As his new film & Sons hits the screen, the actor-turned-podcast-agony-unreleaves his 'cliched' ambitions, deplores working lunches – and yearns to do the splits like Prince. It may not be the most original starting point for a movie, but & Sons adds an eccentric twist – one that it would be unfair to reveal here but which nudges the material into the realm of science fiction. The father in question is a revered novelist who is as reclusive as JD Salinger and as whiskery and dishevelled as Catweazle. Dormant for decades, the fictional AN Dyer is first glimpsed in a horizontal position on the sofa, refusing to come to the telephone: "I don’t do phonecalls," he grumbles.

That is patently not true of the actor who plays him. “I spend a lot of time on the phone,” Bill Nighy says breezily. He is speaking to me from north-west London, where he has been nosing around bookshops. "I’m also an enthusiastic texter. I was always very quick on the old Nokia." Where does he stand on emojis? “I used to be philosophically opposed. Most of them are a bit naff.” He then proceeds to list the exceptions. “I like the flamingo and the purple dahlia. I like the leaping shark. Sometimes I combine it with the leaping dolphin. Very occasionally, I like the golfer in mid-swing if I’m congratulating someone.”

Wherever his screen persona may have been born – whether from a script or from the imagination of a novelist – Nighy is not exactly the kind of actor to leave it at that. He has, after all, turned himself into an agony uncle and a podcaster, both of which involve taking on life-and-death questions with a certain amount of philosophical detachment.

But what about his new film? “It’s not like I was dreaming up the story,” he says. “I actually met this man who had just written a book and hadn’t seen it published for 30 years. It was one of those books that people would have thought was going to be on the bestseller lists but never really got there. He was still living in his flat in north London, with his two children."

It’s a setup ripe for a disaster movie – and Nighy is well aware of it. “But I wanted to do something a bit different,” he says.

The film opens on the arrival of a mysterious package at the house: the manuscript of a book called AN Dyer’s Secret Life. The father, who is played by Nighy, has received it with an almost morbid curiosity. “I was very intrigued,” he says.

The story then takes us through a series of flashbacks that reveal how the novel came to be written and why AN Dyer, at age 80, is suddenly so keen on publishing it. In one scene, Nighy plays off against his real-life daughter – who also stars in the film – as she tries to persuade him to sign autographs for a fan. “She says, ‘Can I give you a copy of your book?’” he recalls. “And I say, ‘I haven’t finished writing it yet.’"

But there is much more to the film than that. Nighy’s character is as eccentric and unpredictable as his on-screen persona: “He doesn’t want to go out in public,” he says, adding with a laugh, “I don’t like being in my own house."

The film explores the complex relationship between father and son – or rather, father and two sons. Nighy’s character is haunted by the legacy of his writing: “There were some things that I didn’t want to say about certain people because they wouldn’t have liked it.”

But there are also moments of tenderness and affection – especially when he looks at his children. “I can see myself in him,” says Nighy, who has two daughters himself. “He is an old man with a 20-year-old daughter and a 17-year-old son.”

One of the most striking things about the film is its exploration of the relationship between art and life: “A lot of books can be quite heavy,” he says. “I wanted to give this book a bit more fun.”

“It’s not like I was dreaming up the story,” he says, smiling.

