Jude Legislation on signing up for ‘Alfie’, ‘dangerous transfer’
Jude Legislation regretted making that one “bad move” that pulled him down from a “strong position” in Hollywood.
In an interview with GQ Journal UK, Legislation revealed that taking up the lead function in 2004’s Alfie was a “bad move” following his second Oscar nomination.
On the time, the actor had simply acquired important popularity of his function in Chilly Mountain and acquired nominated for greatest actor on the Academy Awards.
Then got here Alfie, a remake of the 1966 movie starring Michael Caine, which finally struggled on the field workplace and was largely met with criticism.
“I was in a really strong position [at that time] because I’d just had another [Oscar] nomination on the back of Cold Mountain,” Legislation stated, “and for ‘Alfie’ to be the film I chose to do quite soon after that, I think was a bad move. I just felt it hadn’t elevated [the material] and felt a little light, a little too cheesy.”
He added, “I think it was made for too much money, and I was probably paid too much money, which I underestimated at the time. I kicked myself that I’d done something that was leaning into the heartthrob and the charismatic lead and it hadn’t worked.”
The actor additionally remained when requested if the flop had a mattress impact on his confidence.
“Yes, I think it probably did,” he admitted.
“Everyone has hits, everyone has flops. But yes, I think it did. It also made me aware that, when you are fresh out of the gate, everyone is intrigued and everyone wants a piece of you. And then as soon as you have a couple of misfires, their attention goes elsewhere. And so there’s a part of you also thinking, ‘Oh okay, how do I get that attention back?’”