‘I Was Like A Kid’: How Tahar Rahim Became Marvel Villain Madam Web?

On this side of the Atlantic, the announcement came as no surprise. And for good reason: seeing a French actor of Tahar Rahim’s caliber in a Marvel movie is only surprising on paper. In addition to showing how much the criminal and the series named the snake made him a little more famous in the United States.

And it was the role of the villain that was offered to him in Madame Web: Ezekiel Sims, a former researcher turned businessman with spider-like powers, who seems to have a disdain for Dakota Johnson’s heroine and her three. Protégés played by Sidney Sweeney, Celeste O’Connor and Isabella Merced.

While in Paris to promote SJ Clarkson’s (Jessica Jones, Orange Is the New Black) film, the actor spoke to us about the various aspects of the feature film, which is set in (but not in) the Spider-Man universe, as well as Venom, Morbius and the upcoming Kraven that we It will be released in theaters on August 28.

From casting to character, including costumes, filming and the stunts he pulled off (or didn’t), Tahar Rahim talks enthusiastically about the stages of his first stint in the blockbuster American. Before that, in a completely different genre, on October 23 in theaters Charles Aznour in a biopic dedicated to him, in a completely different genre.

Comments collected by Maximilien Pierrette in Paris on 5 February 2024 – Editing by Constance Mathews