Why Sebastian Stan Was Mortified To Play A Real Person in I, Tonya
Sebastian Stan has admitted that he was mortified to to play a real person when he was cast in 2017's I, Tonya. Stan is certainly known these days as the actor who plays Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, Stan is one of those actors to have had an extensive career both inside and out of the MCU, getting to work with prestigious directors such as Darren Aronofsky in Black Swan, and Steven Soderbergh in Logan Lucky. Many may also remember Stan's somehow equally hilarious and upsetting performance as Jeff Gillooly in I, Tonya.
I, Tonya tells the real life story (somewhat) of Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding (played by Margot Robbie). As many may remember, Harding was embroiled in a scandal back in 1994 just before she was set to appear in that year's Winter Olympics, which involved Harding's ex-husband Gillooly (played by Stan in the film) orchestrating an attack on Harding's fellow U.S. skating rival Nancy Kerrigan. I, Tonya cleverly tells this upsetting tale by showing what «might» have happened, as the facts given by those interviewed about the real event vary wildly and often contradict each other. Much of I, Tonya is actually told through recreations of these interviews, in which most characters place the blame for the attack on each other.
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During an interview for Vanity Fair in which Stan breaks down his career, he admits that he was mortified to play a real life character in I, Tonya. Stan admits that much of this feeling came from the fact that at the time he was cast in I, Tonya, he had «never played a real person before.» Stan went on to say that he «certainly didn't live his life,» indicating that he did not have much experience to
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