अपने नया फिल्म & 'एसाउंस' में आज, अभिनेता पैदल-परक प्रोग्राम की एक आकड़े सुधारक से अपने & 'एचली' दम्पति की अंजाम, काम की चट्टानेवाली पेशेवर - और तूफ़ान योग्य इलाज कर रहे बच्चों से दुश्मनित होकर एक अजीब पुराने-पुत्र संवाद करता है। यह इस मूलभूत प्रगटिसंस्करण फिल्म के मुख्य अर्थ नहीं है, लेकिन & 'एसाउंस' को एक सफल संवाद तरंग प्रदान करता है - जो इसे काफी चुनौतीय छवि में बहाल, जिसमें एक भारतीय गणितज्ञ को दर्शाया जाने वाला संस्कृतिया प्रभाव शामिल होता है। पुराने मानक चरमपन (जॉन डेनी) का एक आदेश संयोजित बच्चों को रहने के लिए है - और इसके पास दो बच्चे हैं: 20-वर्षीय नौकरी और 17-वर्षीय अपने मामूली किताब पेश करना वास्तव में एक संग्रह को लॉन्च करना। फिल्म के पहले छवि में एनी संबद्ध अभिनेता को जैसा यहाँ देखा गया है: एक विशिष्ट पैकेज बच्चों के घर में पहुँचा हुआ है, जिसमें साहित्यिक नाम एन डीयर'की रस्ति' का प्रकाशित नाम है। उपाखण्ड, जो एनी के मामूली मालमत देखने वाला एक आदेश करने के बाद, इस पैकेज से उन्होंने अभी तक नहीं पढ़ाया था। चार्टर (डिस्क्यूज) को देखने के बाद, उसे अपने शिशुओं के साथ एक प्रतीत हुआ वाणिज्यिक संवाद करना चाहिए।

एनी कहता है,

As his new film & Sons hits the screen, the actor-turned-podcast-agony-unreleaves his 'cliched' ambitions, deplores working lunches – and yearns to do the splits like Prince. It may not be the most original starting point for a movie, but & Sons adds an eccentric twist – one that it would be unfair to reveal here but which nudges the material into the realm of science fiction. The father in question is a revered novelist who is as reclusive as JD Salinger and as whiskery and dishevelled as Catweazle. Dormant for decades, the fictional AN Dyer is first glimpsed in a horizontal position on the sofa, refusing to come to the telephone: "I don’t do phonecalls," he grumbles.

That is patently not true of the actor who plays him. “I spend a lot of time on the phone,” Bill Nighy says breezily. He is speaking to me from north-west London, where he has been nosing around bookshops. "I’m also an enthusiastic texter. I was always very quick on the old Nokia." Where does he stand on emojis? “I used to be philosophically opposed. Most of them are a bit naff.” He then proceeds to list the exceptions. “I like the flamingo and the purple dahlia. I like the leaping shark. Sometimes I combine it with the leaping dolphin. Very occasionally, I like the golfer in mid-swing if I’m congratulating someone.”

Wherever his screen persona may have been born – whether from a script or from the imagination of a novelist – Nighy is not exactly the kind of actor to leave it at that. He has, after all, turned himself into an agony uncle and a podcaster, both of which involve taking on life-and-death questions with a certain amount of philosophical detachment.

But what about his new film? “It’s not like I was dreaming up the story,” he says. “I actually met this man who had just written a book and hadn’t seen it published for 30 years. It was one of those books that people would have thought was going to be on the bestseller lists but never really got there. He was still living in his flat in north London, with his two children."

It’s a setup ripe for a disaster movie – and Nighy is well aware of it. “But I wanted to do something a bit different,” he says.

The film opens on the arrival of a mysterious package at the house: the manuscript of a book called AN Dyer’s Secret Life. The father, who is played by Nighy, has received it with an almost morbid curiosity. “I was very intrigued,” he says.

The story then takes us through a series of flashbacks that reveal how the novel came to be written and why AN Dyer, at age 80, is suddenly so keen on publishing it. In one scene, Nighy plays off against his real-life daughter – who also stars in the film – as she tries to persuade him to sign autographs for a fan. “She says, ‘Can I give you a copy of your book?’” he recalls. “And I say, ‘I haven’t finished writing it yet.’"

But there is much more to the film than that. Nighy’s character is as eccentric and unpredictable as his on-screen persona: “He doesn’t want to go out in public,” he says, adding with a laugh, “I don’t like being in my own house."

The film explores the complex relationship between father and son – or rather, father and two sons. Nighy’s character is haunted by the legacy of his writing: “There were some things that I didn’t want to say about certain people because they wouldn’t have liked it.”

But there are also moments of tenderness and affection – especially when he looks at his children. “I can see myself in him,” says Nighy, who has two daughters himself. “He is an old man with a 20-year-old daughter and a 17-year-old son.”

