Danny Dyer has landed a huge new film role following his impressive performance in Disney+ drama series Rivals, and there’s a surprising twist to his next venture.
Danny Dyer has revealed he has landed a huge new film role, and he’s not only the leading male, but he’s the only actor in the whole production.
The 47-year-old star, who is currently starring in Disney+ drama Rivals, has shared that he’s set to fly to Dublin later this month to begin filming a new one-man-movie called Three Quick Breaths. The former EastEnders actor admits that while he can’t talk about his upcoming movie, he explained it’s a “really mad concept”.
However, the process suffered a hiccup as Danny admitted that he had a health scare but he was later given the all clear. However, he is planning to change his life this year and admits that he’s going to attempt to quit smoking in order to maintain a full bill of health.
“I can’t talk too much about it. It’s a really mad concept. I’m trying to push myself now that I’m known as sort of Marlon Brando in the acting world because of Rivals, you know,” Danny told The Sun.
He continued: “Even though I’ve been acting for so long anyway, this is something that is going to be a real test for me. But I had to have a very, very in-depth medical [check] for insurance reasons.
“I’m the only one in this film. Its only one character. Just me. I won’t go too into it but it’s a bit like Phone Booth with Colin Farrell. It’s quite a clever idea. Because I’m the only actor, I had two doctors waiting at my door.” Aside from his new role, Danny, famed for his role as Mick Carter in EastEnders, is currently portraying businessman Freddie Jones in the show, which also stars Alex Hassell and Emily Atack.
Based on Jilly Cooper’s novel, Rivals delves into the cutthroat world of regional television in Rutshire, seen through Corinium television. The plot centres around the fierce competition between Lord Tony Baddingham, played by David Tennant, and Rupert Campbell-Black, portrayed by The Boys’ Hassell.
And Danny recently lauded his co-star David Tennant’s performance as Lord Tony Baddingham in the show. During an appearance on the Off Menu podcast with Ed Gamble and James Acaster, Danny opened up about his time on set with David.
He said: “I’m part of a proper, real ensemble cast with elite people. David Tennant, what a lovely geezer he is, you want him to be horrible because he is just perfect. He’s like a Rolls-Royce of acting.” Danny also expressed his enjoyment of his role in Rivals, despite the challenges he faced, particularly when it came to speaking Japanese for his character. He explained: “With Freddie, he’s lovely, he’s a teddy bear with a bite.
“And also, I speak a bit of Japanese in it which is worth tuning in for, just for that. It took a long time to learn this little bit I’ve got, because I had a geezer on WhatsAp p because it’s all phonetic so I couldn’t write it down.”
