Taron Egerton becomes emotional, remembering the “profound” experience of shooting “Blackbird” with Ray Liotta

Taron Egerton looks back on his special time working with the late Ray Liotta on the new Apple TV + series “Black Bird.”

Egerton plays Jimmy Keane, the son of Riotta’s character Big Jim Keane.

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While appearing on Sirius XM’s “The Jess Cagle Show,” Egerton described the show’s father-son relationship as the “beating heart” of the series.

“There is a famous thing that we are all messed up by our parents, which is certainly a bit true in this case, but it’s a beautiful and beautifully written relationship,” he said.

He continued, revealing what it was like to star on the other side of the iconic Riotta. It was one of the deepest experiences in my acting career. I connected immediately. “

Egerton described Riotta as a “gentleman” and described “Blackbird” as “one of the best performances of his career.”

Looking back on one of his last interactions with Riotta, Egerton recalled: And “Your performance at the show is beautiful and I’m really proud of the work we did,” I said, and he told me, “You made my son so loved. I just said.

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“It’s actually a bit emotional, but working with Ray to play these two roles was profound and a real highlight of the whole experience,” Egerton added. ..

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