One of the most striking things about the film is its exploration of the relationship between art and life: “A lot of books can be quite heavy,” he says. “I wanted to give this book a bit more fun.”

“It’s not like I was dreaming up the story,” he says, smiling.

As his new film & Sons hits the screen, the actor-turned-podcast-agony-unreleaves his 'cliched' ambitions, deplores working lunches – and yearns to do the splits like Prince. It may not be the most original starting point for a movie, but & Sons adds an eccentric twist – one that it would be unfair to reveal here but which nudges the material into the realm of science fiction. The father in question is a revered novelist who is as reclusive as JD Salinger and as whiskery and dishevelled as Catweazle. Dormant for decades, the fictional AN Dyer is first glimpsed in a horizontal position on the sofa, refusing to come to the telephone: "I don’t do phonecalls," he grumbles.

That is patently not true of the actor who plays him. “I spend a lot of time on the phone,” Bill Nighy says breezily. He is speaking to me from north-west London, where he has been nosing around bookshops. "I’m also an enthusiastic texter. I was always very quick on the old Nokia." Where does he stand on emojis? “I used to be philosophically opposed. Most of them are a bit naff.” He then proceeds to list the exceptions. “I like the flamingo and the purple dahlia. I like the leaping shark. Sometimes I combine it with the leaping dolphin. Very occasionally, I like the golfer in mid-swing if I’m congratulating someone.”

Wherever his screen persona may have been born – whether from a script or from the imagination of a novelist – Nighy is not exactly the kind of actor to leave it at that. He has, after all, turned himself into an agony uncle and a podcaster, both of which involve taking on life-and-death questions with a certain amount of philosophical detachment.

But what about his new film? “It’s not like I was dreaming up the story,” he says. “I actually met this man who had just written a book and hadn’t seen it published for 30 years. It was one of those books that people would have thought was going to be on the bestseller lists but never really got there. He was still living in his flat in north London, with his two children."

It’s a setup ripe for a disaster movie – and Nighy is well aware of it. “But I wanted to do something a bit different,” he says.

The film opens on the arrival of a mysterious package at the house: the manuscript of a book called AN Dyer’s Secret Life. The father, who is played by Nighy, has received it with an almost morbid curiosity. “I was very intrigued,” he says.

The story then takes us through a series of flashbacks that reveal how the novel came to be written and why AN Dyer, at age 80, is suddenly so keen on publishing it. In one scene, Nighy plays off against his real-life daughter – who also stars in the film – as she tries to persuade him to sign autographs for a fan. “She says, ‘Can I give you a copy of your book?’” he recalls. “And I say, ‘I haven’t finished writing it yet.’"

But there is much more to the film than that. Nighy’s character is as eccentric and unpredictable as his on-screen persona: “He doesn’t want to go out in public,” he says, adding with a laugh, “I don’t like being in my own house."

The film explores the complex relationship between father and son – or rather, father and two sons. Nighy’s character is haunted by the legacy of his writing: “There were some things that I didn’t want to say about certain people because they wouldn’t have liked it.”

But there are also moments of tenderness and affection – especially when he looks at his children. “I can see myself in him,” says Nighy, who has two daughters himself. “He is an old man with a 20-year-old daughter and a 17-year-old son.”

One of the most striking things about the film is its exploration of the relationship between art and life: “A lot of books can be quite heavy,” he says. “I wanted to give this book a bit more fun.”

“It’s not like I was dreaming up the story,” he says, smiling.

As his new film & Sons hits the screen, the actor-turned-podcast-agony-unreleaves his 'cliched' ambitions, deplores working lunches – and yearns to do the splits like Prince. It may not be the most original starting point for a movie, but & Sons adds an eccentric twist – one that it would be unfair to reveal here but which nudges the material into the realm of science fiction. The father in question is a revered novelist who is as reclusive as JD Salinger and as whiskery and dishevelled as Catweazle. Dormant for decades, the fictional AN Dyer is first glimpsed in a horizontal position on the sofa, refusing to come to the telephone: "I don’t do phonecalls," he grumbles.

