Director Cristian Mungiu on Sebastian Stan being so handsome that it became a problem when casting him for ‘FJORD’:
“I wanted to take this to the edge. To make people see a different character; not only in the way he embodied this very religious person, but also in the way he looked. I'm sorry to say this, but he's a very good-looking guy [laughs]. I always have this problem with him. And this distracts you from seeing that he can be so possessed by the part. And we came together at the end with this idea that the more distant he looks from his regular self, the more the people are going to see the character.
Yes, it was important for me that the name of Sebastian was there, because without him, we couldn't have financed this film, to be honest. But at the same time, it's important not to exploit that he's so good-looking. I was looking for his talents, and he gave us the opportunity to see what he can do.”
(via @CBC)
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