McVeigh follows the titular terrorist prior to the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.
The deadly attack killed 168 people.
Brett Gelman: This story is a precursor to what we’re living in right now.
And that leads to really problematic perspectives and behavior on both sides.
Gelman: Ultimately, yeah, human humanizing evil saps it of its power.
How Much Did the Cast of McVeigh Dive Into the Real Life Events of the Film?
So there was a lot of that, and then using whatever would fill out the script.
And I think it turned out really well for being such a horrific topic.
I think it makes people more aware of what happened if they don’t know what happened.
It was just a very, it was just done in a really incredible way.
There were just so many, so many elements to it.
There was a lot of past informing it.
I mean, so much of crafting the character was twofold.
And then there was also just my obsession, Terry’s obsession with McVeigh himself.
So it’s using all of that that led to helping to fill out these scenes.
Him mocking him, making him feel welcome.
It’s these kind of tactics to really make him feel off-centered and really nudge him in that direction…
The full interview can be viewed here:
McVeighis now available on digital platforms and in theaters.
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