That is patently not true of the actor who plays him. “I spend a lot of time on the phone,” Bill Nighy says breezily. He is speaking to me from north-west London, where he has been nosing around bookshops. "I’m also an enthusiastic texter. I was always very quick on the old Nokia." Where does he stand on emojis? “I used to be philosophically opposed. Most of them are a bit naff.” He then proceeds to list the exceptions. “I like the flamingo and the purple dahlia. I like the leaping shark. Sometimes I combine it with the leaping dolphin. Very occasionally, I like the golfer in mid-swing if I’m congratulating someone.”

Wherever his screen persona may have been born – whether from a script or from the imagination of a novelist – Nighy is not exactly the kind of actor to leave it at that. He has, after all, turned himself into an agony uncle and a podcaster, both of which involve taking on life-and-death questions with a certain amount of philosophical detachment.

But what about his new film? “It’s not like I was dreaming up the story,” he says. “I actually met this man who had just written a book and hadn’t seen it published for 30 years. It was one of those books that people would have thought was going to be on the bestseller lists but never really got there. He was still living in his flat in north London, with his two children."

It’s a setup ripe for a disaster movie – and Nighy is well aware of it. “But I wanted to do something a bit different,” he says.

The film opens on the arrival of a mysterious package at the house: the manuscript of a book called AN Dyer’s Secret Life. The father, who is played by Nighy, has received it with an almost morbid curiosity. “I was very intrigued,” he says.

The story then takes us through a series of flashbacks that reveal how the novel came to be written and why AN Dyer, at age 80, is suddenly so keen on publishing it. In one scene, Nighy plays off against his real-life daughter – who also stars in the film – as she tries to persuade him to sign autographs for a fan. “She says, ‘Can I give you a copy of your book?’” he recalls. “And I say, ‘I haven’t finished writing it yet.’"

But there is much more to the film than that. Nighy’s character is as eccentric and unpredictable as his on-screen persona: “He doesn’t want to go out in public,” he says, adding with a laugh, “I don’t like being in my own house."

The film explores the complex relationship between father and son – or rather, father and two sons. Nighy’s character is haunted by the legacy of his writing: “There were some things that I didn’t want to say about certain people because they wouldn’t have liked it.”

But there are also moments of tenderness and affection – especially when he looks at his children. “I can see myself in him,” says Nighy, who has two daughters himself. “He is an old man with a 20-year-old daughter and a 17-year-old son.”

One of the most striking things about the film is its exploration of the relationship between art and life: “A lot of books can be quite heavy,” he says. “I wanted to give this book a bit more fun.”

“It’s not like I was dreaming up the story,” he says, smiling.

As his new film & Sons hits the screen, the actor-turned-podcast-agony-unreleaves his 'cliched' ambitions, deplores working lunches – and yearns to do the splits like Prince. It may not be the most original starting point for a movie, but & Sons adds an eccentric twist – one that it would be unfair to reveal here but which nudges the material into the realm of science fiction. The father in question is a revered novelist who is as reclusive as JD Salinger and as whiskery and dishevelled as Catweazle. Dormant for decades, the fictional AN Dyer is first glimpsed in a horizontal position on the sofa, refusing to come to the telephone: "I don’t do phonecalls," he grumbles.

That is patently not true of the actor who plays him. “I spend a lot of time on the phone,” Bill Nighy says breezily. He is speaking to me from north-west London, where he has been nosing around bookshops. "I’m also an enthusiastic texter. I was always very quick on the old Nokia." Where does he stand on emojis? “I used to be philosophically opposed. Most of them are a bit naff.” He then proceeds to list the exceptions. “I like the flamingo and the purple dahlia. I like the leaping shark. Sometimes I combine it with the leaping dolphin. Very occasionally, I like the golfer in mid-swing if I’m congratulating someone.”

Wherever his screen persona may have been born – whether from a script or from the imagination of a novelist – Nighy is not exactly the kind of actor to leave it at that. He has, after all, turned himself into an agony uncle and a podcaster, both of which involve taking on life-and-death questions with a certain amount of philosophical detachment.

