Freshly ennobled by the King of England, Gary Oldman, 67, has had nothing to prove for a long time. In his impressive filmography, many memorable bad guys. No doubt too much in his eyes, to the point of having been cataloged.
“”Gary Oldmanhe's my hero. When I went to the dramatic art school, everyone used to quote dialogues from their characters in their films, Angels of the night by the way Leon Or any other of his films. And I was there, sitting, thinking: “No no, I'm a much better fan of Gary Oldman than you!”
These were the terms full of enthusiasm and admiration of a certain Tom Hardy, a few years back, concerning a huge actor, whose merits have just been distinguished by the Crown of England in person, since it must now be called Sir Gary Oldman.
“I have become somewhat the villain to rent”
Aged 67, he has had nothing to prove for a long time. According to his career, Oldman has embodied many memorable roles, and as many different faces. Often bad guys too: the cult Mac Drexl Spivey in True Romance; Leon's psychotic DEA agent; Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg in the fifth element; Mason orchard with disfigured face in Hannibal …
“Gary is there, at the top of his art, absolutely odious”: 32 years ago, Gary Oldman embodied one of the most brilliant bad guys ever seen in the cinema
Yes, but here it is: Gary Oldman had enough, as he has just entrusted to Variety. “I was sort of cataloged for a while. I have become somehow the poster boy of the” bad to rent “.” Oh, we need a villain and we will take Gary! “. I don't know how it happened, but it happened. It was fun for a while, but I ended up putting an end to it. […] But they are fun to play. “
One of the first major changes in CAP concerning his roles was that of Commissioner Gordon in the Dark Knight saga at Nolan. David S. Goyer, screenwriter of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, recently recalled in the Podcast HAPPY SAD Confused that it had been “Very surprised” To learn that Oldman had won the role, given his service states in his wicked roles.