![]() In fact, they’re very much the same which is why there’s such a big clash. "John and Elizabeth do share secrets and they are linked in a really wonderful way,’ Nicholas Pinnock told us. the tradition of Calamity Jane or Annie Oakley. Swedish star Noomi Rapace plays John Ellis’ merciless and powerful enemy Elizabeth, a Western woman definitely not to be messed with in. (Image credit: Cos Aelenei) Noomi Rapace as Elizabeth. Nicholas Pinnock plays John Ellis who is a major enemy of Django. * Nicholas Pinnock has starred in TV dramas such as Counterpart, Top Boy, Fortitude and Marcella (available on streaming service BritBox) plus has big screen roles in The Last Tree and Dark Encounter. ![]() "He has good reason to want to rebel against them, so had he known the truth about Django from the start he would probably would have gone against Sarah’s wishes and shot him." "At that point John’s reaction would be very different because he has got reason to be fighting against the people who were on the opposing side of the army,’ Nicholas Pinnock told us. Nicholas Pinnock takes the role of Django's chief antagonist John Ellis, who has co-founded the town of New Babylon with Django's long lost daughter Sarah who he's about to marry. Sarah knows that if former slave John discovered that Django had fought for the southern army, he would kill him instantly. (Image credit: Alamy) Interview: Nicholas Pinnock on playing John Ellis 'Django' star Matthias Schoenaerts with Carey Mulligan in Far From The Madding Crowd. He’s best known for his appearances in The Danish Girl, Red Sparrow and Far From The Madding Crowd. When he played the role of Jacky, a farmer who becomes involved with steroids, in the 2011 film Bullhead he spent two years bulking up for the part and committed to an exhaustive weight lifting regime. * Matthias Schoenaerts made his film debut at 13 when he played alongside his father Julien in the Belgian film Daens in 1992. So we started using this huge fan, almost as big as a room, for the actors in between takes but because everybody was wearing wigs, whenever anyone sat in front of it their wig almost flew off." It was super humid and I was wearing a wig, a hat, two t-shirts, a shirt, a woollen jacket, woollen pants and big boots and 30 seconds after walking out on set, I was drenched. Matthias says: "In the summer there was a heatwave in Bucharest where we filmed, and it hit 43 degrees centigrade. The symbol of this lone wolf trying to repair something because he feels guilty for messing up is something that resonates with me for some reason." I love the cinematic texture of a western, especially with these modern elements and these different renditions of masculinity and femininity. Matthias says: "There are a lot of elements in it that resonate with the world we live in today. What appealed to you about this new reimagining? There they dub everything and so all the spaghetti westerns had these awkward French voices, but they were the same awkward French voices that were also in Starsky and Hutch and The A-Team." When I was young I lived with my grandmother for a while and she was in the French speaking part of Belgium. Have you seen the original film with Franco Nero? Here we encounter a Django who’s in search of reparation and redemption and trying to cope with all the losses he’s suffered." Matthias Schoenaerts says: "Django is an iconic character so it’s pretty big shoes to fill, but with this series the aim was to add a more personal crisis without dishonouring the original ingredients. ![]() What was it like taking on such a classic role? It’s a universal story with a narrative that celebrates diversity and minorities." Interview: Matthias Schoenaerts on playing Djangoīelgian actor Matthias Schoenaerts, 45, gave us the lowdown on playing Wild West hero Django. Director Francesca Comencini says: "I was extremely attracted to this project as it features extremely strong female characters and delivers a thought-provoking reappraisal of masculinity in the Western genre. (Image credit: Sky Atlantic) How Django brings a fresh twist to the classic Western genre…ĭjango promises to bring a contemporary take to the Italian Spaghetti Western genre, celebrating difference and empowering women. Nicholas Pinnock and Lisa Vicari as lovers in Django.
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