George MacKay Reveals His Most Dramatic Scene in 1917 Was a Mistake

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  • George MacKay talks about becoming a known "unknown" with the success of his film, 1917, and he describes the six months of rehearsal and tricky choreography that went into creating realistic-looking battle scenes.
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  • @MegaSheen15
    @MegaSheen15 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10233

    His career is going to massively take off after this

    • @delvictor7570
      @delvictor7570 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Hot take

    • @yudisaputra3273
      @yudisaputra3273 4 ปีที่แล้ว +238

      Not sure. Do you still remember the guy from Dunkirk? Where is he now?

    • @seerpou
      @seerpou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      it better.

    • @ginaplympton7889
      @ginaplympton7889 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      he's funny looking

    • @ollymurphy3757
      @ollymurphy3757 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      dude was in game of thrones too 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

  • @punkym00ns1
    @punkym00ns1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5002

    He is one of the sweetest blokes I’ve ever met. Accidentally ran into him right outside of the Arlington theatre at SBIFF last weekend and he was SO patient and kind with my rambling about his performance. Great hugger too! Absolutely deserving of whatever success is ahead of him!

    • @NoOne-hl2eo
      @NoOne-hl2eo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      Lucky you!!

    • @dearnyhaloho6154
      @dearnyhaloho6154 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      You are so lucky 😭

    • @ipercalisse579
      @ipercalisse579 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      So sweet

    • @blr5341
      @blr5341 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      Oh my gosh I wish I could meet him. I would probably make a fool of myself though, I'm so crazy about him right now.

    • @maxtory8063
      @maxtory8063 4 ปีที่แล้ว +148

      Looks like you're not the only person who accidentally ran into him

  • @justsillyrachet1737
    @justsillyrachet1737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1869

    I didn’t understand why the movie was getting so many oscars and nominations since I thought it was just another basic Wolrd war movie,but i saw it and I was soooo wrong,that movie is a masterpiece, I was literally quavering at the end of the movie,it is fantastic and deserves all the praise that it is getting

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      JustSilly rachet
      When my Mum revealed 1917 got 7 baftas I just constantly cried

    • @joeberger3441
      @joeberger3441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      To be fair, there haven't been a lot of ww1 films..ww2 yes. But not ww1

    • @bearedtalks3856
      @bearedtalks3856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      best movie ever...

    • @palathaxx
      @palathaxx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It manages to promote an anti-war message while being a war movie. It’s brilliant.

    • @nrishiee5231
      @nrishiee5231 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@palathaxx There's certainly been a shift in war movies. In the past they were much glorifying war, and now thery'e showing the reality of it all. I think its brilliant, and its how it should've been from the start.

  • @pitnf3644
    @pitnf3644 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6725

    - How did our great-grandad died in the war?
    - Well he bumped against a guy who was running the wrong way.

    • @Adog13
      @Adog13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +211

      This shouldn't have made me laugh

    • @agentcodybanks8671
      @agentcodybanks8671 4 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      I guess I’m not the only one who noticed

    • @Onymuse
      @Onymuse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Yes i see from the first bump

    • @alexbou7966
      @alexbou7966 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      I know you are joking but, in the chaos and confusion people hitting each other and dying due to it wouldn't have been uncommon. If you slow down you're a target, so if you collide with someone, yeah, you are going to get shot. Or shelled.

    • @JHulse29
      @JHulse29 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      He did what i prob would have done "oh I'm injured! I dont have to die in this charge"

  • @EyeBelieveSo
    @EyeBelieveSo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5399

    I remember thinking “did the first guy he run into just die?” I mean he falls but never gets up.

    • @mysticneptune1436
      @mysticneptune1436 4 ปีที่แล้ว +938

      I'm thinking the same thing but I assume it's because he might have thought that he messed up the scene so he was embarrassed.

    • @tylerrosser3687
      @tylerrosser3687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +512

      Perhaps he was knocked unconscious

    • @mysticneptune1436
      @mysticneptune1436 4 ปีที่แล้ว +237

      @@tylerrosser3687 LMFAO imagine that actually happened

    • @navysniper4391
      @navysniper4391 4 ปีที่แล้ว +593

      He didn’t mess up, the actor stated that the ram made him very dizzy and he just couldn’t get back up

    • @olek5916
      @olek5916 4 ปีที่แล้ว +299

      In my head the way I explained it to myself was that he was under a lot of stress and was scared, then when he was ran into he went into shock/panic

  • @DTipps
    @DTipps 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6897

    It's a bit annoying that the clip everyone is becoming familiar with is pretty much the climax of the film.

