Actor Kenneth Branagh returns as Inspector Kurt Wallander, the moody Swedish detective created by mystery writer Henning Mankell, for three new 90-minute Wallander stories on Masterpiece Mystery! on PBS, starting September 9th. In Season 3, the depressed but fascinating cop tries to improve his disposition, while contending with torture killings, dashed romance, homicidal do-gooders and a resentful grown-up daughter.
During this recent exclusive interview with Collider, Kenneth Branagh talked about what he thinks makes Kurt Wallander one of the most popular detectives in the world, what fans can expect from this third series of movies, how having a woman in his life and some colleague changes at work affect the character, and that he’s hoping to do a fourth series of three films next year. He also talked about the new Jack Ryan film – an origin story that allows the audience to understand how Jack Ryan (played by Chris Pine) develops into a CIA analyst – which he is both directing and playing the villain in, said that he expects to shoot from the beginning of September until Christmas, and that he thinks it’s unlikely he will shoot in either IMAX or 3D, but that he would like to do an IMAX 3D Shakespeare film.
Collider: What do you think it is that’s made Kurt Wallander one of the most popular and fascinating detectives in the world?
KENNETH BRANAGH: (Author) Henning Mankell told me that when he gave Wallander diabetes in the books, the sales went up. People enjoy, somehow, this precarious thrill at seeing someone who is so raw in their dealings with life and, in his particular case, the job that he does and its extremity, in terms of its darkness, and the unrelenting nature of his preoccupation. He’s very dogged in the pursuit of a crime. He’s very compulsive and obsessive about that. He doesn’t let it go.
READ THE REST OF THE INTERVIEW HERE: http://collider.com/kenneth-branagh-wallander-jack-ryan-interview/188653/
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