Adrien Brody captivates as a post-war immigrant who comes to America to chase his version of the American Dream.

In a wide-ranging conversation with RogerEbert.com, Corbet and Fastvold reflected on brutalism’s enduring relevance, the oscillation between pragmatism and ambition it reflects, concepts of premonition that pervade their work, and the literal weight of their epic historical drama.

Guy Pearce knits his brow. “You know, people have said to me, quite openly, ‘Wow, you really f---ed your career, didn’t you?’ He meets my gaze. “I’m like, did I?! I’ve just done three films, and I’ve got another one coming. Did I f--- it? Oh, OK, that’s interesting …”

After roles in “Memento” and “L.A. Confidential” made him famous, Pearce turned his back on Hollywood. At age 57, he’s returned in “The Brutalist.”

Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce star in Brady Corbet’s ambitious post-World War II saga.

The Brutalist, starring Adrien Brody, is now in theaters. Award-winning drama with powerful performances. Streaming updates expected soon on Max!

From the opening minutes of Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist,” graciousness for survival and dread surround the protagonist, László Tóth, a Holocaust survivor who immigrates to America. The solemn reading of a letter from his wife stuck in Europe,

He comes to postwar America with blueprints for a new kind of beauty in director Brady Corbet’s ambitious, if imperfect, epic film.

Brady Corbet's epic drama has placed the journeyman Australian actor in a year-end awards conversation for the first time ever The post Why ‘The Brutalist’ Star Guy Pearce Imagined a Big Game Hunter to Prepare for His Tycoon Role appeared first on TheWrap.