Eddie Redmayne and the art of obsession

Posted on by Azra Raza

Thomas Floyd in The Washington Post:

Most conversations about Eddie Redmayne’s craft, whether you’re chatting with the Oscar winner himself or one of his collaborators, will invariably include the word “meticulous.” Or “granular.” Maybe “methodical.” One way or another, expect to hear about an attention to detail which, Redmayne concedes, may occasionally border on extreme.

Meticulous,” the 42-year-old actor says through sheepish laughter, “is a kind word.”

Take Redmayne’s role as a chameleonic hit man in “The Day of the Jackal,” the new Peacock limited series based on Frederick Forsyth’s 1971 novel. To inhabit the elusive Jackal — a globe-trotting killer with a fondness of clandestine weapons and identity-concealing prostheses — Redmayne trained with British Armed Forces alumnus Paul Biddiss and others in the art of espionage.

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