Michael Fassbender has starred in a wide range of movies throughout his career. He has had some dramatic lows, including the video game adaptation Assassin’s Creed and the thriller The Snowman, but he has also had a lot of wins in his career, including his latest movie, Black Bag, directed by Steven Soderbergh. Black Bag is getting positive reviews, with the movie having a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score. ScreenRant‘s Mae Abdulbaki gave the film 8 out of 10 stars, praising its suspense and use of comedy.
Black Bag set a record by becoming Fassbender’s highest-rated movie on Rotten Tomatoes, but the thriller is far from his only well-regarded project. His dramatic work has earned him a lot of recognition, receiving Academy Award nominations for both Steve Jobs and 12 Years A Slave. Even his other recent film, Kneecap, also received impressive critical acclaim. Now, the actor reflects on his career and selects his favorite of his movies.
Fassbender Selects Hunger As His Best Film
Hunger Was His First Collaboration With Steve McQueen
Fassbender has chosen Hunger as his favorite of his movies. The 2008 feature was directed by Steve McQueen, with whom the actor would go on to be a frequent collaborator. The movie saw Fassbender play an Irish republican named Bobby Sands who leads a prison on a hunger strike. The movie also features Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham, and Laine Megaw. Hunger was critically acclaimed and ended up winning McQueen a BAFTA award for the Most Promising Newcomer.
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In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Fassbender picked Hunger as the best of his work. The actor simply stated that it was “probably [his] favorite film that [he’s] done.” He felt that doing the movie was a “turning point” in his career, and was grateful for all the people he got to work with on set. Check out the full quote below:
Probably my favorite film that I’ve done. This was a huge like turning point or start of my career really. The opportunity to play Bobby Sands, meet Steve, go on that journey with him and Liam Cunningham. Living together in a little flat — well it wasn’t little, it was two bedroom, it was normal sized — but just working on that scene every day, eating porridge in the morning and then running that scene between Bobby and the priest. We tried to do it 10 times a day for 10 days.
What This Meant For Michael Fassbender
This Would Lead To Other Great Roles
Before working on Hunger, Fassbender had mostly been relegated to smaller roles. Hunger was a chance for him to step out into a lead role, and do so with gravitas. This proved his worth as a dramatic actor, leading to roles that would become some of his most career-defining. McQueen’s film certainly was a turning point, as it paved the way for Fassbender to pivot into a more serious stage of his career and become the A-lister he is today.
Source: EW
Hunger
- Release Date
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October 31, 2008
- Runtime
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96 minutes