Hamish Linklater stars as the late President.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The underexplored story of the hunt for Abraham Lincoln's killer finally comes to life on screen in Manhunt. Partially based on the James L.
Monica Beletsky: Thank you so much. I really was fascinated by how much I didn't know about the events surrounding the assassination. Once I learned that there were other attacks that night planned and executed, I sort of did a deep dive, and I stumbled across the figure of Edwin Stanton, played by Tobias Menzies, who was Lincoln's Secretary of War.
Jamie Stalcup, World Screen / TV Drama: So a lot of historical series and period dramas shy away from color, or they'll have some kind of sepia grayscale effect on them. But Manhunt isn't like that, so I'd love to hear about what work went on to craft the sets and the costumes in a way that was historically accurate.
Monica Beletsky: There were a couple of things I was really looking for. One was the fact that Stanton is someone who, in real life, was really a behind-the-scenes kind of leader. I joke that he was like the showrunner of the Civil War. He was somebody who was very comfortable being a right hand to Lincoln, but then when the assassination happens, he's thrust into being the leading man.
But I wanted to show the emotional consequence of losing this man, that our First Lady was essentially destitute because of the assassination. At the time, she was jobless, had nowhere to go, so that really fascinated me. But for the audience, I wanted to show the personal impact on their family, and what they were like in the White House, and what we lost because of the crime.
Beletsky & Director Carl Franklin Had Clear Visions For Casting Against-Type Actors Last quick casting question from me, I love that you brought in a couple of comedy heavies with Patton Oswalt and Matt Walsh in these very dramatic roles. What was the thought process there of having them play sort of against-type?
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