Wyatt Russell Interview: Under the Banner of Heaven
Under the Banner of Heaven, FX's haunting new series based on Jon Krakauer's investigative nonfiction book, depicts the true story of the 1984 Lafferty murders. It was a crime so shocking that it rocked many fundamental Mormons to their core, not only because of the lives tragically lost but the position of those who took them.
The true crime drama premiered April 28 on Hulu and consists of 7 hour-long episodes, through which viewers meet and understand the Lafferty clan. Their personalities and motives are filtered through the perspectives of Detectives Jeb Pyre (Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick… Boom!) and Bill Taba (Gil Birmingham, Yellowstone) as they attempt to unmask the killer and help the community around them come to grips with the horrors.
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Wyatt Russell (The Falcon and The Winter Soldier), who plays the infamous Dan Lafferty, spoke to Screen Rant about what made Under the Banner of Heaven easier to film despite all the darkness surrounding it, and he shared his own take on true crime stories.
Screen Rant: I was like, «Oh, he kept his beard,» but you always kind of have a majestic beard going on.
Wyatt Russell: Most of the time, it's out of laziness.
Dan Lafferty has quite the haircut journey in this show. And I always think when people are filming something, they have to then go to Starbucks and confidently pull off their haircuts. Did you have that moment filming this?
Wyatt Russell: The hair and makeup team was really great. We had different styles of hair, but I could do my hair normal when they weren't shooting, and I didn't have too much of a crazy experience going to Starbucks and having weird looks.
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