Sebastian Stan on Why ‘Fjord’ Is Being Called a ‘MAGA Movie’ and How Making ‘The Batman 2’ Feels Like ‘F—ing Godfather Part 2’ — SkimNews
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- Sebastian Stan stars in "Fjord," directed by Cristian Mungiu — Mungiu's first English-language feature and Stan's first Romanian-language role, playing Mihai, a fundamentalist father whose children are seized by the state.
- "Fjord" has been branded "a MAGA movie" on social media by people who haven't seen it, according to Stan, who counters that the film doesn't point fingers and that "kids shouldn't be the ones paying the price."
- The film was inspired by a real Romanian family whose children were taken by the state, though Mungiu insisted on keeping much of the movie fictional, shot in his signature style of long, unbroken takes.
- Stan compares "The Batman 2" — which director Matt Reeves has spent three years shaping — to making "fucking Godfather Part II," and won't confirm or deny his rumored role as Harvey Dent.
- Stan cold-called DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn to say he was "ready to rock" after Reeves, who had seen and loved "The Apprentice," reached out about the new Batman film.
- Stan was Oscar-nominated for "The Apprentice" in 2024 and won a Golden Globe for lead actor in a comedy for "A Different Man" the same year.
Why it matters: Stan is leveraging MCU visibility into serious work — a Romanian-language Mungiu drama about state child seizure and Reeves' 'Batman 2,' three years in development. His 'Godfather Part II' comparison and MAGA-label defense raise the stakes for both films with audiences already judging without watching.
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