ComingSoon Senior Editor Spencer Legacy spoke with Tetris star Taron Egerton about the upcoming Apple TV+ film
star Taron Egerton about the upcoming Apple TV+ film. The actor discussed his own experience with the game and his affinity for larger-than-life stories.in 1988 and then risks everything by traveling to the Soviet Union, where he joins forces with inventor Alexey Pajitnov to bring the game to the masses,” reads the film’s synopsis.
Spencer Legacy: How much did you get to speak and work with Henk Rogers and how did that help you prep for your role?Not much, really. We spoke a little bit when we first started, but as a sort of courtesy, you know? It was more like me saying, “Hey man, I’m really, really excited to be a part of telling this story, which I know is a big part of your life, and don’t worry, I’m not going to make you look like a dick.” I wasn’t really asking him advice or anything, but it was nice to meet him.
Tetris came out on the Game Boy the same year you were born. Did you grow up playing it at all or was this all new to you? I played it a bit. I got a Game Boy for my 10th birthday when they released the Game Boy Color, or shortly after. I can’t remember when they exactly released it, but I got mine for my 10th birthday and it completely consumed me for about a year. My mother talks about me just being not present for a year, but it was
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