Dan Stevens‘ Career arc following his return Downton Abbey as the clumsy, romantic and ultimately doomed Matthew Crowley surprised. Obviously, he wanted to avoid getting into any kind of character – though there is A very loving performer appeared likes to challenge himself with genre projects.
His latest is AMC and Shudder’s Ridley Scott-produced anthology series, starring as a deeply troubled man caught in dire situations. Terror: The Devil in Silver. Before that, he was a determined maniac as the Terminator in Adam Wingard’s film GuestDisney’s live action animal Beauty and the BeastA former missionary in search of an anti-cult in Gareth Evans Apostlethe most famous Russian pop star The Eurovision Song Contest: A Story of Fire SagaGerman-speaking humanoid robot I’m Your Mana veterinarian who stole from the scene Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (uniting him with Wingard) and a rogue vampire-turned-predator Abigail.
These are just some of them Of Stevens’ big screen performances in recent years—we haven’t even mentioned his television triumphs Legion, Solar contradictionsand more. Devil in SilverBased on the book by Victor LaValle, it looks like another addition to Stevens’ list of weird and wacky projects; it focuses on a man admitted to a psychiatric hospital, facing fears stemming from his mental health issues (and the questionable treatment he receives), as well as a possible supernatural threat.
in a new interview with DiversityStevens talked about the new series, calling it “a straight-up horror show with a monster” because “there’s social criticism underneath.” He also talked about the things that attracted him to the genre sphere.
“I love the genre space because it allows for a great deal of creativity and playfulness,” Stevens told the trade. “What interests me in this space is the opportunity to have a conversation about something that, in parallel, needs a different lens … we have to shed some light on it. We have to throw it into a different paradigm to look at the conversation.”
He continued. “Another thing I like about the genre is the dialogue within the genre. By definition, there’s a push for originality. The filmmakers in the space are in dialogue with each other: ‘You’ve made your zombie movie, your shark movie, if this is your movie, I’m going to do it this way.’ “That’s what excites me about the genre. We want to constantly show you things you haven’t seen before and support that authenticity. The genre really invites that. Audiences learn that. And eventually the distributors, the networks will follow. They have to.”
Terror: The Devil in Silver premieres May 7 on AMC+ and Shudder.
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