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“Ripley,” an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel, is morally cloudy, too. Written and directed by Steven Zaillian, it’’ likely to place Scott in contention for a limited-series lead-acting Emmy.
“Fleabag” cut against, and “All of Us Strangers’ leaned into, Scott’s rare status as a gay leading man. “He probably is more of an artistic sort, but he doesn’t feel he’ve got the class to call himself that,” says director. ‘I think she is just a force of nature, just an extraordinary human, and this album is really, really amazing’
“Fleabag” Season 2, which brought Scott to a new echelon of fame, was just five years ago. “He’s got an overseeing quality, in terms of understanding that good art and good actors are hard to come by”
“Ripley,” in its ambiguity, is a show unafraid to trigger debate. Tom doesn’t seem to fit into any identity at all, leaving some viewers to wonder whether he’s even gay in this version. “Everything that I feel on that subject is in the show,’ Zaillian says.
Andrew Scott plays a character who has experienced some version of same-sex attraction. In both projects, he plays a characters who seems miserable. “Sometimes I find it hard when you’re doing press,” he says, “because I feel so joyful and so emancipated”
“Fleabag” lit his career aflame. Early screen roles included appearances in “Saving Private Ryan” and “Band of Brothers” Scott calls Phoebe Waller-Bridge “one of my main homies”
“I’m not even sure if it’s the right thing to do, but you have to tell your own truth,” he says. “I don’t like perpetuating the myth that we’re all perfect. That you have. to be a movie star.” “Ripley’ may represent the greatest challenge this versatile actor has experienced.
’s two bravura set-pieces involve the disposal of bodies. “Spending a lot of time with a character who is solitary when I was feeling solitary myself was quite tough,” Scott says. ‘I’m always really interested in the vulnerability of people,’ he says.
“I felt like I’d been a dating agent, and I brought these two people together.” The film, shot quickly after “Ripley”’s protracted production, helped Scott emerge and reset after playing Tom. “It developed into a genuine love between them, and you can still see that now,” Haigh says.
