Body of Lies - News

‘Body of Lies’ actor Mark Strong has taken some time out to chat with The Scotsman. Having just wrapped up Guy Ritchie’s ‘RocknRolla’, Strong shares why he had initially rejected the role as ‘Hani’ in ‘Body of Lies’. Strong also chats about starting out in theater, lucking out on parts, and his family. ‘Body of Lies’ also stars Leonardo DiCaprio,  and Russell Crowe. You can catch ‘Body of Lies’ it in theaters now.

“…the minute they found out I'd just had a baby boy we went out for a drink and that was that, Russell was mixing cocktails behind the bar. I was filming the next day. It was the only scene I did with Russell in the film. I turned up bleary eyed, he was fine…”

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http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Interview-Mark-Strong--coming.4702656.jp

Boston.com catches up with "Body of Lies" director Ridley Scott. Adapted from the best selling novel by David Ignatius, Scott believes that the film relates to our choice to have humanitarian behavior - or not. Which he stresses is an important and fundamental desicion for american citizens. The director also chats about his personal style when working with actors and the encouragement they recieve to participate in the development of the film. "Body of Lies" is out in theaters October 10th.

"...Everything's an evolution. So they're encouraged - well, not Russell and Leo, they're not going to be shy in coming forward, believe me! - but I mean, if I've got someone coming in new, like Mark Strong [the character Hani in "Body of Lies"], I hadn't worked with him before and I really enjoyed that experience, so I liked to include him in the process. Everything, right down to how he looks. What do you think, what do you think, what do you think?"

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