Kenneth Branagh on Doing His Own Stunts as a KGB Operative in ‘Mayday,’ Bonding With Ryan Reynolds Over Soccer: ‘We Can Be Pretty Nerdish’

By Alex Ritman

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While he may not be known as an action star, Kenneth Branagh absolutely wanted to give it a go for “Mayday,” his upcoming Apple TV Cold War action-comedy in which he co-stars with Ryan Reynolds. He just needed to find out how best to get involved.

“I asked the directors, ‘What’s the way to do it if you’re a man of a certain age and it’s not your natural genre?'” Branagh said, speaking at the Variety Lounge at Edinburgh International Film Festival. Their answer: “Get here early.”

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