{"id":44654,"date":"2024-01-27T13:13:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T12:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1981598"},"modified":"2024-01-27T16:35:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T15:35:02","slug":"sexy-beast-star-on-pearl-clutching-over-film-changes-get-over-it","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/sexy-beast-star-on-pearl-clutching-over-film-changes-get-over-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexy Beast star on \u201cpearl-clutching\u201d over film changes: \u201cGet over it\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

James McArdle told RadioTimes.com how the new interpretation differs from the original. <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 27 January 2024 at 12:13 PM<\/p>

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Star of the Sexy Beast<\/a> prequel James McArdle has stressed that the new series is \u201ccompletely standalone\u201d from the original film as he anticipated \u201chysteria\u201d over some of the changes made.<\/p>\n

The Paramount Plus<\/a> drama is based on the 2000 film starring Ray Winstone and Ben Kingsley, which followed retired gangster Gal Dove as he was pressured to return to a life of crime by his unhinged former associate, Don Logan.<\/p>\n

In the prequel, which is set approximately a decade earlier, Gal and Don are at a friendlier stage of their relationship, which is about to be tested by their first encounter with fearsome boss Teddy Bass (Stephen Moyer).<\/p>\n

Speaking to RadioTimes.com<\/a>, McArdle said: \u201cObviously, our source material is the movie and we\u2019re very grateful for that, and want to respect that and pay homage to that, but this is a completely standalone piece.<\/p>

\u201cAnd when I first saw it, I was actually thrilled [that] we have so boldly managed to create our own tone and identity for the show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Revivals and reboots are increasingly common in the current media landscape and rarely do they please everyone, but McArdle isn\u2019t overly concerned by any potential backlash to the creative decisions made.<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cThere\u2019s obviously going to be a certain brand of cinephile, I expect, to have some pearl-clutching and hysteria around the fact that we\u2019ve even dared go near this.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut you know, it\u2019s a TV show, get over it, go watch another show. So I think that\u2019s fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

The original Sexy Beast co-writers Louis Mellis and David Scinto are credited as executive producers on this prequel, although Ironside and The Sopranos writer Michael Caleo has been the driving force behind the reimagining.<\/p>\n

The director of the feature version, Jonathan Glazer, is currently busy on the awards circuit with his hard-hitting drama The Zone of Interest \u2013 a Best Picture nominee at this year\u2019s Oscars<\/a>.<\/p>\n