

Why is that?Ī: Capricorn starts out as a nobody: He lives out in the woods, he stinks. Q: There’s a strong theatricality to your character, like he’s performing for the other characters. Since she knew Capricorn was dad, she wasn’t free to have her own interpretation of the character. Q: What was your daughter’s reaction when she found out dad was playing the villain?Ī: I think it ruined it for her. It’s a fantasy film, but the characters in it are in a parallel universe as opposed to being strict fantasy characters - they feel real. I’ve got a daughter, and she’d started to read the book and she was really into it.

I thought it was an empowering story for a young girl. I wasn’t aware of the books beforehand, but I just liked the characters, especially the young girl, Meggie. The actor behind The Lord of the Rings ‘ Gollum and King Kong ‘s ape discusses shedding the CG suit to play the villainous Capricorn in Inkheart, a part he based on Hitler.Ī: I thought it was really quite a dark story.
