Criminal, 2016
When the film was released, Scott talked to the website Comicbook.com about playing his role in Criminal.
“Yeah, well the script was good, but the part was not necessarily that great.
Of course it was the opportunity to work with a stellar cast with obviously Kevin Costner and Gary Oldman
and Tommy Lee Jones and Ryan Reynolds. It was a great cast so I just thought “Well, this is a great thing to be
a part of.”
I enjoyed the script, I liked the director, his previous film The Iceman, and I have a relationship with the
producers. I’ve done a lot of work with those guys before and they were shooting in London which I live in the
UK. Nothing else going on at the time, you know, like something to do.
I mean, you’re an actor, you get paid to act. Sometimes you don’t have the luxury of picking … Like it’s not up
to me to say “Right, I want to do this. I’ll play James Bond now. Okay, step over.” It doesn’t work like that, does
it? You’re at the mercy of the films that you are offered. You can only choose what’s on the table at that point.
That’s how I put food on the table for my family and I work as an actor so that was what made sense at the
time.
The role in Criminal was very expositional in the way that a lot of what I say is further in the story and giving
information to other characters and you’ve just got to make a way to make that reel and stay in the moment
with that.
People look at my film CV and they think that this is something new, but since the very beginning, I’ve played
ricks of people, normal characters, British TV shows, and things like that. For me, it’s nothing new. For me, it’s
the way it always has been. People seem so surprised when I’m not playing a villain or being the hero of an
action movie, but for me, that’s the way it’s always been.”
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The Trailer:
Criminal is an American action-thriller
directed by Ariel Vromen and released in
2016. The film revolves around a
criminal who, after an experiment to
implant the memories of a deceased CIA
agent into his brain, discovers classified
information. The movie features a star-
studded cast, including Kevin Costner,
Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones, and
Ryan Reynolds.
The story follows Jerico Stewart (played
by Kevin Costner), a criminal with a
violent past who undergoes a unique
operation where the memories of CIA
agent Bill Pope (Ryan Reynolds) are
implanted into his mind. As a result,
Jerico gains access to crucial information
that could impact the future of the world
and the safety of countless people.
Scott Adkins plays a significant supporting role as The Brit, starring alongside Kevin Costner. While his role is
not the lead, Adkins delivers a convincing performance as a dangerous and highly capable agent within the
story. His scenes add intensity and action to the film.
