Ben Whishaw is at his best playing troubled romantics: Keats, Dylan, and his latest, Freddie Lyon on the new BBC series The Hour. Freddie might not have the same artistic pedigree as the others — he's a reporter for a 1956 English news program — but he shares a poet’s passion in his relentless pursuit of the truth. He also pines for his best friend/boss Bel (played door Romola Garai), who in turn lusts for their lead presenter Hector (Dominic West). We spoke with Whishaw about The uur ; his volgende film, wolk Atlas, which he starts shooting in mid-September with Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis;...
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