Versatile Welsh actor Rhys Ifans has played everything from Peter Cook in Not Only But Always to a rampaging lizard in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. But his latest role will see him returning to his roots as he portrays Dylan Thomas in a new independent biopic about the poet’s final days.
Co-starring John Malkovich, DOMINION is set in 1950s New York, where Thomas spent a lot of time in a local pub. Known for liking a drink, the charismatic Ifans appears to be the perfect fit here. Also featuring will be Diego Luna (ELYSIUM) and Zosia Mamet (David Mamet’s daughter and star of Girls). Presumably being made to mark 100 years since Thomas’s birth, this will be one of various celebratory projects, which include the TV drama A Poet In New York with Tom Hollander (Rev, ABOUT TIME).
Ifans is generally on the unsung side of movie stardom and this high profile role should go some way to showing us what he’s capable of. The film will be written and directed by Steven Bernstein (DECODING ANNIE PARKER) and produced by Richard Gladstein (FINDING NEVERLAND). It starts shooting in May.
Source: Variety