Oscar nominated star Colin Farrell talks about his reaction to the script of Sugar, and what made him sign on to the role.
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“It was just a little different. I hadn’t had the opportunity to read anything like it ever. The character felt quite unique in that it was obviously exploring the noir genre as a whole. The narrative, the style of it, the fact that it was set in Los Angeles, the world that explores the idea that the central character was a private detective,” Farrell tells GamesRadar+.
Sugar, a Los Angeles-based Private Investigator, is tasked with solving the disappearance of a woman named Olivia Siegel, the beloved granddaughter of Hollywood producer Johnathan Siegel. The case takes him on deep dark path, in which hidden truths are uncovered.
Farrell continues: “I knew that Los Angeles was gonna be such an essential character and I did wanna work from home as well. I thought it’ll be nice not to have to leave LA [or] leave my kids and be able to be home here shooting this for six months. So it was all those things combined. And when I heard Fernando Meirelles was gonna be directing, I just thought, oh, that’s a major scoop.”
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The eight-episode limited series was conceived by screenwriter Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend) and directed by Oscar nominee Fernando Meirelles (City of God), Protosevich, Donald Joh (Snowpiercer), David Rosen, and writer Sam Catlin (Breaking Bad)
The mystery-drama also stars Kirby, Amy Ryan, Dennis Boutsikaris, Nate Corddry, Sydney Chandler, Anna Gunn, James Cromwell, and Miguel Sandoval.
Executive producer Audrey Chon also praised Meirelles as director, citing his shooting style as another factor that makes the series unique.
“Fernando is our director, he established the shooting style of the show – he and his longtime collaborator, Cesar [Charlone], his DP. They have almost like a docu-series way of shooting where it’s very intimate and they use natural light and it’s kind of this run and gun style,” Chon tells GamesRadar+.
Black-and-white clips from Old Hollywood classics
Clips are intercut throughout the series and beautifully interwoven into tense moments. It’s also something Sugar star Kirby is excited for audiences to see.
“That was such an incredibly clever way of explaining a genre that most people, but not everyone, are familiar with,” Kirby tells GR+. “It’s a very classic, quintessential all-American genre and this is on a platform that is global and not everyone is familiar with that style, doesn’t have that encyclopedic knowledge of that style of film. And so watching that I felt really, really excited. I think it is also the testament to the power of what editors can do and what a collaborative team can do.”
Sugar hits Apple TV Plus on April 5, 2024.
