‘First Cow’ Star John Magaro on the Film’s Queerness and Shooting the ‘Sopranos’ Prequel
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variety.comMarc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorJohn Magaro doesn’t have a lot to say in Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow.”He stars as Otis “Cookie” Figowitz, the cook to a group of fur catchers in 1820s Oregon, who is befriended by King-Lu, a Chinese immigrant (Orion Lee) on the run for killing a Russian man.His performance, which earned the 37-year-old actor a Gotham Award nomination, is made even quieter because he’s covered by unruly facial hair, a hat and layers of dirt-covered clothing.“King-Lu does most of the talking.
Cookie is listening,” Magaro says during an appearance on Tuesday’s episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast “The Big Ticket.” “So it’s scary and it’s a daunting task, but it was really exciting to have that.
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