Eddie Redmayne gives shocking insight into new series

Eddie Redmayne shares he was not initially ready to work in the Peacock show The Day of the Jackal. 

"I loved the original movie and the Frederick Forsyth book. So when the first three scripts arrived in my inbox, there was a level of hesitation because you don't want to butcher something you love," the Oscar winner explains to THR.

However, he says the finale twist by the series maker of Fred Zinnemann's classic 1973 big-screen adaptation had him come on board.

"I read the first episode or two of this series, and I found it so propulsive and compelling and the character so enigmatic that I just wanted to know what happened next," the noted actor reveals.

He continues, "When I signed on for the series, there was an aspiration for the Jackal story to continue."

Adding to his expectation that there would be a second season. "So I knew that was going to be the twist."

Regarding his contract killer character, Eddie says, "One of the appeals is he [the Jackal] is an actor, and he's relatively accomplished as an actor." 

"He's also a quite an ingenious makeup artist and linguist and physical transformer, and I found joy in the fact he was perhaps more comfortable when playing other characters," he concludes.