In ‘William Tell,’ It’s Claes Bang’s Turn to Shoot an Apple Off His Son’s Head: ‘How Do You Get Someone to Say Yes to That?!’
variety.comMarta Balaga In “William Tell,” directed by Nick Hamm, it’s Claes Bang’s turn to shoot an apple off his son’s head. “How do you get someone to say yes to that?!
We spent a long time talking about it. This is a guy who doesn’t want to be a part of the war anymore: He’s seen too much. Now, he’s pulled back into it, but how do these pieces fit together so that he bloody explodes?,” wonders the Danish actor, best known for “The Square” and “The Northman.” “There’s a point when some sense of insanity sets in.
Also, he knows: ‘I can do this.’ But when your son is right under that apple, it’s a whole different story.” The iconic scene was the reason why Hamm, also behind “The Journey” and “Driven,” wanted to make the film about the legendary folk hero. “That scene IS the movie.
It’s not about some guy with a feather in his cap: It’s an act of political terrorism. It’s about a man making another man publicly execute his child, so that he can have power.” Writing the script, Hamm went back to Friedrich Schiller’s 1804 play.
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