Brendan Gleeson talks about working on Aardman's latest film
With three movies out this month, Brendan Gleeson is one of our most in-demand actors. "So, how come I'm sitting here twiddling me thumbs?" he asks Paul Byrne.
Brendan Gleeson is the sort of man that you don't want to upset. Not that the guy is threatening in any way - far from it - but you can't help but imagine that he would be handy in a fight. Or on a rugby team. Or battling giant dragons.
It's more to do with the fact that Brendan Gleeson plainly has little time for fools. And sometimes, in interviews, I find myself being a fool. Letting someone know that their latest film doesn't quite work. Or that their new album put my cat in a coma.
Luckily, Brendan Gleeson also has a devilish sense of humour, a sly chuckle never far from his lips. So, you know, I might just be able to mention that film of his that didn't quite work. Thankfullly, it's not his new one, Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists being the latest from those playful plasticine pranksters Aardman Animation, creators of Wallace & Gromit, Shaun The Sheep, Chicken Run and Morph.
Based on the first of a series of comic novels by Gideon Defoe, this swashbuckling tale sees our highly incompetent pirates setting out to win the coveted Pirate Of The Year award. All seems lost until they happen upon Charles Darwin, who quickly recognizes that the captain's ungainly parrot is in fact the very rare, very prize-worthy dodo. Such a discovery would put Pirate Captain (voiced by Hugh Grant) on the map. And his motley crew off everyone's laughing stock list.
So, Mr. Gleeson, how does one prepare to play Pirate With Gout? "Lots of bad living," quips the 56-year old actor. "Actually, it was a very interesting experience. Wallace & Gromit is one of my all-time favourite creations, so, I didn't need to be asked twice, you know."
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2 comments:
I think you'll find that Brendan Gleeson is Irish, not British.
And this is my blog and I really really like Brendan Gleeson. So I include him anyway. He's one of my very favorite actors, British or not.
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