That’s the easy part.
“I knew a lot about that, and that thriller aspect drew me into this story.
A lot of the work that I’ve done has been based on true stories.”
Nikita Efremov as Alexey Pajitnov in ‘Tetris’.Courtesy of Apple
People were stealing natural resources, and the whole thing was falling apart.
“It’s a great thriller, and everyone’s fantastic,” Egerton tells EW.
“It’s a great supporting cast.
Togo Igawa as president of Nintendo Hiroshi Yamauchi, along with Nino Furuhata and Taron Egerton in Tetris.'.Courtesy of Apple
There are some real top-tier British stalwarts like Roger Allam.
He’s amazing, and they did an incredible job of making him look like Robert Maxwell.
It was quite eerie, actually, when I first saw him.
Toby Jones as Robert Stein, Roger Allam as Robert Maxwell, and Anthony Boyle as Kevin Maxwell in ‘Tetris.'.Courtesy of Apple
Then there’s a host of really brilliant Russian actors as well.
So it’s a really strong cast, and it came together really well.”
Egerton first broke out with his starring role inMatthew Vaughn’s 2015 action-packed comic-book adaptationKingsman: The Secret Service.
Taron Egerton and Nikita Efremov (as Alexey Pajitnov) in ‘Tetris.'.Courtesy of Apple
Since then, he’s proved his skills range much farther than punching and parkour.
The action stuff was something I had to learn."
But really, those are the things that feel like a departure for me.
Henk Rogers (Egerton) and Alexey Pajitnov (Efremov) enjoy a night out in the U.S.S.R. in ‘Tetris.'.Courtesy of Apple
I feel more at home with stuff like this orBlack Bird, which I did last year.
But really, I’d like to try and preserve doing as many different things as possible.
I enjoy the feeling of making each character as distinct from the last as I can."
There is no role he cannot play.
Egerton’s contributions weren’t limited to acting, either.
It was his idea to incorporate the aesthetics of ’80s video games like Tetris into the film’s storytelling.
Even the score sounds like an arcade.
There’s just one thing Egerton can’t do: Grow a mustache.
“My mustache-growing skills are not what they could be,” Egerton admits.
I will never, ever do it again.
I’ll either have a patchy mustache, or I just won’t have one at all."
Tetrispremieres at this year’s South by Southwest festival next month before streaming on Apple TV+ on March 31.
