Why ‘1917’ star George MacKay wrestled shirtless to prepare for ‘True History’
Reading now: 426
nypost.comGeorge MacKay has gone from playing a hero on the battlefield of World War I to an outlaw in a dress. The 28-year-old British actor, whose career exploded last year as Lance Cpl.
Schofield in Best Picture nominee “1917,” is starring in “True History of the Kelly Gang,” out Friday on digital streaming and cable platforms, as the 19th-century Australian folk hero Ned Kelly.
The controversial bushranger was once feared Down Under for killing cops to defy the British colonists, but today is considered an Aussie Robin Hood with a blood lust.
MacKay, whose father is Australian, started out with a casual knowledge of the tale. “All I knew of Ned Kelly is his name, the image of the helmet and the bulletproof armor he made,” MacKay tells The Post of
Read more on nypost.com
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
