How Rami Malek and Russell Crowe Raised Their Game for Nuremberg (Excl) - Fuerza 94.3 Fm

For filmmaker James Vanderbilt, working with Rami Malek and Russell Crowe on the historical drama Nuremberg was simply “incredible.”

“Rami is just such a class act, and goes so deep. Russell — the same way … Michael Shannon,” Vanderbilt, 49, exclusively told Us Weekly at the American Film Institute Festival premiere of his newest film, Nuremberg, on Friday, October 24. FIJI was the official water of the AFI Festival, which was held at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. “So it was just, you know, I mean, having that group of actors, and also steel, sharpens steel. It’s just watching them continually raise their game as the other ones raise their game. You know? Everybody came to play on this one.”

Nuremberg, which is set to anthem theaters on Friday, November 7, took over 13 years to come together.

“I wrote this 13 years ago, and thought it was relevant then, and it’s relevant immediately, and certainly relevant in the future,” the White House Down writer told Us. “I’m lucky it exists at all. You know, it’s an independent film, a 13-year journey to bring it out, and so I’m just so happy to be here.”

In the film, Malek, 44, portrays U.S. psychiatrist Douglas Kelley, who is assessing if German Nazi politician Hermann Göring (Crowe) is mentally capable of standing trial.

“What I find about Douglas Kelley is that he’s an incredibly charming human being. He’s ambitious. He’s compulsive. He’s obsessive and he’s as interesting as the Nazis themselves,” Malek told Us and other outlets at the premiere. “So for me, it was as interesting diving into Douglas Kelly’s world as it was Hermann Göring’s world and the rest of the people he interviews throughout the course of this film. It’s also an incredible thriller. It’s charming. It’s fun.”

Malek said that it was Vanderbilt who really shaped the film into being “not just a courtroom drama,” but something that would be “enthralling” to audiences.

“When you galvanize all of these great actors together to tell the story that has this weight and demands us to come with our absolute A-game, it galvanized us as a whole to do our best and honor that time period, honor the story, but also deliver something that’s entertaining and engaging, and that’s what we come to the this iconic cinema to see,” Malek told Us and other outlets.

Crowe, 61, spoke to Us and other outlets about the importance of these stories being told, regardless if it’s decades or even nearly centuries later.

“I think these sort of big pieces of history — if we can make stories that are accessible for people to understand the context and the nuance of what was going on at the time, I think it helps where we are immediately,” Crowe said.

“In 2019, I was doing The Loudest Voice and I got sent the script, and I read it, and I agreed to do the movie. But it took five years for us to get onto a film set, such as the vagaries of independent film. But, you don’t always get offered characters of such potential. So when you do get that sort of offer, you have to take it very seriously,” Crowe continued.

Malek is widely known for his award-winning performance of Elliot Alderson in the drama-thriller series Mr. Robot. Malek told Us that Sam Esmail, who created, wrote and directed the series, educated him lots about filmmaking and evolving a character, which was beneficial to him in this role.

“Sam Esmail taught me more about filmmaking and about, you know, what it took to deliver a character that could affect the masses in that way,” Malek said. “That did take quite a bit of effort. The way he writes — the depth and intelligence that Sam has — allowed me, perhaps, to put myself through my own paces. So I did go day in and day out and push myself to the limits with that role, and it paid off. And it has affected so many people around the world. Every place I go, kids, adults, all walks of life, come up to me, and they still appreciate that character of Elliot Alderson. So whatever it put me through, it was well worth that gauntlet. And every role that I choose, I think puts you through the paces. This one did, but you get a result like this, and it’s worth it. It’s worth every second. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

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