Colin Farrell and Yorgos Lanthimos United for One of the Strangest, Darkest Films in Both of Their Filmographies

One of the reasons that Colin Farrell is such an exciting star is that he is willing to turn himself over and fit within the parameters of whatever style the director he is working with has chosen. Regardless of whether it is StevenSpielberg, GuyRitchie, MartinMcDonagh, JoelSchumacher, or MattReeves, Farrell is willing to make the types of outrageous choices that perfectly fit within a unique director’s vision. Farrell seemed like the ideal choice to appear in a strange, psychological thriller from Yorgos Lanthimos, as he is a filmmaker who has always made exciting, controversial, and thought-provoking films. The Killing of a Scared Deer isn’t just the most upsetting film that Lanthimos has ever made, but a clever way of subverting Farrell’s star persona by casting him in an unusual role.