There are even minor roles with which an entire career begins: this is the case Nathalie EmmanuelBritish actress best known for her role MissandeiDaenerys’s maid ** Game of Thrones**. From that moment on, his agenda never ceased to be very dense: it appeared in four chapters of the saga of fast and furiousin Netflix movie army of thieves as well as in a serial remake of the cult Four weddings and a funeral. However, now she is preparing for a serious test, namely, to become the protagonist of the remake another cult movie Murderer John Woowhose director returned to a more modern version and, above all, the floor has changed.
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Emmanuelle herself, in fact, will take the place of the protagonist, who in the 1989 film played by a Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-fat, which gave the killer’s face the title. In fact, in the original film, a hitman accidentally injures a nightclub singer, causing her to lose her sight, and out of guilt begins to take care of her and take on the final errand of paying for a very expensive operation; show his more human side, however, will be very difficult for a professional assassin who risks his own life, in turn getting injured in the eyes. Thus, the actress faces a difficult task – to repeat the role, which has become something memorable, and make it her own, completely. gender change as well as script.
John Woo, in fact, decided to change not only the gender of the protagonist, but also the setting. filming a remake in Paris: “His inspiration was Jean-Pierre Melville’s New Wave gangster films starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon, clearly filmed in Paris.“, – explained Hollywood Reporters producer Charles Rovento the cinema in recent weeks too Oppenheimer: “So he wanted to pay tribute by filming in that city. And he also came up with the idea to freshen it up by having Nathalie Emmanuel play the part of the killer.“. According to the manufacturer, the change it’s not recent: “By changing the dynamics in relation to the woman, the whole storyline becomes very different. So this is definitely a homage to the original film and not a remake.“.
In fact, the decision to change the face of the protagonist appeared several years ago, when in 2019 Wu began to develop new version of his movie: at one time the choice of the actress fell on Lupita Nyong’o, who, however, left the project shortly thereafter due to concurrent commitments. So now Nathalie Emmanuel has to showcase what fabric she’s made of in a role that promises to be just as decisive for her career. As part of the new Murdererwhich should soon debut in the US directly on the streaming platform. peacockthe french actor will be there too Omar Seeas a police officer who first opposes and then becomes an ally of the protagonist.