Variety for the 20th anniversary of his rock music-flavored medieval film
A Knight’s Tale, which starred the late
Heath Ledger.
Chadwick Boseman.
Jackie Robinson in the film
42, and the filmmaker recalled his first meeting, which was at the recommendation of his casting director,
Victoria Thomas.
“[H]e was the second person I saw,” recalls Helgeland. “He walked in the door, he read, he left. And I said to Vicki, ‘A movie star just walked out of the room.’
“She said, ‘Yeah, that’s why I brought him in. ”
The director explained that while others came to read for the iconic part some big names included his mind was made up.
Variety for the 20th anniversary of his rock music-flavored medieval film
A Knight’s Tale, which starred the late
Heath Ledger.
Chadwick Boseman.
Jackie Robinson in the film
42, and the filmmaker recalled his first meeting, which was at the recommendation of his casting director,
Victoria Thomas.
“[H]e was the second person I saw,” recalls Helgeland. “He walked in the door, he read, he left. And I said to Vicki, ‘A movie star just walked out of the room.’
“She said, ‘Yeah, that’s why I brought him in. ”
The director explained that while others came to read for the iconic part some big names included his mind was made up.
Variety for the 20th anniversary of his rock music-flavored medieval film
A Knight’s Tale, which starred the late
Heath Ledger.
Chadwick Boseman.
Jackie Robinson in the film
42, and the filmmaker recalled his first meeting, which was at the recommendation of his casting director,
Victoria Thomas.
“[H]e was the second person I saw,” recalls Helgeland. “He walked in the door, he read, he left. And I said to Vicki, ‘A movie star just walked out of the room.’
“She said, ‘Yeah, that’s why I brought him in. ”
The director explained that while others came to read for the iconic part some big names included his mind was made up.
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Director Brian Helgeland has some fond memories about shooting
A Knight s Tale, one of which involved a “fantastic” audition from Daniel Craig.
Giving an interview to
Variety around the 2001 film s 20th anniversary, Helgeland, who wrote, produced, and directed the medieval-set romantic comedy starring Heath Ledger, said Craig “came in to read for Count Adhemar, and he was fantastic”.
“This was long before he was Bond, obviously,” he continued, before disclosing how he ultimately decided to go with actor Rufus Sewell for the role.
“He was just amazing. But I had already taken to Rufus Sewell for the role. I came close to changing my mind but it ultimately came down to Daniel was blond and Heath was blond and I though the contrast in looks with Heath and Rufus was better. And they became best friends, those two, they would carouse through Prague together.”