John Malkovich grew emotional as his new film Wild Horse Nine received what will likely be one of the longest standing ovations of this year’s Venice Film Festival. The US actor stars with Sam Rockwell in the black comedy action thriller written and directed by Martin McDonagh, with Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits and Parker Posey also featuring. At its world premiere in Venice on Thursday (3 September), Wild Horse Nine galloped into the Oscars race with a 13-minute standing ovation, also drawing applause twice during the screening – including at a moment when Malkovich’s character goes on a rant about cheese, Variety reported.
Set in 1973, the movie follows two CIA officers (Malkovich and Rockwell) who have been dispatched from Santiago to Easter Island shortly before the Chilean military coup that overthrew socialist president Salvador Allende. Malkovich, 72, said he had previously been forced to turn down projects by McDonagh (Banshees of Inisherin; In Bruges) due to other commitments, but fortunately had a clear schedule when the “beautiful” script for Wild Horse Nine was sent to him. The actor also played down early speculation that the film would be an Oscar contender, stating: “I’ve had really spectacular collaborators and collaborations with directors, writers and actors.
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This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent. Three Billboards won two Academy Awards, for Rockwell (Best Supporting Actor) and Frances McDormand (Best Actress). During his appearance at Venice, Malkovich also addressed speculation that he might be planning to step back from Hollywood.
I mean, I’m pretty much doing, and I’ve been doing what I love my whole life, and I plan to carry on doing that,” he said, People reported. He added: “I don’t plan to retire because I think they will retire me when it’s time. That seems to be the natural course of things.” Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
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