Robert Downey Jr’s Roles In ‘The Sympathizer’ Represent “America As A Whole,” Park Chan-wook says
Robert Downey Jr’s multiple roles in @HBO’s limited series ‘The Sympathizer’ represent “America as a whole,” director Park Chan-Wook reveals https://t.co/6gHGnYHOfv
- Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) April 16, 2024
Robert Downey Jr. plays multiple roles in The Sympathizer; a CIA officer, scheming congressman, a grad school professor and self-absorbed Hollywood director seeking to make the definitive movie of the Vietnam War.
“I came to realize these guys are actually one and the same because they’re doing all different kind of things, but essentially they’re representing America as a whole,” director Park Chan-wook said. “I was planning to cast all of the great actors for each of the roles … so Mark Ruffalo for this role, and then Josh Brolin for this role.”
“But the thing is, if we have all these great actors, and they perform superbly, then … each of the characters would come alive, and that would actually subvert my original intention that these characters are supposed to be one and the same,” Park further explained, “So I thought I would flip the script and that one actor will be playing all these roles. So who should it be? Well, the one and only Robert.”