    • @toastbreab
      @toastbreab 4 ปีที่แล้ว +226

      I mean it was in all of the trailers...

    • @DTipps
      @DTipps 4 ปีที่แล้ว +537

      Well exactly! Why is the climax in the trailer? It happens a lot these days and it’s not cool.
      To be fair, before this happened I got a bit excited. ”He’s gonna run isn't he! Like in the trailer!”
      But I guess that's what they want when they make the trailers. I bought a ticket didn't I.

    • @slav335
      @slav335 4 ปีที่แล้ว +444

      i don't think that this scene in the trailer was a mistake. when i saw it in the trailer i didn't really care, i just saw a man running along the frontline for a good shot for the trailer. in the movie i felt this scene and it became much more powerful to me

    • @ItsJenniBear
      @ItsJenniBear 4 ปีที่แล้ว +165

      D Tipps to be fair, i don’t think it spoils a thing. it feels SOOOO SO different and more powerful in the actual context of the movie to the point that showing it here doesn’t ruin anythjng

    • @pnoipr8
      @pnoipr8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      im happy that i didnt watch any of the trailers

  • @seerpou
    @seerpou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    this movie is a masterpiece. one of the most beautifully filmed/produced pictures ever. if this doesn't win best picture im going to flip my shit

    • @bombergun
      @bombergun 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      seerpou it was a master piece 👌🏻

    • @wndxxi3954
      @wndxxi3954 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      wreck havoc if this doesn’t win

    • @wndxxi3954
      @wndxxi3954 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      update: it didnt win lol

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      seerpou
      It won best cinematography that I wanted it too

    • @seerpou
      @seerpou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nicolelawless3199 the cinematography was stunningly beautiful!!!

  • @seerpou
    @seerpou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +810

    he deserves an academy award for his performance in 1917
    if he was a big name like leonardo dicaprio, there would have been no question about it.
    the oscars are just rigged towards famous people... its about money and fame rather than talent.
    if a movie has the name 'tarantino' on it, it always wins.

    • @jzkh5609
      @jzkh5609 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      seerpou 10000000%

    • @lifeissweet9826
      @lifeissweet9826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes de caprio would have been nominated. But George is on his way now.

    • @Ice.muffin
      @Ice.muffin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      So. Fcking. True. Your comment was honey to my soul.

    • @diegorocha2826
      @diegorocha2826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      not really arguing your point, but have you seen all the other movies that got nominated for Best Actor? Several people, rigged or not, are getting snubbed simply out of how much talent was displayed this year

    • @AndyTaken
      @AndyTaken 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Picking Leo who has only won 1 acadamey awards after years of fantastic films and hard work wasn't really a good choice, I do get your point though and every knows that the Oscars are political

  • @TheShapingSickness
    @TheShapingSickness 4 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    This dude not getting nominated for best actor is criminal!

  • @jzkh5609
    @jzkh5609 4 ปีที่แล้ว +303

    SHOULD’VE BEEN NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR BUT WHATEVER

    • @markwhitmarsh8652
      @markwhitmarsh8652 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      no

    • @legslikelegolas
      @legslikelegolas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Absolutely, Americans are very good at navel gazing

    • @seino8890
      @seino8890 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      does this guy really nvr been cast in any film b4? idk(since im an asian) but his face looks like he doesn't belong in this era. he looks so cute in the uniform

  • @milanfan81
    @milanfan81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    the clip doesn’t do the explosions justice... watching the clip in the theatre made my heart pound also the rat scene was crazy

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      milanfan81
      And during the Charge I lost words

    • @keke7802
      @keke7802 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      what rat scene

    • @milanfan81
      @milanfan81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@keke7802 when they were in the bunk beds in the dark with the booby trap that a rat set-off

    • @marjanp4784
      @marjanp4784 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I couldn't even watch that rat scene, it was horrific...i had to cover my eyes 🙈

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Marjan Prithie
      On my second time I knew it was coming so I had my coat to hide in and really shaking

  • @taroneg5377
    @taroneg5377 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I love that it’s one take. The end scene was probably my favourite when he was running on the field with all those men and explosions going off but the fact he runs into people makes it so much more better and realistic. I love that Sam didn’t use big stars as the main characters and put them into minor characters like Colin Firth,Benedict Cumberbatch,Andrew Scott and Richard Madden where placed amazingly but glad they didn’t take over the film

  • @deonte9396
    @deonte9396 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    It kind of made it more real that the guy who fell didn't get back up, like he was too scared to get up and possibly run to his death.

