Dexter Michael C. Hall Wows In Another Killer Role; Actor Reveals He Accepted The Project Because He Wants To Become A ‘Normal Guy’ After His Successful Series
Fresh from the success of his TV show Dexter, Michael C. Hall is back in yet another murderer role. However, this time, he is a much different killer than what he portrayed in the Showtime television series.
In American crime drama film Cold in July, which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, Hall plays the role of Richard Dane, a man who accidentally killed an intruder and was left to deal with the victim's angry father, Ben Russell. As he deals with his crime, he slowly discovers that one of the police officers involved in the investigation is "hiding information from him that would indicate that he was involved in something much more complicated."
"There was something about Cold in July that really specifically appealed to a general desire I had to play a character who, in and of himself, was not particularly remarkable, or uniquely afflicted, or capable," Hall added. "But around him, crazy things were happening, and that was very much the case with this movie, so it really fit the bill there."
Film director said that before the casting, they were looking for an actor who is eager to play a normal role.
"Most people don't want to play normal guys," Mickle noted. "And then, weirdly, Michael was in a position where that was what he was craving to do - play someone normal."
For Hall, he said that Cold in July has an effect on him that makes it hard for him to resist the project.
"There was something about Cold in July that really specifically appealed to a general desire I had to play a character who, in and of himself, was not particularly remarkable, or uniquely afflicted, or capable," he shared.
"But around him, crazy things were happening, and that was very much the case with this movie, so it really fit the bill there."
"Coming off of Six Feet Under and Dexter, I was amazed at just what an incredible ability he had to play characters, because they're just two totally different characters," Mickle said. "And yet, so believable in a way that few actors can really inhabit something. So I think that shows how nimble he is.
