From director Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, Hanna), the epic love story Cyrano follows Cyrano de Bergerac (Peter Dinklage), a man of “unique physique” whose undeclared love for his hometown friend Roxanne (Haley Bennett) leads him down a path where he finds himself expressing his true feelings through the dashingly handsome Christian (Kelvin Harrison Jr.). The young soldier has caught the eye of the beauty that inspires Cyrano’s poetic words, and Cyrano is so fearful of her reaction that he settles for ensuring her happiness with another.
During this 1-on-1 interview with Collider, which you can both watch and read, Bennett talked about bringing something new to a story that’s been around for so long, why she had to wait to find out if she’d get to reprise the role that she’d already played with Dinklage on stage, why the balcony scene was one of her favorites, and her favorite song to perform in the film.
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