"Speak No Evil" star actor James McAvoy has revealed that his sinister patriarch Paddy in the upcoming 2022 remake of the Danish thriller of the same name was inspired by Andrew Tate.
"What I thought I could use with that character is that he thinks he's kind of like Andrew Tate. He's like, 'I'm going to teach you what it means to be a man again.' Andrew Tate, suffice it to say he's not one of those guys," the actor explained.
The satirical thriller from 2022, directed by Kristijan Tafdrup, follows a Danish family on vacation in Tuscany, where they quickly bond with a Dutch family. A few months later, they accept an invitation to visit their new friends in Holland, but their stay quickly becomes uncomfortable.
The remake, directed by James Watkins, follows Mackenzie Davis and Scoot McNairy as an American couple who spend a terrifying weekend with their daughter (Alix West Leffler) at the idyllic country estate of a British family, played by McAvoy, Aisling Franchozi and Dan Hough.
"I had two big points of support in building the role. The first was the Australian term 'bogan', which can be associated with a certain level of toxic masculinity. And the second was the character Ruster from the play 'Jerusalem', played brilliantly by Mark Rylance." McAvoy explained.
Although he had to put on muscle mass in order to look physically intimidating in that role, Mekavoj said that he added a slightly softer attitude to his report.
"Even though he's all masculine, he's a bit softer. Almost like Ray Winstone in the movie 'Sexy Beast' - I don't mind if my belly sticks out, because I'm a man with so much confidence," he added.
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