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Eddie Marsan stars in brand new biographical drama miniseries, Franklin, alongside Hollywood A-lister Michael Douglas.
The British actor joined the Chris Evans Breakfast Show with webuyanycar to talk about it, as well as to discuss his role in the new Amy Winehouse biopic, Back to Black.
Speaking about the new Apple TV+ show, Franklin, in which he plays founding father John Adams, Eddie said: “They actually signed me to play John Adams like 15 years ago. I went and did a screen test, I went and met Tom Hanks in Santa Monica, and then I signed a contract, I went and did a screen test in Virginia. And then they shelved the project, and six months later, Paul Giamatti - who is a friend of mine - he got the part and he was brilliant and won Emmys.
“But the writer remembered me, and when they were doing this, he sent me an email and said, ‘Will you play John Adams now, opposite Michael Douglas.’ So I jumped at the chance.”
The series depicts the eight years Benjamin Franklin spent in France to convince the country to underwrite America's democracy. Eddie said: “He lived here for a long while, because they considered themselves Englishmen before the War of Independence. And then he went over to Paris to raise money. The whole story is about raising money from the French."
Basic Instinct star Michael Douglas plays the titular character, and the cast also includes Noah Jupe, Marc Duret and Ludivine Sagnier, as well as another much-loved UK actor. “Danny Mays is in it. So me and Danny were saying, you do a scene with Michael Douglas, and you'd be in character and you're trying to hold the character, and every time you do a scene, part of you went, ‘Oh my God. It's Michael Douglas!’ You can't stop it!”
He added: “But he's lovely. He was so supportive. He's very similar to Tom Hanks in that way. He just understands how famous he is. He understands the status he has in the room. And he takes steps to put you at ease. He’s lovely like that.”
Franklin lands on Apple TV+ on Friday 12th April, which is the same day that Back to Black arrives in UK cinemas. The World Premiere of the Amy Whitehouse biopic took place last night (8th April) in London’s Leicester Square. “There was an amazing vibe in the room,” Eddie told Chris.
The award winning actor stars as Mitch Winehouse, Amy’s dad. Speaking about the new film he said: “I've been in this business for 30-odd years now. And you can sense a big film, but I think the public have kind of an attachment to this narrative of Amy, and they love Amy. And the interest in this film is amazing, really. It’s a big movie.”
He added: “Nick Cave has written a song for Amy, at the end, when the credits come up. At the end of the film, you're already bereft. And then he plays the song; it breaks your heart.”
Read what Eddie had to say about how Back to Black "subtly challenges" the narrative and celebrates Amy Winehouse’s "brilliance".
Franklin is on Apple TV+ on 12th April.
Back To Black is in UK cinemas on 12th April.
For more great interviews listen to The Chris Evans Breakfast Show with webuyanycar weekdays from 6:30am on Virgin Radio, or catch up on-demand here.
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