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Cillian on playing British + Peacock co-star quotes + site additions

28 August 2008 at 09:35 PM | by Melty_Girl and Quetzaltlaloc, with Pierspaul

Cillian in uniform
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An Irishman portrays a British soldier

The Age has a feature story on Cillian in conjunction with the Australian debut of The Edge of Love. About the challenge of playing a British officer, he commented,

I'm an Irishman, and a very proud Irishman, so you have to get over that ... I live in England and I have loads and loads of English friends, but there is that part of who we are, that thing about England and Ireland, it's in our blood.

Despite this, Cillian went on to say,

It's always in the back of your mind but it's very quickly forgotten when you're acting a part. Wearing the British army uniform does make you stand tall. What these men did was quite remarkable. I enjoy that, playing one side and then playing the other.

And there were other attractions in the part:

In London during the Blitz you are constantly living with death hovering above you. There's a scene in the film where my character is in a nightclub when it is bombed. I thought about what that does to your mindset, thinking how life could just finish suddenly and what that mentality does to relationships. I found it fascinating.

The article also covers Cillian's knowledge (or lack thereof) of the Scarecrow's role in any upcoming Batman films, his passion for theater, and his break into acting. Read what else he had to say in the archived feature article.

Pullman and Sarandon on Peacock and Cillian

The National Ledger reports that Bill Pullman dropped a vague hint as to what to expect from his role as the mayor of Peacock, Nebraska, and how his character may relate to Cillian's:

Cillian Murphy's character [has] two identities living inside him. My part is another character hiding the fact he's the closest one like him. It's a very different part for me.

In another article from The National Ledger, Susan Sarandon, after filming Peacock, admits, "I love Cillian—love his work and to work with him."

Gallery and press archive additions

Five reviews for Watching the Detectives have been added to the press archive, including a rather biting new one from FilmCritic.com that we hadn't mentioned previously.

To our gallery, we've added fourteen older portraits and two photos of unknown origin. If you have any information about the original source of these last two pictures, please contact us at .

Thanks to uCillian.com for the mysterious photos!

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bren
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Reply #3 on : Mon September 06, 2010, 16:24:27
I loved this movie. Cillian was outstanding as usual.
Anonymous
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Reply #2 on : Tue September 02, 2008, 20:45:42
Why does almost every single person that interviews him ask him the same questions?
Unanimous
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Reply #1 on : Fri August 29, 2008, 23:59:29
Hello, my watch...! (Among the "fourteen older portraits" pictures. That sucker is HEAVY.)