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Andrew Scott Insists His Murderous ‘Ripley’ Character Is Not ‘Bloodthirsty’: ‘He’s Not a Natural Born Killer’


Andrew Scott says his murderous "Ripley" character is not "blood thirsty" or a "natural born killer."

“He’s an outsider and he’s somebody who’s quite downtrodden and somebody who’s brilliantly talented who’s on the outskirts of society,” Scott told Variety at the “Ripley” premiere Wednesday night in Los Angeles. Adapted by writer, director and creator Steven Zaillian, the series follows Ripley, who is sent to Italy to convince the affluent loafer Dickie Greenleaf (Johnny Flynn) to return stateside. Fanning teased what viewers can expect from the series, which hit Netflix on April 4: “I think this is really a noir — I mean it’s in black and white, so automatically that’s telling you the tone and the mood that this is going for.”

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