  • @4hotpink10
    @4hotpink10 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I fell in love w him in this movie and I can’t wait to watch more from him

  • @sheviandlisa
    @sheviandlisa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +670

    The fact he isn’t being talked about as an Oscar contender is a travesty!!!!

    • @jeebuz6627
      @jeebuz6627 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Shevi Sloane I agree his performance was incredible

    • @yourfriendlyneighbourhoodr9390
      @yourfriendlyneighbourhoodr9390 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      He was good in it. But when you look at the nominees this year it is clear he didn't stand a chance.

    • @soph5707
      @soph5707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Andrea Canini they had two guys from The Irishman,, who basically played the same character nominated. One could’ve went for George MacKay.

    • @yourfriendlyneighbourhoodr9390
      @yourfriendlyneighbourhoodr9390 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@soph5707 I'm not sure you understand how the categories work. There is a difference between supporting actor and lead actor. MacKay would have been competing only with De Niro, who didn't even get nominated, so I don't know why you would bring up The Irishman in the first place

    • @lifeissweet9826
      @lifeissweet9826 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The things that happen to him are freakin unbelievable!

  • @patriciaw.903
    @patriciaw.903 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    George Mackay is definitely my favorite actor. He's brilliant.
    I love him since How I live now and Private Peaceful.

  • @jakeandthebowtie
    @jakeandthebowtie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    "what if you need up your line when you land"
    He's British. He's trained for stage. You know, that one you rehearse for weeks and you can't mess up...

  • @kxntra
    @kxntra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +610

    Lucky homeboy didn’t run into one of those bayonets

    • @onemomenttohislifespan
      @onemomenttohislifespan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      they’d be fake i presume

    • @yxxxnz697
      @yxxxnz697 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cale Ross was thinking the same

    • @sam8404
      @sam8404 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@onemomenttohislifespan I'd imagine they still hurt to run full speed into.

    • @platinumpineapple9943
      @platinumpineapple9943 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      3:45 3 dudes on the left that went early and without guns 😂😂😂

    • @senatuspopulusqueromanus9496
      @senatuspopulusqueromanus9496 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@platinumpineapple9943 hahahah

  • @lanafanforever
    @lanafanforever 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow I love that, getting knocked down makes it so much more real and makes the running seem so urgent I love this movie over a year later from seeing it in theater lol

  • @andrewnagy9174
    @andrewnagy9174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So beautiful. He was like, running, then he ran into someone, then he kept running. Amazing, just completely awe inspiring. Give him a nobel prize for this.

  • @Angelina.1
    @Angelina.1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +293

    Can’t believe he was in Peter Pan when he was smaller 😁

    • @weasley2o13
      @weasley2o13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      YOUNGER. Not smaller...

    • @mafe7able
      @mafe7able 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I knew it, his face was so familiar

    • @Deeone282
      @Deeone282 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He wasn't Peter Pan. He was in the movie Peter Pan as Curli but he wasn't Peter Pan.

    • @jennyoffy
      @jennyoffy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      D One no one said he was. She said “he was in Peter Pan”

    • @ArielGirl375
      @ArielGirl375 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@weasley2o13well he was smaller then

  • @ta81uk
    @ta81uk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    He’s wonderful in Pride, another very important film

  • @aliachapman
    @aliachapman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He also was amazing in Where Hands Touch

  • @Liam.2000
    @Liam.2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That scene is one of the best and most dramatic scenes I’ve seen in recent cinema

  • @miriamaesthetic5137
    @miriamaesthetic5137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I saw the one where he was with Amandla loved it and cried

    • @mckaylagrace8962
      @mckaylagrace8962 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Miriam Aesthetic it’s my favorite rn

  • @cloudsweater
    @cloudsweater 4 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    The first dude that bumped into him will forever be in Movie history.
    “Kids open your books! There was a guy that accidentally messed up this big big scene!”

    • @erroldtumaque3430
      @erroldtumaque3430 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      it's almost wild that they decided to keep it in. it was so noticeable and kind of took away from the epicness of the scene

    • @tomemeornottomeme1864
      @tomemeornottomeme1864 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@jankartasan A man being too dizzy to get back up is lazy directing? Doesn't it just sort of add to the chaos?

