Sewell said, "I’d like to think I’m a good guy but the trailer makes it otherwise. The script says… Well according to me he’s a soldier for the other team. Unfortunately the poster has a 'Z' on it and not an 'A' for Armand so I guess that for purposes of the interview I’m a bad guy."
Rufus Sewell on the Joy of Being Bad: Sewell enjoys sinking his teeth into the role of a bad guy. "If it’s a well-written bad guy absolutely. And this is very well-written. It’s a rounded character."
Rufus Sewell Gets Physical in "The Legend of Zorro:" Sewell said he's involved in lots of sword fighting. "Loads. Not in real life but in pretendy life I do. I had to learn to fight. Aside from the training actually just learn to fight and that can take months and months and months and months. So I did two months in Mexico before we started filming just two or three hours a day. And then I forgot it (laughing). And then they change it when you get up on the train or whatever you’re on when you’re fighting."
Rufus Sewell on Working on "The Legend of Zorro:" "Well the hardest few days were the train days. You know, you learn to fight but then they have to change it. You speed it up. You go from the middle rather than the beginning or the end. And then suddenly rather than the fighting instructor I’ve got Zorro coming at me, which is a slightly different proposition I discovered (laughing). That’s what makes it exciting."
Rufus Sewell on the Sequel and Fans of the First "Zorro" Film: "You can pick right up. It’s written as though time has passed. No one is having to pretend it’s the next day. Basically you know that they have a child, they were together, and he’s Zorro. That’s all you need to know. It would help you to see the first film because that will mean that you probably liked the first film. If you didn’t see the first film, you probably don’t want to see the second one. But what do I know (laughing)."
Rufus Sewell's Upcoming Projects: "I have got 'The Illusionist' coming up and I’ve got 'Tristan and Isolde' coming up. And I’m just about to start a film called 'Amazing Grace,' which is Michael Apted’s film. It’s about the abolition of the slave trade. And in two of those I’m a goodie.
Who does he play in "The Illusionist?" Sewell said, "I’m the Crown Prince of Austria and I basically end up being the enemy of Edward Norton’s character who is a conjuror."
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