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Actor Jon Bernthal has been gaining praise for his role as Michael Berzatto in the FX seriesThe Bear. The comedy-drama has been garnering acclaim in its third season and Bernthal’s performance seems to be looming over every pivotal scene in the popular show.
Bernthal has proved his acting chops in multiple shows such asThe Walking DeadandThe Punisher. He has also worked with acclaimed directors in films such asSicario, a crime drama written by Taylor Sheridan, in which he only had a few minutes of screen time.
Jon Bernthal Jumped At The Opportunity To Work In Taylor Sheridan’sSicario
Jon Bernthalhad his breakout role in the AMC seriesThe Walking Dead, in which he played the role of Shane Walsh. The zombie drama saw him play an anti-hero survivor to perfection and his performance was universally acclaimed. The actor also starred in multiple films such asThe Wolf of Wall Street, Fury,andBaby Driver.
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Bernthal has constantly chosen to work with acclaimed artists when given the chance instead of doing work for stardom or just for a paycheck. The actor has worked with filmmakers such as Taylor Sheridan, Edgar Wright, and Martin Scorsese.
Jon Bernthal mentioned that he jumped at the opportunity to work with filmmaker Denis Villeneuve when he was offered the role of Ted inTaylor Sheridan’sscreenwriting debutSicario. Bernthal barely had a few minutes of screen time, in which he even attempted to kill Emily Blunt’s character. He said toCollider,
When Prisoners came out, I thought it was the best film of the year that year, a highly under-rated film, and then I saw his movie Incendies and Denis [Villenueve] quickly became one of my favorite directors working today and I was desperate to work with him. I didn’t even listen to the movie I just told him I wanted to be a part of it no matter what it was, I would do anything to sort of get a shot at that.
I got the script and was really into [Taylor] Sheridan and he’s one of the most exciting writers out there right now, I think because of the fact that he’s an actor he delivers really rich dialogue and I had the pleasure of reading some of his other scripts for movies that are coming out soon and he’s just something else, and then, look, Roger Deakins is the best of all time.
The actor also mentioned that the ensemble cast which included Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Daniel Kaluuya, and Benicio Del Toro made him even more excited to work on the film.
Jon Bernthal Geeked Out Over Denis Villeneuve’s Films Before Working With Him
Jon Bernthal is one of the few actors in Hollywood currently, who is known for his intensity in his performance. Be it his harrowing performance as the broken mercenary inThe Punisheror the troubled chef inThe Bear, the actor brings a lot of humanity to his roles and brings a lot of intensity to them.
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Despite being an acclaimed actor and an Emmy-nominated performer, Jon Bernthal could not contain his excitement at working withDunedirector Denis Villeneuve inSicario. The actor became a huge fan of the filmmaker after watchingPrisonersandIncendiesand was equally excited aboutBlade Runner 2049at the time. He mentioned to Collider in 2015,
I think with this guy it’s the real f*cking deal, there’s just no two ways about it. I mean, go watch Incendies, go watch his shorts. Everything he’s done is so different and so bold, he’s a true genius story maker, that’s what I think. And then you’re talking about Deakins, this will have its own flavor, this will have its own spin, it will be exciting and I would flock to the theater to see anything that these guys do, and I think the fact that they’re committed to each other is exciting.
The actor also appreciated the craft of the crew behindSicario, praising their dedication to the film and allowing the freedom to change things on set and figure out the film while making it.
Sicariois available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
Nishanth A
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
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