“There are moments in my life when I felt like a bit of an alien myself. When asked if playing an alien is at all like playing a sorcerer in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,Ejiofor doesn’t so much as dodge the question but says it’s all about looking inward. “The evolution of this character is truly something to see,” he says.
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Ejiofor promises that the joy of the series is seeing how it all unfolds. But after Episode 1, we still don’t know why. This isn’t a spoiler - we learn this in the first seconds of the series. This alien will start as a misunderstood outcast but eventually gain a ton of power as some kind of tech mogul. In a sense, the show reveals the end result of Faraday’s journey, without giving us any context. The opening scenes of The Man Who Fell To Earth tease certain events that the audience is yet to understand. It felt very truthful.”įaraday (Chiwetel Ejiofor) tries to convince Justin Falls (Naomie Harris) that he means her no harm.
“ was pushing for us to just be very alive in the scene and in the moment. “What was exciting for both of us was that we felt like we didn't really know what was going to what was going to happen in a scene,” Ejiofor says. He worked from a place of “calculated” rehearsal, while Harris was more spontaneous. Throughout the first episode - “Hallo Spaceboy” - the tension between Faraday and Falls defines much of what the show is all about: Could we accept an alien in human form? What would it take for a person to believe something like this was actually happening?Īccording to Ejiofor, the moments of discovery you see on screen in the first episode mirrored the way he and Harris collaborated. Fate pairs Faraday with Justin Falls (Naomie Harris), a scientist who may be the key to everything, including a way to save both Earth and Faraday’s home planet. If the show is a continuation of the 1976 film, then what is it actually about? As the first episode demonstrates, the themes are largely focused on how human beings can take massive leaps of faith to help each other. It’s like a legend stepping into the shoes of a legend.”īill Nighy as Thomas Jerome Newton, a part originated by David Bowie. “It’s amazing having play Thomas Jerome Newton,” Ejiofor says. In fact, audiences will see an older Thomas Jerome Newton by the end of the first episode, this time in the guise of beloved actor - and self-professed sci-fi fan - Bill Nighy. And I love the fact that this wasn't an attempt to remake that film.” “It’s like a legend stepping into the shoes of a legend.”Įjiofor’s fallen alien assumes the name “Faraday,” but Bowie’s alien-in-human form, Thomas Jerome Newton, is still a character in this new series.
I thought of it as just a jumping-off point for understanding and themes. “I think Bowie captured something with grace and iconic ease and innocence. “I just thought it was so rich and layered and a real challenge,” Ejiofor explains. This makes Ejiofor’s character the second man who fell to Earth, at least in terms of how this series connects to the original film. Created by Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet, the sci-fi series takes place in the same continuity as the 1976 David Bowie classic (based on the 1963 novel by Walter Tevis), only several decades later. Debuting on Showtime on April 24, The Man Who Fell to Earth isn’t a reboot or a remake.
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