But what about his new film? “It’s not like I was dreaming up the story,” he says. “I actually met this man who had just written a book and hadn’t seen it published for 30 years. It was one of those books that people would have thought was going to be on the bestseller lists but never really got there. He was still living in his flat in north London, with his two children."

It’s a setup ripe for a disaster movie – and Nighy is well aware of it. “But I wanted to do something a bit different,” he says.

The film opens on the arrival of a mysterious package at the house: the manuscript of a book called AN Dyer’s Secret Life. The father, who is played by Nighy, has received it with an almost morbid curiosity. “I was very intrigued,” he says.

The story then takes us through a series of flashbacks that reveal how the novel came to be written and why AN Dyer, at age 80, is suddenly so keen on publishing it. In one scene, Nighy plays off against his real-life daughter – who also stars in the film – as she tries to persuade him to sign autographs for a fan. “She says, ‘Can I give you a copy of your book?’” he recalls. “And I say, ‘I haven’t finished writing it yet.’"

But there is much more to the film than that. Nighy’s character is as eccentric and unpredictable as his on-screen persona: “He doesn’t want to go out in public,” he says, adding with a laugh, “I don’t like being in my own house."

The film explores the complex relationship between father and son – or rather, father and two sons. Nighy’s character is haunted by the legacy of his writing: “There were some things that I didn’t want to say about certain people because they wouldn’t have liked it.”

But there are also moments of tenderness and affection – especially when he looks at his children. “I can see myself in him,” says Nighy, who has two daughters himself. “He is an old man with a 20-year-old daughter and a 17-year-old son.”

One of the most striking things about the film is its exploration of the relationship between art and life: “A lot of books can be quite heavy,” he says. “I wanted to give this book a bit more fun.”

“It’s not like I was dreaming up the story,” he says, smiling.

As his new film & Sons hits the screen, the actor-turned-podcast-agony-unreleaves his 'cliched' ambitions, deplores working lunches – and yearns to do the splits like Prince. It may not be the most original starting point for a movie, but & Sons adds an eccentric twist – one that it would be unfair to reveal here but which nudges the material into the realm of science fiction. The father in question is a revered novelist who is as reclusive as JD Salinger and as whiskery and dishevelled as Catweazle. Dormant for decades, the fictional AN Dyer is first glimpsed in a horizontal position on the sofa, refusing to come to the telephone: "I don’t do phonecalls," he grumbles.

That is patently not true of the actor who plays him. “I spend a lot of time on the phone,” Bill Nighy says breezily. He is speaking to me from north-west London, where he has been nosing around bookshops. "I’m also an enthusiastic texter. I was always very quick on the old Nokia." Where does he stand on emojis? “I used to be philosophically opposed. Most of them are a bit naff.” He then proceeds to list the exceptions. “I like the flamingo and the purple dahlia. I like the leaping shark. Sometimes I combine it with the leaping dolphin. Very occasionally, I like the golfer in mid-swing if I’m congratulating someone.”

Wherever his screen persona may have been born – whether from a script or from the imagination of a novelist – Nighy is not exactly the kind of actor to leave it at that. He has, after all, turned himself into an agony uncle and a podcaster, both of which involve taking on life-and-death questions with a certain amount of philosophical detachment.

But what about his new film? “It’s not like I was dreaming up the story,” he says. “I actually met this man who had just written a book and hadn’t seen it published for 30 years. It was one of those books that people would have thought was going to be on the bestseller lists but never really got there. He was still living in his flat in north London, with his two children."

It’s a setup ripe for a disaster movie – and Nighy is well aware of it. “But I wanted to do something a bit different,” he says.

The film opens on the arrival of a mysterious package at the house: the manuscript of a book called AN Dyer’s Secret Life. The father, who is played by Nighy, has received it with an almost morbid curiosity. “I was very intrigued,” he says.

The story then takes us through a series of flashbacks that reveal how the novel came to be written and why AN Dyer, at age 80, is suddenly so keen on publishing it. In one scene, Nighy plays off against his real-life daughter – who also stars in the film – as she tries to persuade him to sign autographs for a fan. “She says, ‘Can I give you a copy of your book?’” he recalls. “And I say, ‘I haven’t finished writing it yet.’"