  • @MelanieRoseU
    @MelanieRoseU 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    His performance was absolutely riveting! I was so drawn into the movie and his character it was amazing.

  • @marleneray92
    @marleneray92 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    loved him in 11.22.63

  • @TheATRAs14
    @TheATRAs14 4 ปีที่แล้ว +246

    “Wanting to cast two unknowns” are we just gonna conveniently forget that one of them was in Game of Thrones or...??

    • @cleverusername9369
      @cleverusername9369 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      We're all trying to forget Game of Thrones, season 8 hurt too much

    • @MsBAustralia
      @MsBAustralia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dan Witzke - yeah tell me about it! I spent so much time watching TH-cam uploads of people talking about everything that went wrong with the final season but let's be honest...GOT really started to go downhill after S4. I did really enjoy S5 and S6 however they weren't quite as good as the previous seasons once the show runners ran out of book material. It has been cathartic watching those videos. I was watching another interview with Dean Charles-Chapman where he is promoting 1917 and he said that he "lost interest" in GOT after Tommen died and he stopped working on the show but some people think he actually did continue watching the show to the end (because why would you not....i mean really?) and it was just him putting a wall up (no pun intended) so he didn't have to say what he really thought of the final season since literally the entire world was utterly disappointed 😞 in it.

    • @MsBAustralia
      @MsBAustralia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      TheATRAs14...well technically there were 2 GOT actors in the film. I think Sam Mendes did that on purpose.

    • @NuttsnBolts
      @NuttsnBolts 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Unknowns for the movie scene.

    • @platinumpineapple9943
      @platinumpineapple9943 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      TheATRAs14 3:45 3 dudes on the left that went early and without guns 😂😂😂

  • @laurag6172
    @laurag6172 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He was also great in the show "11.22.63" please watch if you're a fan of him!

  • @justinenguyen1059
    @justinenguyen1059 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i just came home from the movie theatre
    my friends were all sobbing
    i cant i freaking love him
    so humble
    he did such a great performance
    now im totally invested (2 am in the morning) im gonna watch the behind the scenes shots

  • @Zachymcsmacky
    @Zachymcsmacky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +330

    Lol my mate was the guy that accidentally smashed into him in that scene
    Edit: just found out I know the second guy too
    (I know them both through being an extra on a different project)

    • @isaiahfreeman
      @isaiahfreeman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Went from a random extra to a significant part of the scene.. Very cool..

    • @fascinatedbyeverything
      @fascinatedbyeverything 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      MacKay got hit by 2 guys. Were both accidents?

    • @thatnorthface
      @thatnorthface 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Can you ask him why he didn't get back up and serve his country?

    • @Zachymcsmacky
      @Zachymcsmacky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      @@thatnorthface He knew he screwed up big time so was scared to get up and decided to play dead lol

    • @Zachymcsmacky
      @Zachymcsmacky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@fascinatedbyeverything Yeah, I actually know both of them! The first one delayed him so he should have been way beyond the second guy who smashed into him

  • @NSankeerthUrkec
    @NSankeerthUrkec 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Are you kidding me... unknown? His work in marrowbone was incredible 🔥🔥

  • @rosalie_m7305
    @rosalie_m7305 4 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    I get what Sam Mendes meant but he should’ve phrased it better.

    • @paristhompson7522
      @paristhompson7522 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      What do you mean?

    • @rosalie_m7305
      @rosalie_m7305 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Paris Thompson What I mean is that Sam Mendes was trying put his point across that you don’t need to have A - List stars for a film to be successful and popular. Actors like George McKay star in more indie films therefore aren’t usually a household name. But this didn’t stop people from watching the film. Mendes shouldn’t have said “unknown” however, as it may imply meanings such as “irrelevant” or “unimportant” or not at the same standard as actors such as Leo or Brad for example. Or even that they’re deemed unknown because his acting is nothing great. I disagree of course as George McKay is a fantastic actor despite not many people knowing who he is.

    • @paristhompson1564
      @paristhompson1564 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@rosalie_m7305 I'd 100% agree. Both actors I recognized from other projects (the actor portraying Blake was in Game of Thrones when he was much younger) but the fact that they aren't faces everyone knows makes the story that much more believable, and on top of that you have the added excitement of knowing their careers will likely blow up wonderfully after 1917. It just wouldn't have had the same effect if we were watching "Brad Pitt Wins WWI".
      And you're absolutely right that "unknown" has some negative connotations to it. "Up-and-coming" might have been a more suiting phrase for the point he was trying to make. All in all, I still have a lot of respect for Mendes and really for everyone involved in 1917.

