Unfortunately for Stallone and the audience on the other side of the screen, the derivative, turgid, forgettable results won’t get mentioned in a career retrospective, let alone among the ever-expanding list of must-see entries in a genre already well past its peak.įor Stallone, however, it’s better late than never when it involves the superhero genre. Hitting the three-quarter-century mark usually means a retirement home, a nursing facility, or if you’re lucky to be blessed with relatively good health and savings to match, living in a gated community in Arizona or Florida.įor Sylvester Stallone, however, it means something else entirely: starring in the first superhero-centered film of his decades-long career in the much-delayed Samaritan.
They gave me license to really use my imagination and they empowered me.” Thankfully the writing is so exceptional from Neil, and from Allan with his translation of what this is.
It’s part of our foundation, but I just have to approach it as a role. So yes, of course, it can be a crushing awareness that this is an archetypal character and this has been portrayed in so many ways and over so many decades. “They weren’t going to dictate the terms of what it was. Surprisingly, the star says Gaiman and executive producer Allan Heinberg gave her carte blanche to put take a unique approach to the character. TheWrap caught up with Christie to ask about Lucifer, and what it was like to put a more feminine spin on the character from the comics. The chemistry between Tom Sturridge’s Dream and Christie’s Samael has been one of the more noteworthy aspects of the Netflix adaptation since its debut yesterday, with many fans hailing episode 4 (which is also where the latter debuts) as the show’s strongest chapter. The Game of Thrones alum portrays Lucifer Morningstar, the ruler of Hell, whom Morpheus visits to retrieve one of his key belongings. When you think of Gwendoline Christie, your mind doesn’t automatically summon up an image of the literal, actual devil, but it’s the year 2022 and here we are, with Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman turning that vision into a compelling reality.
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