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I’m not sure if it’s his charming smile, his curly locks, or his English accent, but it’s hard not to fall in love with Matthew Broome, especially in… Your mistake: London.
The 25-year-old actor plays Nick in the newly released sequel to the hit Prime Video film My mistake: Londonbased on best sellers Sinners Trilogy by author Mercedes Ron. Part 2 continues the forbidden love story between Noah (Asha Banks) and her half-brother Nick, as they face relationship challenges, secrets and new career paths.
Broome also captured hearts with his role as Guy Thwarte in the Apple TV series Pirates. However, he almost never graced the screens with his presence.
“My drama teachers told me I was good at it and that I should do it, but I was a bit unsure because it wasn’t cool to do it at school at the time,” he says. Hollywood Reporter With laughter. “And I got interested in that when I was a kid.”
He initially chose to pursue computing because he loved video games. Fortunately, he had an epiphany. “I was like, ‘What do I do? Go do drama.'” So I went back to school, literally, after the deadline and said to myself, “Change it to drama.” “And after that I never looked back.”
Below, Broome talks about his encounter with Banks in parts two and three of the Prime Video series, where he plays a less toxic version of Nick, and the comparisons to Formula 1 driver Lando Norris, Pirates Season 3 reveals his goals for returning to the stage and more.
Knowing that My mistake: London The films are based on Mercedes Rhon’s best-selling trilogy, and there’s also the hit Spanish film series. Did you feel any pressure editing the film in London?
Fortunately, I wasn’t aware of that. I wasn’t aware that this was happening. Then it was my co-star, Asha, who started really telling me how successful it was. And I literally remember we were in the car in Tenerife [Spain] On the way to the hotel where we were going to stay while filming there. I was like, “Wait, what? There are a lot of fans.” I’m like, “What? What did I sign up for?” Then the more I looked, the more I said, “Oh my God.” After that, it got a little scary, but I actually think we did a pretty good job of closing that out and being excited to know that there are actually people out there who love this story.
You and Asha Banks have great chemistry on screen. How was meeting with her again in the last two films, and did you feel more comfortable this time?
surprising! We get along well and have formed a beautiful friendship and we both care about her equally very much. We kind of rooted for each other through the whole process and because she’s in the same place in her career — this is her first big movie — we held each other’s hands through it and it was at a point where we had a great time. We were like, “We don’t want to go home. Let’s stay on set. This is amazing.” And I think that energy was absolutely infectious. Everyone who joined us, it was just a great big family.
In the books, Nick is portrayed as this really toxic guy, but I feel like that’s been toned down a bit in the London version. Can you talk about finding your own version of Nick and what you wanted to bring to the character?
I never approached it with the idea of, “Oh, I’m playing a toxic person and this is masculine toxicity.” This is not useful for thinking or playing. You can’t play that. You’re just playing it moment by moment and what’s going on inside it. So it was just a matter of making sense to me and what that could look like in the world that we’re creating and this character that’s set in London at this time; How this nomination through me as an actor was the main way in. Because some things in the book won’t translate to the modern day screen. So you have to sew your own version and root it in something that is real and that people recognize and that is human. Not that the source material isn’t, but sometimes in this genre, you can get away with that.
Obviously the movies are known for their romance, but there’s also a fair amount of action as well when it comes to the cars and racing. What’s it like to film those scenes?
Especially in the first part, I liked the combat stuff. The racing scenes are actually one of the hardest things because you’re in the studio in the car, and here you have to act and imagine what you’re doing. And when it’s not put together and you’re just doing one take, you’re like, “Is this the worst thing I’ve ever done? Am I terrible now?” And then when I watch the movie, I’m almost flabbergasted by that department because we don’t see all the stunt units doing all the car work. …And then our actions in the car make more sense because it brings it together and it’s like, “You made me look cool because I didn’t feel like that that day.”
Speaking of racing, I know some Formula 1 fans have compared your character Nick to McLaren driver Lando Norris. What was your reaction to that?
I’ve seen it many times, but I’ve become more aware of it recently because I went to Formula 1 [race] In Miami and suddenly became interested in Formula 1, hence this hat here (He laughs). So I’m very interested in what Lando Norris is doing. I really like it as a driver, but I see it more in my algorithm, the comparison. Oh, it’s so cool (He laughs)! I see that. Yes, I see that.
I’ve also already shot the third movie, Our mistake: LondonCan you talk about your experience shooting those films back to back?
