We revere the film enormously but kept talking about [a remake], he added.
It was such an intriguing, interesting idea and we couldnt quite let it go.
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That was the breakthrough for us, addedDownton Abbeyexec Neame.
Eddie Redmayne in ‘The Day of the Jackal’Marcell Piti/Carnival Film & Television Limited
It made it worth doing.
So he definitely got our vision straight away and was intrigued by the cat and mouse.
Ronan is very drawn to characters who dont speak the truth and are dishonest.
Lashana Lynch as Bianca.
Jackalscat and mouse vibe is what drove Marchant, Neame and Bennett forwards.
Its not about individual nations or sovereignty or world power.
We hope you get the same from the TV show.
There is a real mirror image between the Jackal and Bianca.
Despite the current slowdown, Carnival has remained fantastically busy this year, Neame said.
I would imagine its a lonely time for companies who are fully independent right now, he added.
We have been able to weather the shocks the system has clearly gone through.
