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‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’: Charlie Hunnam Reveals What Helped Him Unlock His Terrifying Transformation
Charlie Hunnam lost 30 pounds to portray Ed Gein in Netflix’s Monster season 3, exploring the psychological roots of the notorious Wisconsin serial killer.
- On October 3rd, Netflix released Monster: The Ed Gein Story, starring Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein, trading his Sons of Anarchy persona for the real-life Wisconsin killer role.
- Charlie Hunnam initially feared he'd made a terrible misstep after researching Ed Gein, but Ryan Murphy's invitation during a two-hour dinner and Ian Brennan's scripts refocused his perspective.
- Hunnam said, `This is going to be the really human, tender, unflinching, no-holds-barred exploration of who Ed was and what he did,` in an interview with Netflix's Tudum, after losing 30 pounds and listening to arrest tapes for research.
- Sitting at #1 on Netflix's Top 10 TV chart following its release on Friday, the season holds a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 29% and audience score of 53%.
- The series blurs truth and fiction by dramatizing Gein killing his brother and linking Ed Gein to horror icons Norman Bates, Leatherface and Buffalo Bill.
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Ed Gein is portrayed by Charlie Hunnam in the latest installment of the Netflix series Monster. To play the serial killer who inspired horror classics like Psycho and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hunnam delved into Gein's psyche and lost over 30 pounds.
Charlie Hunnam defends Monster: The Ed Gein Story, says Netflix series is not gratuitous
Charlie Hunnam, who stars in Monster: The Ed Gein Story, has defended the show’s divisive depiction of the titular serial killer.The third season of Ryan Murphy’s anthology crime series, which was released on Netflix earlier this month, delves into the life of the Wisconsin farmer who became infamous for robbing graves and skinning corpses. Much like the previous two seasons, Monster: The Ed Gein Story has drawn criticism from fans and critics a…
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‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’: Charlie Hunnam Reveals What Helped Him Unlock His Terrifying Transformation
The actor was not prepared for what he discovered during his research.
The Monster series is back on Netflix with a third season centered on serial killer Ed Gein. Among the main characters is Frank Worden, deputy sheriff performed by American actor Charlie Hall, whose mother is not an unknown.
Norman Bates ('Psycho'), Leatherface ('The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'), or Buffalo Bill from 'The Silence of the Lambs'—Hollywood must have had a source of inspiration somewhere. It's Ed Gein, the serial killer and skin fetishist from the 1950s about whom Netflix now has a series.
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