Actor Jonathan Pryce is yet again ready to prove his versatility with his next role-play as Shylock, one of the most challenging characters created by the one and the only William Shakespeare.
Starting from genuine roles to villainous ones, Pryce has been associated with each kind of role, proving his acting skills in the industry. He adorned the state at Chicago Shakespeare Theater while portraying the literature ace's "The Merchant of Venice" character.
The end to the actor's character of the High Sparrow has ended in "Game of Thrones," following which he has been seen entertaining fans in his new avatar. The way he role-played Shylock gave a real essence to the whole drama.
Chicago Sun-Times reported that the stage show was organized on the account if the 400th death anniversary of Shakespeare. The event was commissioned by British publisher Hogarth. It is the publisher of eight acclaimed novelists assigned the task of retelling one of the plays of the laureate.
Novelist Howard Jacobson chose "The Merchant of Venice" as the drama to remember the literate on his fourth centenarian death anniversary. Jacobson composed "Shylock is My Name" where he dropped the Jewish moneylender's character from Venice into the 21st century. In the novel, Shylock becomes a house-guest of a neo-Nazi footballer, Simon Strulovitch. The plot takes a turn when the Venetian's daughter starts liking Strulovitch.
Pryce was even offered a role in Season 1 of "Game of Thrones" but he refused to work on the project. "Then it was an unknown quantity," Pryce said. "It's also a genre of literature and TV that I have really no interest in. It's not what I like. I wouldn't have watched it."
He added that when the offer knocked his door after five years for religious leader the High Sparrow's character, he couldn't say no. "I kind of jumped at it because of that character," Pryce said as quoted by Chicago Tonight. "And also, it was the number one TV show in the world. It's churlish of me to say no again."
In the video below, Movie Talk film critic Jason Solomons' discussion with Jonathan Pryce has been released.