    • @lifeissweet9826
      @lifeissweet9826 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He meant "not famous".

  • @DH-gk8vh
    @DH-gk8vh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    George was incredible. Should have won an Oscar. Everyone across the board were amazing. The filmography......stunning. What George Mackay was trying to say is each scene had to be timed. How long and how far did his scene take him? After doing scenes with their scripts on bare grass, they measured out how far it took him to get from point A to point B, then built buildings for that specific scene. Look up the filming of 1917. The uniforms were so well duplicated. I love this movie for so many reasons, but the main reason is George playing Will Scofield. His character was so deep, real and soulful. You can feel his intensity, his pain and determination. His integrity. What a powerful and moving story. Watch the trees throughout the movie. They show up at just the right times.

  • @gsonderr
    @gsonderr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    “Unknown”. He’s Bo!! Captain Fantastic is one of the best movies I’ve ever watched.

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gabriela Rocha
      And 2018’s Holocaust movie I have to see

    • @marjanp4784
      @marjanp4784 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He is Bromley from Pride...❤️

  • @charlotted1321
    @charlotted1321 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He was incredible, in a film full of big names, he held his own and carried the movie like a pro

  • @ro5marinu5
    @ro5marinu5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I loved George Mackay since I saw him with James Franco in a tv series adaptation of a Stephen King novel called 11/22/63. Funny that this is his second time to be in a project that has a date for a title.

  • @angelscrying
    @angelscrying 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I LOVE THIS MAN

  • @haileighadkins2069
    @haileighadkins2069 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lol “unknown” I’ve been in love with him since 2013! “How I Live Now” got me hooked on this man.

  • @MonoKrohm_2020
    @MonoKrohm_2020 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Saw this on my birthday, and I was utterly enthralled. A fine, fine film.

  • @Reem-os7ll
    @Reem-os7ll 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now i remember seeing him in 11.22 63 series, l loved his role so much

  • @davidwilliamsheridan
    @davidwilliamsheridan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    First saw George when he was only a kid in Defiance, a fantastic movie with Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber; spotted him again a few years later in a really warm-hearted British movie called Pride. Funny enough, I rewatched the TV show 11.22.63 just a few weeks ago, in which he had a pretty big part, and only after I finished it did I realize he's in the current BIG MOVIE. I hope we see a lot more of him in the future.

  • @WildWolf-qc3ty
    @WildWolf-qc3ty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For being an actor that hasn't been in many big movies yet, he sure did a spectacular job in 1917. One of my favorite movies of all time

  • @cheekiestpeople4589
    @cheekiestpeople4589 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Shiii, I remember him from 11.22.63

    • @Mina-te5qi
      @Mina-te5qi 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      CheekiestPeople YES! I just watched that show for the first time a few days ago and it surprised me to see that he ended up in this movie! Also GO STEELERS!

  • @clara-wx8rc
    @clara-wx8rc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just watched Where hands touch and I'm really in love with him God his voice he's really a dream man lol

  • @SLCtica
    @SLCtica 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how diligent he is and how proud he is of his work

  • @MacyLouise
    @MacyLouise 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Did everyone forget about where hands touch with him and Amandla :(

  • @missthangg615
    @missthangg615 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    How I Live Now literally Broke me 🥺💗

  • @patrique.taletoria
    @patrique.taletoria 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    He deserves all the attention in the world. I mean he's been in so many incredible movies. I'm really happy for him.

  • @2004dale
    @2004dale 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The collisions made it more realistic. The other soldiers aren’t expecting for a random soldier to be running perpendicular to their charge in real life. So him colliding added authenticity to the scene and it is indeed beautiful. The level of professionalism with all the actors. How those who collided with him didn’t break character or scene either.

  • @griselbaez8696
    @griselbaez8696 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He wasn't unknown to me, he was amazing in Captain Fantastic.

  • @peterryseck
    @peterryseck 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:48 that extra he ran into decided it would be best to lay still after that hit haha, didn't really make sense to me when I noticed it in the movie

    • @whodakeyzar2396
      @whodakeyzar2396 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was too dizzy to get up

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      WhoDaKeyzar
      The extra told me

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And other one commented to me when I saw him leaning towards the trench, he said that’s insane

  • @sambeach2726
    @sambeach2726 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watching George snap off shots very quickly with a bolt action rifle shows the training he got for the movie.

