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Actor Eric Bana has shared that he agreed to do the 2017 drama-thriller, The Forgiven, as he felt the role was one that is “hard to come across”. He plays the role of Piet Blomfeld, a notorious murderer seeking redemption. The film, directed by Roland Joffe, also features Forest Whitaker as Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
‘‘I read the script and loved it, and couldn’t believe that Roland was asking me to do it. At that stage, Forest was already attached, so I was able to read it with him in that role. I was just beside myself that he was coming to me to play Piet,” Bana told Collider.
“We had a couple of great long telephone calls and I said yes, straight away. It was such a rare thing. Every actor dreams of finding scripts like this, but they’re very hard to come across,” he added.
Bana said that he was happy with the shoot wrapping up in a short time as his character was not the one he would like to play over a period of months.
THE ACTOR PLAYS PIET BLOMFELD, A NOTORIOUS MURDERER SEEKING REDEMPTION. THE FILM ALSO FEATURES FOREST WHITAKER AS ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU
“It was a very short shoot, so I just led a very, very simple existence for the month, or whatever, that we were shooting. I enjoy being quite monastic when I’m playing that sort of character. I don’t try to shake it off too much. I just try to sit with it, and then deal with it when it’s over... It wasn’t a very long shoot and it was a intense schedule, so that really helped. It’s not a character that I’d like to play, over a period of months,” he added. PTI