Johnny Flynn, who plays Dickie Greenleaf in Netflix's limited series 'Ripley', talks about working with Andrew Scott, and juggling acting and music
and while he knew the character would meet an untimely demise in the story, he wasn’t prepared for it to be within days of meeting
“If you think about the film, it’s in the summer and everything’s in bright colors,” Flynn says. “Steve wanted us to be the only people on the beach when Tom meets Dickie and Marge.” It was a new way of working for Flynn, who deftly balances a career in theater, film and TV, and music. Before, an off-kilter biopic about Bowie’s first U.S. tour in 1971. He has an extensive resume on London’s West End, including productions of“Steve knew what he wanted, but also he trusted us,” Flynn says. “The piece is framed by the writing and the way it’s shot, and that’s the storytelling device—not a generated performance.
“Steve wanted a tenderness that you could believe was interpreted on Tom’s part as something romantic and some kind of soul connection, but it’s a very ambiguous one,” Flynn says. “Andrew and I always said we wanted it to feel like there’s a quiet bond that you understand and that’s not explained too much. Because you’ve got to know why they’re spending that time together. For Dickie, because of where he comes from and the schools he attended, there’s a way to do things.
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