But there is much more to the film than that. Nighy’s character is as eccentric and unpredictable as his on-screen persona: “He doesn’t want to go out in public,” he says, adding with a laugh, “I don’t like being in my own house."

The film explores the complex relationship between father and son – or rather, father and two sons. Nighy’s character is haunted by the legacy of his writing: “There were some things that I didn’t want to say about certain people because they wouldn’t have liked it.”

But there are also moments of tenderness and affection – especially when he looks at his children. “I can see myself in him,” says Nighy, who has two daughters himself. “He is an old man with a 20-year-old daughter and a 17-year-old son.”

One of the most striking things about the film is its exploration of the relationship between art and life: “A lot of books can be quite heavy,” he says. “I wanted to give this book a bit more fun.”

“It’s not like I was dreaming up the story,” he says, smiling.

As his new film & Sons hits the screen, the actor-turned-podcast-agony-unreleaves his 'cliched' ambitions, deplores working lunches – and yearns to do the splits like Prince. It may not be the most original starting point for a movie, but & Sons adds an eccentric twist – one that it would be unfair to reveal here but which nudges the material into the realm of science fiction. The father in question is a revered novelist who is as reclusive as JD Salinger and as whiskery and dishevelled as Catweazle. Dormant for decades, the fictional AN Dyer is first glimpsed in a horizontal position on the sofa, refusing to come to the telephone: "I don’t do phonecalls," he grumbles.

That is patently not true of the actor who plays him. “I spend a lot of time on the phone,” Bill Nighy says breezily. He is speaking to me from north-west London, where he has been nosing around bookshops. "I’m also an enthusiastic texter. I was always very quick on the old Nokia." Where does he stand on emojis? “I used to be philosophically opposed. Most of them are a bit naff.” He then proceeds to list the exceptions. “I like the flamingo and the purple dahlia. I like the leaping shark. Sometimes I combine it with the leaping dolphin. Very occasionally, I like the golfer in mid-swing if I’m congratulating someone.”

Wherever his screen persona may have been born – whether from a script or from the imagination of a novelist – Nighy is not exactly the kind of actor to leave it at that. He has, after all, turned himself into an agony uncle and a podcaster, both of which involve taking on life-and-death questions with a certain amount of philosophical detachment.

But what about his new film? “It’s not like I was dreaming up the story,” he says. “I actually met this man who had just written a book and hadn’t seen it published for 30 years. It was one of those books that people would have thought was going to be on the bestseller lists but never really got there. He was still living in his flat in north London, with his two children."

It’s a setup ripe for a disaster movie – and Nighy is well aware of it. “But I wanted to do something a bit different,” he says.

The film opens on the arrival of a mysterious package at the house: the manuscript of a book called AN Dyer’s Secret Life. The father, who is played by Nighy, has received it with an almost morbid curiosity. “I was very intrigued,” he says.

The story then takes us through a series of flashbacks that reveal how the novel came to be written and why AN Dyer, at age 80, is suddenly so keen on publishing it. In one scene, Nighy plays off against his real-life daughter – who also stars in the film – as she tries to persuade him to sign autographs for a fan. “She says, ‘Can I give you a copy of your book?’” he recalls. “And I say, ‘I haven’t finished writing it yet.’"

But there is much more to the film than that. Nighy’s character is as eccentric and unpredictable as his on-screen persona: “He doesn’t want to go out in public,” he says, adding with a laugh, “I don’t like being in my own house."

The film explores the complex relationship between father and son – or rather, father and two sons. Nighy’s character is haunted by the legacy of his writing: “There were some things that I didn’t want to say about certain people because they wouldn’t have liked it.”

But there are also moments of tenderness and affection – especially when he looks at his children. “I can see myself in him,” says Nighy, who has two daughters himself. “He is an old man with a 20-year-old daughter and a 17-year-old son.”

One of the most striking things about the film is its exploration of the relationship between art and life: “A lot of books can be quite heavy,” he says. “I wanted to give this book a bit more fun.”

“It’s not like I was dreaming up the story,” he says, smiling.