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Geoffrey Rush on Battling John Lithgow (and His Twisted Hand Puppet) in Nursing Home Thriller ‘The Rule of Jenny Pen’: ‘It’s Like “The French Connection,” But in a Wheelchair’
Geoffrey Rush uses a wheelchair in his new movie "The Rule of Jenny Pen," but he still must fight an evil John Lithgow and his devilish hand puppet.
Rush, an Oscar winner for his work in 1996’s “Shine” and nominee for 1998’s “Shakespeare in Love,” 2000’s “Quills” and 2010’s “The King’s Speech,” was quickly intrigued by this wild indie movie, co-written and directed by New Zealander James Ashcroft. To get into the headspace of an older person suddenly made vulnerable, Rush conjured emotions from both his lengthy stage career and his own experiences watching family members age. Rush would even be open to reviving the role that made him famous to a younger generation: Captain Hector Barbossa in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise.
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