Jon Snow might know nothing, because the well-known line from Sport of Thrones goes. However the actor who performed him, Package Harington, is aware of he’s completely satisfied to step exterior the hero function and flex one other facet of his performing chops.
In an interview with Leisure Weekly, the actor expressed delight at taking over a totally different kind of character within the neo-Western, Blood for Mud.
Harington performs Ricky, a medication and arms supplier, who works for a cartel.
“I hardly ever get the chance to play the Rickys of this world, the antagonistic dirtbag varieties, and I used to be excited to be offered with that reverse an actor like Scoot,” Harington mentioned.
Harington adopts a mustache and American accent within the movie. It’s all a part of his plan to increase his vary. Whereas Harington received the function of Black Knight in Eternals, backlash makes it unlikely that he’ll reprise the character in future tasks.
As an alternative, he has discovered what he’s in search of in Blood for Mud.
“That’s seemingly what I’ve been looking a bit,” Harington mentioned. “If I take a look at the roles I’ve taken since taking part in an out-and-out hero in Sport of Thrones, I’ve to confess there appears to be some kind of pushback about taking part in a hero. I’m not so excited about heroic roles, and if I’m, they need to be fairly anti-hero-ish.”
Enjoying a hero is tough, Harington admits.
“[Playing] a man who’s doing all the precise issues and is pushed by being good, it’s more durable to try this. And I believe individuals who do it efficiently, who play classically heroic roles, are very gifted actors. However in the mean time, I simply discover it extra fascinating in search of the f—ed-up folks.”
Blood for Mud opens in theaters on April 19.