I
love working with Sean Bean and have great admiration
for him as an
actor. The part of Sharpe was made for him and I couldn’t
imagine anyone
else playing the role. Sean is a very physical actor and
is superb at
doing all his own stunts, which makes my job so much easier.
And I was
delighted to return to India, where I had filmed before.
India gave us stunning locations, superb filming light, top
quality sets
and props and a huge variety of animals as background colour – but
you
can’t make Sharpe without lots of extras and we got
them. Well trained
by Richard Rutherford Moore (a veteran of Sharpe) they were
the best,
most enthusiastic and cheerful extras I have ever worked
with. They
contributed enormously to the success of the film. Problems?
Well a few
people got Delhi belly, but we had an excellent doctor to
look after us.
They say an army marches on its stomach – well so does
a film unit and
we had superb Indian caterers – not one person ever
grumbled at the food.
I think all the cast and crew enjoyed India and it shows
on the screen.
It’s such a vibrant, colourful, enthusiastic, cheerful
country that
everyone wants to go back. I certainly would, so the only
question now
is will “Sharpe” return?
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