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| Edited By: |Source: ANI |Updated: Aug 01, 2011, 11:44 PM IST
Gary Oldman has said that his new movie Tinker, tailor, Soldier, Spy is the stark opposite of James Bond’.
The 53-year-old English actor plays the role of an espionage specialist George Smiley in the movie, which is an adaptation of the novel by John le Carre.
Oldman even cautioned that Matt Demon’s Bourne fans might be disappointed, as his movie is an intellectual thriller.
“It is the polar opposite of Bond and it is not ‘The Bourne Identity’. It is an intellectual thriller. You have to focus and listen,” Contactmusic quoted him as saying.
Oldman boasted of the new movie being sexier than the older versions with the lead character Smiley being portrayed as smart and wise, rather than being short, unattractive and overweight.
“It’s a delicious part, a wonderful role. Smiley is middle-aged, mild-mannered, sagacious and perspicacious,” he said.
“He is an intelligence officer, a student of espionage. He has a strong moral sense, too, a strong moral compass, even though he recognises the dark, unethical, ugly side of what he does. Also, there’s a melancholy and sadness within George. It isn’t accidental that his name is Smiley,” he added.
