Peter Dinklage stars in, 'Cyrano'
SPIN's Sarina Bellissimo caught up with Peter Dinklage recently for a chat about his new musical film Cyrano.
She also spoke to his co-star Kelvin Harrison Jr, the film's director Joe Wright and screenwriter Erica Schmidt.
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Peter stars as Cyrano, in the new film of the same name.
Too self-conscious to woo Roxanne himself, wordsmith Cyrano de Bergerac helps young Christian nab her heart through love letters.
Watch the full trailer here:
Peter chats to SPIN
Sarina asked Peter how he convinced his wife, and the film's screenwriter Erica Schmidt, that he would be perfect for the role of Cyrano.
"Well, having the advantage of sharing a house together, she had readings; early versions of the draft at our home," he began his answer.
"So I sort of made coffee for all the other actors and said, 'Can I read that part.'"
"Just 'cause I happened to be in the room and I call myself an actor," he added.
"So just to fill in the seats, she allowed me to read the part of Cyrano a few times and then I wouldn't let go."
Peter also spoke about the musical elements in the movie, and admitted he didn't think there would be as many as there are.
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"She always had the idea of making it into a play with songs."
He explained, "But more and more started to, as they went along, attach themselves to the piece."
Peter said he was, "absolutely terrified," to perform the tracks live on set for the director and the film crew.
"I mean thank god we had the foundation of doing the theatrical production before, so I had a familiarity with the songs."
"But that all changes once you make the film. It's a very different way of performing the songs."
He explained, "Film affords you an intimacy that you don't have as much in the theatre."
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Elsewhere in the interview, Peter shared how he felt taking on 10 men in the big action scenes.
And he also revealed the unusual souvenir he brought back from his time filming in Sicily.
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Kelvin Harrison Jr
Kelvin Harrison Jr is Christian in Joe Wright's, Cyrano.
He told Sarina why he initially thought his involvement in the movie was one big prank, and he spoke about the challenges that came with filming during COVID times.
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Joe Wright
Director Joe Wright brings his version of Cyrano de Bergerac to Irish cinemas on 25th February.
In his interview with Sarina, he revealed why his love for this story, and the need to keep the British film industry working during the pandemic, pushed him to make this film, even when people thought he was mad to pursue it.
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Erica Schmidt
First Erica Schmidt adapted Cyrano for the stage and then Joe Wright asked her to do it again for the big screen.
Erica shared what the most challenging part of adapting the play was for her; what is was like working with her husband (Peter Dinklage); and what she hopes audiences walk away feeling after they've seen the film.
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Cyrano drops in Irish cinemas this Friday, February 25th.
