Lucio (King) in a scene from “Ripley.”
Netflix limited series ripley This show features a cat named King, but his presence on the show has more meaning than viewers might realize.
Set in the 1960s, ripley — Black-and-white film adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s classic 1955 novel, directed by Steve Zaillian. The talented Mr. Ripley — Andrew Scott plays Tom Ripley, a troubled New York City con man.
However, Ripley’s fate changes completely. He is hired by wealthy shipping businessman Herbert Greenleaf (Kenneth Lonergan) to travel to Italy to persuade his wandering son Dickie (Johnny Flynn) to return home.
Infatuated with young Greenleaf’s lavish European lifestyle, Ripley hatches an evil plan to steal Dickie’s identity.Also starring Dakota Fanning ripley As fellow American Marge Sherwood, who is suspicious of Ripley’s actions.
King the Maine Coon cat plays Lucio ripley. The big cat appears in the miniseries’ eerie prologue scene, where Ripley watches as Ripley drags her body down the stairs. The cat then returns in episode 5.
In an interview with hollywood reporterZaillian emphasized why the majestic cat is an integral part of Ripley.
“I wrote about a cat in the script, and I played it with some trepidation,” Zaillian said. THR. “We thought the only witnesses to Tom’s crimes would be animals who couldn’t testify or people who weren’t comfortable testifying. Of course, the cat was the most troublesome.”
Zaillian says finding the right cat to play Lucio wasn’t easy
Discuss the use of kings in ripley and THRSteven Zaillian stated that the cat had to be recast twice before this unique cat got the role.
“Owners would want to bring their cats into the office and let them do tricks,” Zaillian recalled in a trade publication. “But what we wanted was a cat that was really gentle and comfortable with people and cameras.”
Total of 8 episodes ripley Now streaming on Netflix. The series debuted at No. 7 on the streamer’s Global TV Top 10 for the week of April 1-7, garnering 2.3 million views, which equates to 16.9 million hours watched. .
The talented Mr. Ripley It was made into a film of the same name in 1999 starring Matt Damon as Tom Ripley, Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf, and Gwyneth Paltrow as Marge Sherwood.
The 1999 film, which also starred Cate Blanchett and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman in supporting roles, won five awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay for Anthony Minghella, who wrote and directed it, and Best Supporting Actor for Law. Nominated for an Oscar.
