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Forsyth was working as a freelance journalist covering the Biafran War
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He said: 'I came back Christmas '69, thoroughly skint
When it ended he returned to Britain, unemployed and unsure what to do next. I don’t have a likelihood of a job, don’t have a flat, don’t have a car and don’t have any savings. Then I had this crazy, crazy idea to write a novel.
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'Everyone said you must be joking or mad because the chances of even getting it published are hundreds to one, even thousands.' Within weeks of publication, the film rights were snapped up. Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars battled to play the Jackal in the 1973 film but the role went to the then unknown Edward Fox because director Fred Zinnemann thought he could pass invisibly in a crowd. (Air Mail).
I’m not sure why they chose her for that role
Something about Lashana just didn’t work for me-I can’t quite put my finger on it. She wasn’t terrible, but it bugged me the entire time. :(Eddie Redmayne absolutely nails it as the assassin, bringing a chilling, magnetic energy to the role.
He’s terrifying but somehow impossible to look away from, and every move he makes feels super calculated
Redmayne’s mix of charm and menace is spot-on, making the character both fascinating and unsettling Lashana Lynch as I said. Her performance as the no-nonsense intelligence agent feels flat and a bit cliché, lacking the depth you’d expect from a story like this In a movie that thrives on detail and complexity, her character comes off as one-note and underwhelming. Overall, the film is intense and gripping, but the uneven performances hold it back a bit Redmayne’s incredible performance makes it worth checking out, even if Lynch’s misses take away some of the impact.
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