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Matthew MacFayden has revealed that he refused to watch Colin Firth's portrayal of Mr. Darcy in fear of his own performance being tainted by preconceptions.
MacFayden plays the character in the upcoming movie adaptation of the Jane Austen novel Pride And Prejudice, and did not want to be influenced by Firth's interpretation of the role in 1995's TV series.
He told The Sun: "I hadn't seen the TV series when I was given the part so I decided not to watch it in case it influenced my own performance.
"I know that everyone loved Colin's portrayal and that kind of comparison is going to be hard to live with.
"So the moment some of the audience see me on screen as Mr Darcy, they're going to say, 'Oh, that's not him'."
The adaptation is due for release on September 16.
MacFayden plays the character in the upcoming movie adaptation of the Jane Austen novel Pride And Prejudice, and did not want to be influenced by Firth's interpretation of the role in 1995's TV series.
He told The Sun: "I hadn't seen the TV series when I was given the part so I decided not to watch it in case it influenced my own performance.
"I know that everyone loved Colin's portrayal and that kind of comparison is going to be hard to live with.
"So the moment some of the audience see me on screen as Mr Darcy, they're going to say, 'Oh, that's not him'."
The adaptation is due for release on September 16.
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