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“I Retreat Against Calling Ripley A Villain”: Andrew Scott Rejects Comparisons Between Eponymous Netflix Character & The Notorious Jim Moriarty
Andrew Scott has said his 'Ripley' character is not the same as 'Sherlock's Jim Moriarty as the Netflix series starring Dakota Fanning launches.
Andrew Scott has played many a villain down the years but in Netflix ‘s Ripley he is trying to draw the line, and he has rejected comparisons with his BAFTA-winning turn as the evil Jim Moriarty in Sherlock. Speaking on the BBC this morning, the All of us Strangers star said he will use the eight-episode TV series version of Patricia Highsmith’s novel to convince the audience that Ripley is so much more than a con man. The psychological thriller, in which Ripley was famously played by Matt Damon in the 1999 movie, sees the eponymous character hired by a wealthy man to convince his wayward son to return home from Italy.
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