Benedict Cumberbatch bibida sa Brexit thriller
BIBIDA ang aktor na si Benedict Cumberbatch bilang Brexit mastermind na si Dominic
Cummings sa isang bagong TV drama na ipalalabas sa
Britain sa susunod na buwan—na nakatuon sa kontrobersiyal na taktikang ginamit sa 2016 referendum.
Ang dalawang oras na Brexit:
The Uncivil War ay ipalalabas sa Enero 7—kasabay ng pagbabalik ng MPs sa Westminster matapos ang Christmas break at bago ang kritikal na parliamentary vote sa Brexit sa kasunod na linggo.
Sinabi ni Benedict, na sumuporta sa pananatili sa European Union noong 2016, nais niya ang “challenge of transforming into someone that’s pretty far from myself, in many ways, and to see the world through his eyes”.
“It’s such an important story that’s continuing to define our nation, and I didn’t know an awful lot about how the Leave vote was won,” pahayag ng 42-anyos na aktor.
Inamin naman ng Doctor Strange star na nangamba siya proyekto noong una dahil ang Brexit ang “the most divisive issue in politics certainly that I can remember in my lifetime”.
“It’s far more complex than just the question of in or out on the ballot paper,” pahayag niya kasabay ng pag-aming nagdulot ang isyu ng pagkakahati sa kanyang sariling pamilya at mga kaibigan.
Inaasahan na rin ng British actor na “[the film] is not going to please everyone” lalo’t “politics, especially around this issue, gets incredibly personal”.
Si Dominic Cummings ay dating former political adviser sa eurosceptic MPs, campaign director ng Vote Leave, isang pro-Brexit group na tumutulong maipanalo ang referendum sa kabila ng pagnanais ng pamahalaan na ipagpatuloy ang EU membership. ‘Eye-opening’ data tactics Sinabi naman ni Script writer
James Graham na ginawa ni Benedict ang makakaya upang hindi maging bias ang kanyang pagganap.
“Benedict’s absolute obsession all the way through was to make sure that it wasn’t too one-sided. That the film wasn’t blaming him,” pagbabahagi ni Graham.
Ibinahagi naman ni Benedict na nakipagkita siya kay Dominic, pinag-aralan ang ilang mga video clips at nakipag-usap sa mga staff nito upang malaman ang katauhan ng kanyang gagampanan.
“One of the most striking things was how calm and composed they said he was throughout the entire campaign. He has a very even spirit level,” sabi ng aktor.
Umaasa ang The Imitation Game star na “[it] will make people think not just about the Brexit campaign but how they are targeted more generally by political and commercial organisations”.
“And particularly how the data they provide to these organisations is used,” dagdag pa niya.