Jeremy Irons returned to television to play Adrian Veidt in “Watchmen,” HBO’s continuation of the iconic graphic novel of the same name.
Irons spoke with Gold Derby contributing writer Kevin Jacobsen recently about what attracted him to “Watchmen,” the difference in television today and how his career was affected by his Oscar win for “Reversal of Fortune.” Watch the exclusive video interview above and read the complete transcript below.
SEEEmmys 2020 exclusive: HBO categories for ‘Succession,’ ‘Watchmen,’ ‘Westworld’ and more
Gold Derby: So first of all, Mr. Irons, the character you’re playing, he has this background obviously detailed in the graphic novel where he transported this big creature to New York in this big attempt to get all the world to stop fighting and come together. As we meet him in this show, he’s at this manor with clone servants, trying to escape. So in this very long...
Irons spoke with Gold Derby contributing writer Kevin Jacobsen recently about what attracted him to “Watchmen,” the difference in television today and how his career was affected by his Oscar win for “Reversal of Fortune.” Watch the exclusive video interview above and read the complete transcript below.
SEEEmmys 2020 exclusive: HBO categories for ‘Succession,’ ‘Watchmen,’ ‘Westworld’ and more
Gold Derby: So first of all, Mr. Irons, the character you’re playing, he has this background obviously detailed in the graphic novel where he transported this big creature to New York in this big attempt to get all the world to stop fighting and come together. As we meet him in this show, he’s at this manor with clone servants, trying to escape. So in this very long...
- 5/31/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
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