Game of Thrones Star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in the midst of “The Other Woman”
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is up to the job as the ultimate ‘despicable’
womanizer in “The Other Woman” starring alongside Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann and
Kate Upton.
Nikolaj plays
Mark, a suave and sophisticated man who is every girl’s dream – and is seeing
the equally beautiful and powerful lawyer Carly (Diaz). But after Carly discovers that Mark is a
married man, she tries to get her ruined
life back on track. But when she accidentally meets the wife he’s been cheating
on (Leslie Mann), she realizes they have much in common, and her sworn enemy
becomes her greatest friend. When yet another affair is discovered (Kate
Upton), all three women team up to plot mutual revenge on their cheating,
lying, three-timing sob.
In the role of
charismatic liar Mark King, “Game of Thrones” star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau,
surprised everyone with his comedic chops. Producer Julie Yorn notes: “We just got
incredibly lucky with Nikolaj. We knew he certainly had the dash and good looks
to be the leading man, but he came in and did this one scene where he comes
undone and it was unbelievable.”
Writer Melissa Stack
notes that, “Nikolaj was able to be vicious and charming in the span of ten
seconds and that’s talent and also a lot of hard work, preparation and
thought. He has some really tricky bits
of business where he has to be the captivating snake, which is not an easy
thing.”
The Danish actor
sparked to playing the seductive bad guy for whom karmic repercussions are,
well, a bitch. But the actor doesn’t see
Mark as a cartoon cad. “I think Mark
loves his wife,” says Coster-Waldau. “He
and Kate have been together a long time, and I think in his mind he treats her
really well. I don’t think it’s unusual to meet a guy who believes that because
he takes home a lot of money, it gives him the right to have a bit of fun on
the side. It’s just pure instinct. What
can Mark do? He can’t stop himself. He believes himself to be a good guy.” He
continues, “Mark likes to fall in love, and I think the problem with a guy like
that is he falls in love with himself falling in love.”
On working with
Patricia Field who helmed the costume for the movie, Nikolaj notes that “My personal
style is as far removed from Mark’s as you can imagine, but it was a lot of fun
working with Patricia. She is a wonderful lady. She has this husky voice. It
was a privilege to get to work with her and her whole team. I've never worn
anything as expensive as I wore in this film. There was a costume change for
every scene basically, because Mark is one of those people who needs everyone
to see how expensive his clothes are. Those suits were really exquisite and you
could tell the quality. It was very important to the character that the wealth
was shown, so he would wear Tom Ford suits. He would drive the most expensive
car; I drove a light blue Aston Martin Convertible. It was beautiful, I enjoyed
it. And I love dressing up. That's part of my job. It's what builds character
and clearly Mark needed those really sharp suits. But in my own life I wear
jeans and a tee shirt. It's very basic. I put on whatever is at the top of the
pile and then once every two weeks I'll turn the tee shirt pile over so I don't
just use the same one. It's boring. But
I like it, it is comfortable.”
A graduate of the
National Theater School in Denmark, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is best known for his starring role as Jaime
Lannister in the massively successful TV series, “Game of Thrones.” About to enter its fourth season, it was
nominated for an Emmy in 2011. In 2001,
Nikolaj starred in Ridley Scott’s multi Oscar winning drama “Black Hawk Down,”
which was followed by “Enigma.” His films include “Kingdom of Heaven,”
“Wimbledon,” “Firewall,” “Headhunters,” “Night Watch,” “Rembrandt,”
and “Blekingegade,” a high-profile Danish mini-series. Recent pr
ojects include
Guillermo Del Toro’s “Mama” and “Oblivion” with Tom Cruise.
It’s a date with
your girls when “The Other Woman” opens May 7 in theaters nationwide from 20th
Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros.
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