{"id":365669,"date":"2025-11-09T00:17:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T00:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/365669\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T00:17:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T00:17:13","slug":"rami-malek-admitted-to-working-hard-to-get-a-role-in-historical-drama-nuremberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/365669\/","title":{"rendered":"Rami Malek Admitted to Working Hard to Get a Role in Historical Drama Nuremberg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rami Malek may have won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in 2018\u2019s Bohemian Rhapsody, but his newest role is a huge departure from that. Malek plays Douglas Kelly in the new film, Nuremberg<\/a>, and is opening up about what it took to land the role.<\/p>\n

Nuremberg opened in theaters on Nov. 7, and Malek talked with Page Six about his newest venture in the film that also stars Russell Crowe. He told the outlet how hard it was for him to get the role, saying, \u201cI put myself out there, and I\u2019m sure there were a number of other actors up for the role, but I really tracked it down, and I fought for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Malek added that he had a hunger for the role that was reminiscent of his early days in acting. \u201c[It] reminded me of my youth when the small jobs would come in and you were just so elated and just to have that emotion\u2026that it hadn\u2019t died was enough to tell me, \u2018Wow, it\u2019s a magical art form that we get to be a part of\u2019 and [it\u2019s] exceptionally profound when you get a story like this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Nuremberg is a historical drama<\/a> that\u2019s based on the book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai. In the film, Malek plays Douglas Kelley, a psychiatrist given the task of determining if Hermann G\u00f6ring (Crowe) is legally sane to stand trial at the Nuremberg trials. Ultimately, G\u00f6ring was found guilty of all charges, which included crimes against humanity, and was sentenced to death by hanging. But, before he was set to die, G\u00f6ring died by suicide with a potassium cyanide capsule.<\/p>\n

Malek also confessed that he didn\u2019t know a ton about the subject matter before getting the part. \u201cI think I knew as much as anybody did who studied history,\u201d he said, adding he was \u201cimmediately taken\u201d by the story after he read the book upon which the film is based. \u201cI knew it would make a fascinating film,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Movie Is Dividing Fans and Critics<\/p>\n

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The film is already proving to be divisive among fans and critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, Nuremberg<\/a> has a 68% critic score, but a much higher 98% audience rating. It has nearly 100 critical reviews and over 100 audience ratings on the review aggregator. The Daily Beast said that while \u201cwell-intentioned,\u201d Nuremberg \u201ccoats its real-life tale in a corny Hollywood sheen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asynchronous Media via Rotten Tomatoes stated in its review, \u201cNuremberg wastes an exceptional Russell Crowe performance and interesting perspectives on the inception of the Nuremberg trials for a weightless cavalcade of digestible quips and a shallow parallel to the modern political climate.\u201d However, Screen Zealots said in its review that the film is \u201ca strikingly intelligent portrayal of one of history\u2019s most consequential legal proceedings.\u201d<\/p>\n

Audience reviews on Rotten Tomatoes were largely positive, with reviewer ecmartinson writing, \u201cReally thought Rami Malek was excellent as Douglas Kelley.\u201d Reviewer inna k via Rotten Tomatoes added that Nuremberg is a \u201cGreat historical account of the Nuremberg trials. Great performance and a great history lesson that is not taught in schools.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nuremberg comes from writer and director James Vanderbilt and in addition to Malek and Crow, also stars John Slattery, Mark O\u2019Brien, Colin Hanks, Wrenn Schmidt, Lydia Peckham, Richard E. Grant, and Michael Shannon. The film made its world premiere in September 2025 at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it received a positive reception.<\/p>\n

Nuremberg is currently playing in movie theaters.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 7, 2025<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

\n Runtime<\/strong>\n <\/dt>\n
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\t\t\t\t148 minutes<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Vanderbilt<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Vanderbilt, Jack El-Hai<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIstv\u00e1n Major, Richard Saperstein, William Sherak, Bradley J. Fischer, Paul Neinstein<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

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    Rami Malek<\/p>\n

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    John Slattery<\/p>\n

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