{"id":11493,"date":"2022-02-23T14:00:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1581870"},"modified":"2022-02-23T14:29:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T13:29:24","slug":"peter-dinklage-my-size-isnt-a-substitute-for-the-nose-in-cyrano","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/peter-dinklage-my-size-isnt-a-substitute-for-the-nose-in-cyrano\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Dinklage: \u2018My size isn\u2019t a substitute for the nose in Cyrano\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 23 February 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Edmond Rostand\u2019s classic play Cyrano De Bergerac has been adapted for the screen many times before \u2013 from the 1990 film starring Gerard Depardieu to the more light-hearted, comedic adaptation Roxanne, which saw Steve Martin take on the lead role.<\/p>\n

Now, a new musical version starring Peter Dinklage is about to hit cinemas, which has itself taken a few liberties with the source material.<\/p>\n

Perhaps most notably, the title character\u2019s traditional long nose has been dispensed with entirely, and Dinklage recently revealed to RadioTimes.com<\/a> exactly why those changes had been made.<\/p>\n

In an exclusive chat for The Big RT Interview, the former Game of Thrones star explained that the change would help give the film more universal appeal \u2013 while he was also quick to point out that his \u201csize isn\u2019t a substitute for the nose.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought that really opened up the whole show, if you get rid of the nose, what are you left with?\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019re left with a guy who\u2019s just incapable of seeing himself worthy of love being returned to him, based on what he feels about himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd with the original, it\u2019s all about his nose. For me, personally, I always thought, \u2018What\u2019s the big deal?\u2019 And when you see it, in movies and on stage, you know it\u2019s a fake nose, it\u2019s an actor and a fake nose. So that sort of takes you out of it as well.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cMy size isn\u2019t a substitute for the nose,\u201d he added. \u201cIt just happens to be that I hitched myself to this production. As Erica [Schmidt, screenwriter and Dinklage\u2019s wife] said from the beginning, anybody could have played this part. Not anybody, but anybody that\u2026 it doesn\u2019t matter physically. It\u2019s just how you feel internally about yourself, and your insecurities.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I think that opens it up to having more and more universal appeal. Because when you see Cyrano with the big nose, you sort of stand like the rest of the characters do in judgement of it. Get rid of that, what are you left with? You\u2019re just left with what everybody goes through in the face of love, being terrified of it not being returned.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more:<\/strong> Cyrano star on why Roxanne needed to be \u201cdistinctive\u201d from previous versions<\/a><\/p>\n

The full Big RT Interview<\/a> with Peter Dinklage will be available to read on RadioTimes.com<\/a> from Friday 25th February.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cyrano is released in UK cinemas on Friday 25th February 2022. Looking for something to watch? Visit our Film<\/a>\u00a0hub for more news, interviews and features, or check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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