I suppose it was similar in a way to filming a TV show in that regard. For the third film, we had a different team, a different director and a different cinematographer. And that was a turnaround because we did two jobs with Danny [Girdwood] And Charlotte [Fassler] Then we did one with Chania [Button]But she took it into her own hands and went in perfectly and it was kind of smooth.
The weird thing about doing that is that you didn’t see the second movie before you shot the third movie. In the process of shooting these films, the scripts evolve and adapt to what we are shooting as well. We realize that some things need to move forward, move, change or whatever. So what we start with is not what we end up with. So it was hard to go into the third movie and think, is this still a big theme in the sequel? Does this happen? Or this has changed, so now we have to change this on the third. That was difficult because usually you can see the second one and say, “Okay, now we need to make the third.” But other than that, it was nice to get straight ahead.
Young adult romance movies and shows are having such a moment with audiences, and I know Prime Video is particularly into it more. Why do you think this genre is seeing so much success right now, and how do you feel being a part of it?
It’s thriving, isn’t it? Even I feel it. I’m like, wow, there’s so much being produced and there’s so much content now for fans of the genre. There’s definitely something about TikTok that’s really popping up on those platforms. The young audience who watches it is all present on these platforms; They’re just the same thing. And everyone loves to watch people fall in love, screw it up, and then get back together (He laughs). Everyone likes to sit there, even though it doesn’t happen to them, like, “Oh, I like this.” Or it happens to them and they say, “Oh my God, that’s me.” (He laughs.) And it’s not too exhausting to watch. I don’t mean that in a negative way, but you can turn it on and have a good time and you can get emotional and you can go through all the emotions, but it’s not like you don’t get out… I watched mania The other day. I walked out of that movie theater saying, “Oh my God, I need to go to therapy now.” (He laughs) You don’t go out with that type and that’s great. …but to be fair, you might do that after the second movie (He laughs).
On the romance front, you also star in the hit Apple TV+ series Pirates. in In this current era of broadcast television where there are a lot of cancellations happening, how exciting would it be to get renewed for a third season and return as your character Guy Thwarte?
I feel like the luckiest person ever. I signed up for three when I did the first. So just getting two was like, “Oh my God, please get two.” Then having a third part as well, it’s nice to be able to see something and also be able to watch the character develop as you develop as an actor. When I look back at the first season, I’m like, “Wow, I was a boy, but I was like that.” And then I grew up and I would look at season three and say, “Oh my God, I was a kid.” But you grow as a man and as an actor, and then you see your character doing the same thing.
Can you tease anything for fans about the current third season?
I can tell there’s a new guy in town and he’s changing some things (He laughs).
Aside from film and television, you also worked in theater early in your career. Do you see yourself returning to theater in the future, and is Broadway a big goal of yours?
Yes, I would love to act on Broadway. I would love to do the West End. There are a lot of theaters in London that I would love to work in. I find after such a long period of doing TV and movies, I almost feel a craving for it. I watched Robert Icke Romeo and Juliet With Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe that day and it was amazing and I was like, “Oh, I really want to do that.” There’s something about it that feels like I need to lock myself in a training room for six weeks and be able to function on a whole other level (He laughs). Don’t get me wrong, photography is hard work and we put our best effort into it, but they are completely different and demand something different. And I feel this feeling inside where I am, I need to get back to that a little bit.
What does your ideal day off from work look like?
Do you know what? Today was so perfect. I mean, I had to go get fitted in the morning, but that was great for the first show and stuff. Then, I was on the other side of London and I realised, because it’s so boiling over here now, I was like, I don’t want to take a hot Tube now. I love lemon bikes and I cycled an hour through London, then called my mate to meet him in Victoria Park and we just went to Victoria Park on our bikes, had ice cream, sat in the sun and enjoyed relaxing. Then I go back to the apartment, put something cool on TV, order some food, calm down and just talk (He laughs).
I was discovering parts of London today that I had never seen before. I was in an area where I was like, “This place looks like Venice. What the hell is this?” And then I looked at the map and it was called “Little Venice” and I said, “I’ve never been here before. It’s amazing!”
If you had to describe what makes Matthew Broome, Matthew Broome, what would you say?
I love life. This is just a fact to me. I’m happiest when I have to figure things out and get my life in order. …my apartment [apartment] It’s a mess constantly and I’m constantly trying to clean it. And then I want to work hard, but then I also want to sit in the park all day and do nothing, and then I want to eat healthy, but then I always want to eat. (He laughs.) I love this constant battle going on here. …I need the plates constantly turning because I thrive on the fact that I have a hard time with it (He laughs).