  • @KaterynaM_UA
    @KaterynaM_UA 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well props not just to him but also to guys getting hit that they didn't brake the scene! I kept thinking about the first one, everyone is joking about him not getting up but I though about a real person in that situation, the sheer stress of it, bombs exploding left and right and then you get hit hard by something. It's absolutely plausible for the guy to pass out from shock, thinking he was hit!

  • @camiortiz0623
    @camiortiz0623 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    After this movie, his career is going to jump high and that makes very happy me but I can't understand why he wasn't nominated for an Oscar, he deserves it more than anyone but I guess it will be another year...

  • @mozzi0493
    @mozzi0493 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That collision made it more intense and dramatic I liked it

  • @pinkmarshmallow666
    @pinkmarshmallow666 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love him 😭 especially his performance in the movie Wolf 🐺

  • @chamelor
    @chamelor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nobody could've played it better!

  • @jjcooks7401
    @jjcooks7401 4 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    Jimmy has got to be the worst interviewer ever.
    “What if you mess up your line when you land??” 🙄
    “The rule is you don’t stop unless they say to stop, so you just keep going.”
    “But how do you know that it’s your..your first big thing?”
    Ummmm, because the director told him?

    • @wctrqn
      @wctrqn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Jason Willis He’s shite. He asked the worst and dumbest questions.

  • @joyaraojo6101
    @joyaraojo6101 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love him in Captain Fantastic! Amazing actor

  • @CorvoLegend1
    @CorvoLegend1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like watching movies where I dont know who the actors are, I get sick of seeing chris pratt and all them other cliche actors. It's good to see someone new and actually do a phenomenal job.

  • @sydneys7448
    @sydneys7448 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That scene gives me chillssss

  • @michaliuz18
    @michaliuz18 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    unbeliveable man , big actor , deserve an oscar

  • @marcohernandez7392
    @marcohernandez7392 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Also he was in defiance, he was just a kid and I realized when I saw it, great actor

  • @Crimson_Fang13
    @Crimson_Fang13 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The fact that people kept running into him and he kept falling over made it so much more intense and emotional. Like, it added to the already given fact that Schofield had to keep going and going and that he wasn't going to give up and he just had to get back up when he was knocked over. It even added to the realistic aspect. Like he said, a beautiful mistake. I'm glad they kept it in.

  • @Hellspiral_
    @Hellspiral_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why does everyone keep saying that this was his first "big thing"?
    I mean he was on a series with James Franco which was called 11.22.63 and he was an important character.
    (Great performance there as well)

  • @Nargon46
    @Nargon46 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic movie. Those guys all did such a fantastic job. I hope they win big at the Oscars!

  • @ChocoLater1
    @ChocoLater1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you know you can't stop it makes you more creative and quick thinker to come up with something

  • @stevechatha4533
    @stevechatha4533 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mr. George MacKay was NEVER unknown for us Brits!!!!
    He's a MARVELOUS actor that gives such sensitive performances, and YES, this film is a biggie, & life will change for him (deservedly so!) But he was NEVER, EVER unknown 🙏

  • @frankm.8188
    @frankm.8188 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So well done! Watched it three times already this week.

  • @emmaleia173
    @emmaleia173 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved this film because it shows how the no one person actually won that war. Everyone went in with more than they came out with and even in one man's victory, he had to give something else huge. An actual master piece and I'm glad I had the pleasure to watch it.

  • @nicolettamartino1423
    @nicolettamartino1423 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Why George is so my type?

  • @taskfroce80th95
    @taskfroce80th95 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think that the fact that George MacKay bumped into the solider made the scene more realistic

  • @ishaanjain9032
    @ishaanjain9032 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He's the perfect guy to play Ron Weasley if they ever make HP series again.

  • @Mirandorl
    @Mirandorl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The running scene reminded me so much of the ending of "Gallipoli", another movie that had me crying like a lost baby sea otter. Actually a lot of similarities in the movies, where the character is a runner trying to stop a wave going over. The ending to Gallipoli though is heartbreaking, as reflected in reality.

  • @11bangbang69
    @11bangbang69 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a fucking masterpiece this movie is. And to see it in theaters was just icing on the cake.

  • @evelyncadena8468
    @evelyncadena8468 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    He is the hottest and talented guy I have ever seen!☺️

  • @sarahcander9583
    @sarahcander9583 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am in love with this man.

