Taron Egerton Interview: Black Bird
Apple TV+ is poised to hit another home run with Black Bird, which premieres its first two episodes on July 8. The limited series is based on the true story of Jimmy Keene (played by Rocketman's Taron Egerton), whose promising future was derailed by a number of bad choices that landed him in prison. But with the help of his police officer father (portrayed by the beloved Ray Liotta in his final role), Jimmy secures a deal for a shorter sentence.
The catch? That shorter sentence requires him to enter a maximum security prison and befriend a suspected serial killer named Larry Hall (Paul Walter Hauser, Richard Jewell) in order to obtain the confession that will ensure he stays behind bars. With a nearly-perfect score thus far on Rotten Tomatoes, Black Bird is sure to be the next big Apple TV+ show that gets viewers talking. Notably, Egerton not only gives a fantastic and layered performance, but he also took a more hands-on approach as producer due to the strength of the material.
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Screen Rant spoke to Egerton about what inspired him to take on a producer role in Black Bird, and how wonderful it was to share the screen with the legendary Ray Liotta.
Screen Rant: Black Bird is absolutely fascinating, and you not only star it in, you also executive produce. What made you want to be part of telling the story, and what did you want to bring to it as producer?
Taron Egerton: It was such an amazing read when I was first sent it, and I thought, «Wow, this could be something quite special. I think this is something that I would really want to watch.»
When I did my project before that, which was Rocket Man, because of the musical elements of it, I had been involved
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