew went to edit the film, he realized it was still a bit too grim and serious.“It’s a fast-paced thriller, but it’s got a lovely heart to it, a buddy comedy, as well,” Baird says. “We got in edit, and we felt we had to lighten up slightly in terms of pace and have nods to the game, as well, so we started putting more graphic elements.”
“I’m a firm believer that as an actor, you try to see what qualities the character has, and you try and find those qualities in yourself and amplify them or reduce them,” Egerton says. “Henk seemed to me, having read the script, as somebody with abundant enthusiasm, a lot of energy and childlike wonder. I certainly have those qualities. as well, so they’re the sort of things I dialed into.
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