I’m a bit nervous about directing for the first time, but excited. And then there’s all the sheer craziness of him. I imagine him as this very clammy, overweight man with sausage-like fingers and bad breath, and really, really pleased with himself, wearing those hideous violin-shaped suits he invented, and the green carnations and the long greasy hair. I think he was probably a fairly unpleasant man. It’s a great story to tell and the whole story of his life is very moving to me, being such a big star, being such a snob, and at the same time showing off his genius too much. Q: You’ve always been a huge Oscar Wilde fan, haven’t you?Ī: Huge! He’s a genius. I’m dealing with financing which takes forever.” It’s set in Paris and Italy after he came out of prison. Tropez.” Are you still writing?Ī: “Yes, I’m busy writing a TV series called “Boy Band,” about a boy band, and the second part of my autobiography, titled “Goodwood, Pinewood, Hollywood and Bollywood,” and I’ve written a script about Oscar Wilde that I’m going to direct and act in, as Oscar. Q: You’ve also written several books, including “The Hairdressers of St. I was in New York for the last four years, and then my father became unwell and I wanted to be closer, so I moved back and I love it.” I didn’t actually know any of them, but we had a great time together.”Ī: “London. Emily Blunt, who was in “The Devil Wears Prada,” is a fantastic comedienne - she’s the one who cons me with the fake, and there’s Bill Nighy and Eileen Atkins. It’s got the charm and characters and a fabulous cast. Q: Isn’t “Wild Target” based on a French film?Ī: “Yes, but it’s a very English film the way it’s done and reminds me of the old Ealing comedies. He spoke with Reuters about his new film. Madonna fell in love with Schlesingers forthcoming project and joined the cast of The Next Best Thing, which also included Benjamin Bratt and Michael Vartan. Directed by Jonathan Lynn (“My Cousin Vinny”) it stars Everett as an art-loving thug who buys a Rembrandt only to discover it’s fake. Just 3 years after winning a Golden Globe award for her part in Evita, Madonna met the late and succesful director John Schlesinger. Now, he is back in a new British comedy, “Wild Target,” currently playing in U.S. He then starred opposite Madonna, another real-life pal, in “The Next Best Thing,” and received rave reviews for his inspired turn as the witty and naughty Algernon “Algy” Moncrieff in the 2002 film “The Importance of Being Earnest.”ĭespite voicing characters in the animated blockbuster “Shrek” and “Narnia” film franchise film, Everett has kept a fairly low profile in recent years, especially in public. British actor Rupert Everett attends an interview regarding the play "Blithe Spirit" in New York January 30, 2009.
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