Maggie Lovitt is the Senior Lead Editor - News at Collider and co-host on Collider Dailies. In addition to reporting on the latest entertainment news, she is also an actor and member of the Screen Actors Guild based out of the Mid-Atlantic Region.
The Big Picture It seems as though nearly every streaming service is trying its hand at adapting novels based on the horrors of the Holocaust, including Peacock which is set to premiere The Tattooist of Auschwitz on May 2. The series stars Jonah Hauer-King and Anna Próchniak as lovers who meet amid the soul-crushing terror and uncertainty of Auschwitz, and Jonas Nay as one of the cruel Nazis at the concentration camp.
During our short but riveting conversation, Nay spoke about how chilling it was to listen to the real-life recordings of Stefan Baretzki, how his character projects onto Lale, and his desire to reunite with Hauer-King for a musical, since they both played a lot of music on the set of The Tattooist of Auschwitz. You can watch the full interview in the player below or scroll on to read the full transcript of our conversation.
Release Date May 2, 2024 Cast Anna Próchniak , Melanie Lynskey , Jonah Hauer-King , Harvey Keitel Main Genre Drama Seasons 1 Jonas Nay Listened to Recordings of the Real-Life Stefan Baretzki for the Role Close COLLIDER: I always like to learn how actors develop their characters and what their formula is for coming up with them.
I think my way of getting near a character was totally different this time for Stefan Baretzki because, of course, he was a real, existing person. I took a lot from talking to Heather Morris, the author of the novel, who spent a lot of time with him listening to his whole story that he wanted her to tell the world. Also, a lot of things that didn't land in her novel, but I could interview her about whatever he mentioned about Stefan Baretzki, and that could influence my way of playing him.
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