
Knowing this story, or this first episode of Tom Buckingham, we’re really at the beginning of his discovery of his psychology. Heughan: I was very aware that there’s the potential there. Did you look at it as a potential franchise? Thompson: There are three Tom Buckingham stories. Sam Heughan is Tom Buckingham in 'SAS: Red Notice.' Vertical Entertainment It was a meeting of minds, but obviously, he was able to fill my head with anecdotes and stories and information and training that I couldn’t have accessed otherwise. He’s candid about his psychopathy, and that was very interesting to engage with. When it came to my character, we had our own ideas, and we met in the middle. It is interesting to think that this man has done the things he has done and had the experiences he has had. He’s very upfront and on the level, charming and disarming at the same time.

If you sat down with him in a pub, you’d think he was your local plumber or plasterer. Serkis: There’s a great sense of normality about Andy McNab, but he’s lived such an extraordinary life.

He also gave me great freedom to explore Tom and play him how I saw the character. He would always be there and give great advice on practical things or if I had a question about what a psychopath would do in a particular situation.

As someone empathetic and uses their emotions to portray characters, to sit with someone who doesn’t have that, to have this amalgamation of both sides, was unique and rare. I think it’s interesting that acting is quite alien to Andy, who is a psychopath himself. Heughan and Morris play a quick round of "Would You Rather.Thompson: Did having him available and involved in the production make it easier for you to get a handle on things?.Heughan talks about running his next marathon and the charity he's running for.We need a Bloodshot sequel that's all about Morris and Siddharth Dhananjay's characters.Morris talks about the dos and don'ts of playing a convincing hacker.Heughan also talked about gearing up to run his next full marathon and both took a little time to play a quick round of "Would You Rather." You can check it all out for yourself in the video interview at the top of this article and if you'd like to hear even more about Bloodshot, click here to watch my interview with Diesel and here for my conversation with Eiza González who plays KT in the film. Morris broke down the dos and don'ts of playing a convincing hacker and what it was like working opposite Siddharth Dhananjay as RST's resident coder Eric.

With Bloodshot now playing in theaters nationwide, I recently got the chance to catch up with Heughan and Morris.
