“It’s a real delight”: Matthew Macfadyen on working with Colin Firth on Operation Mincemeat

The inside deets of how WWII actually unraveled, Operation Mincemeat stars Colin Firth and Matthew Macfadyen as British intelligence officers who hatch a scheme to mislead the Nazis. However, they face a difficult challenge to protect a massive overruling force from established German power and prevent a potential massacre. A British production packed with true-story intrigue, stellar performances, and a glimpse into ingenious wartime tactics, the film, now streaming on Lionsgate Play, is a must-watch for history buffs and anyone who enjoys a good mystery!

Talking about his character Ewen Montagu, Ace Actor Colin Firth said, “Ewen Montagu was a brilliant barrister who used those skills to anticipate other people’s thinking. He didn’t deploy a strategy because he liked it; he thought his way into his opponent’s mind, and he did that with incredible vision. It was clearly a skill he had in the courtroom. But it proved invaluable in this case because he was constantly able to put himself in the shoes of the person who was on the other end of the deception.”

Speaking about working alongside Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen said, “If you’re working with wonderful actors like Colin, which I am, then it’s easy. It’s a real delight. When I was a young teenager, I watched a film that Colin made in the late 80s, about the Falklands War. It was called Tumbledown and was directed by Richard Eyre. I watched it again and again and again. I also repeatedly watched another film Colin made called A Month in the Country. Those are the films I was watching as I was formulating a plan to maybe try and go to drama school and become an actor as a profession. And so to be working with him now, 25 years later, is really lovely.”