Jeremy Strong of “Succession”, in Cannes for “Armageddon Time”, reveals he is ready to take the stage in London

Exclusive: jeremy forte (Heredity) told Deadline at the Cannes Film Festival that he decided to take the time to schedule it so he could perform on stage in London. “I missed the opportunity shines “Ivo Van Hove and so on, next time I have to be ready,” he said.

Deadline reported in March that Ben Stiller (night at the museum) Negotiations with Belgian director Van Hove and producers Sonia Friedman (“Harry Potter and the Damned Child ‘) and Colin Calendar (Hall of the wolf) To participate in the Stephen King adaptation “Light” A novel and not a 1980 film version of Stanley Kubrick starring Jack Nicholson.

“The London Theater has always been the Holy Grail, so I come,” said Strong.

He admitted that his film career didn’t stop him from performing live. shot three seasons Heredity And he noted that the fourth will be shot “at some point”, even if he paused to reveal the start date.

Strong became famous for his role as Kendall Roy. Heredity; And his powerful performance in the autobiographical film directed by James Gray’s father the time of armageddonAfter his testimony in Cannes, he was well received.

He was fifteen when, on his first trip to London, he slept outside the National Theater to get tickets to see Richard Eyre. (Notes on the scandal) 1997 game with King Lear Ian Holm (The Hobbit).

“I remember sitting in Coteslo and looking at it and it just completely changed my life and I was left with a thunderstorm. I haven’t seen anything like it. I don’t come from a very cultured family and this was the first time I left the country. “It was one of the best moments of my life and I realized I wanted to dedicate my life to it,” he told Deadline.

The actor appears to have an encyclopedic knowledge of London theatrical art. He immediately remembered that Anne Marie Duff (Ს Sex education) She played the role of Cordelia in that King Lear comedy. She knew that the National Theater Coteslowe Court had changed its name to Dorfman.

Out of nowhere he learned of the possibilities of the Almeida and Donmar warehouses of the Off-West Theaters. “I like intimate spaces. I like spaces where you can do work that is almost cinematic in her intimate relationship, “she said.

It’s in the air, whether it’s a classic or a new show. “You will read and then I will understand. And then nothing stops you from doing it. I have to do another season Heredity. I’m leaving then Do Game time.

“I’ll be back soon. Not now, not soon.” Preparation is everything, “he said.