Colin Farrell On Why He Loves Working With Yorgos Lanthimos

Colin Farrell clearly enjoys working with Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos. The pair made previously teamed up on The Lobster (2015), and are back with The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), a bleak thriller which has been described as ‘the feelbad movie of the year’.

We spoke to Colin Farrell about what it was like to work on this chilling mystery movie, and how the process of developing the character evolved with Lanthimos.

The Irish actor, known for his roles in In Bruges (2008) and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), also explained how his previous collaboration with the director on The Lobster had influence on him while making this movie.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer is on general release now.

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