  • @amancayness
    @amancayness 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great interview as always. Live George since Captain Fantastic

  • @Graenolf
    @Graenolf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4372

    I think his performance was brilliant. Very good luck to him.

  • @bigchicago01
    @bigchicago01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11413

    Crazy this guy wasn’t nominated for an Oscar

    • @lifeissweet9826
      @lifeissweet9826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +153

      I know. Maybe the voters wanted to but didn't want to exclude the other actor. They would have split the vote.

    • @nikunjdixit1175
      @nikunjdixit1175 4 ปีที่แล้ว +200

      @@lifeissweet9826 Having watched the movie, definitely the two actors would have been competing in separate categories. So no way they could have split the vote.

    • @diegom-a7970
      @diegom-a7970 4 ปีที่แล้ว +268

      I know! And Brad Pitt was nominated for driving looking cool and killing hippies

    • @Gabez82
      @Gabez82 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Let’s be real here, pseudo#journalists and the woke left would have been outraged a presumably straight white male would have been nominated. Be thankful he didn’t get an Oscar nomination.

    • @militarymeagan9816
      @militarymeagan9816 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Agreed!!

  • @DeadlyFungi
    @DeadlyFungi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1322

    He was actually known before 1917. Great young actor. Has a natural emotional face.

  • @BoogeymanIX
    @BoogeymanIX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3769

    I like how the first person he bumps into never gets back up 💀💀

    • @archit9919
      @archit9919 4 ปีที่แล้ว +189

      CEO Of CEO'S He was apparently too dizzy to get back up

    • @thesnipingspider3852
      @thesnipingspider3852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      CEO Of CEO'S I thought he was supposed to get blown up first

    • @seansorice722
      @seansorice722 4 ปีที่แล้ว +381

      Before I learned that it was unintentional I thought he was playing dead so he didn’t have to continue the attack.

    • @dangrinstead1429
      @dangrinstead1429 4 ปีที่แล้ว +184

      Saw the movie in theaters earlier today and started simultaneously laughing with my friend because we were wondering, “Did the dude he ran into just die or something?” Come to find this video and comment and am happy I’m not the only one who noticed haha

    • @rainyatsu4588
      @rainyatsu4588 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      I just assumed that he simultaneously got hit with a bullet that came within inches of hitting will.

  • @marisaa.tamayo
    @marisaa.tamayo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +528

    his eyes. his face. his jawline. his hair. his accent. i am in love with george mackay and i cannot escape this.

    • @splitsecondblackswan
      @splitsecondblackswan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You wouldn't like him if he was not famous..

    • @electraelvira
      @electraelvira 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      same girl, same

    • @SoraNoRei93
      @SoraNoRei93 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      what kind of accent he has?

    • @SCP--oz6oz
      @SCP--oz6oz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You wouldn’t like him if he was 5ft

    • @resonantmariner
      @resonantmariner 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SCP--oz6oz LOL

  • @briand8949
    @briand8949 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1131

    I love that he’s “unknown”. Because throughout the entire movie I was loving his character so much. A new face that did an amazing job and really immersed me in the film.

    • @XxMCRroxnonstopxX
      @XxMCRroxnonstopxX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      He's actually been in heaps of brilliant films before this. You should check out his other stuff. Marrowbone is really good.

    • @corndoghead1
      @corndoghead1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      yeah, the cameo of other actors like colin firth and benedict was so distracting...

    • @mariannenicolebisenio1636
      @mariannenicolebisenio1636 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You're right. At the start the start of the film the very first thing I said was "I haven't seen the two actors before." But just like what Sam Mendez said in the Behind the scenes, he casted two actors relatively new to the game because he wanted the audience to "get to know them" along the journey and he was right! from the first scenes I'm like curious with scho and Blake and then at the end of the film I was full of awe and praise for the two characters especially George Mackay's.

    • @highskilleddude1440
      @highskilleddude1440 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, such a good ’unknown’ actor! Hope his future is set in the movie industry

    • @gemeliablagbrough3171
      @gemeliablagbrough3171 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In Britain he isn’t unknown, i lit grow up watching him and he was been in other movies and wars movies like private peaceful he lit analysed his amazing acting

  • @kevtb874
    @kevtb874 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5149

    While not a 'spoiler' they really shouldn't be using this clip to promote the movie. It's the culmination of our hero's journey. Literally his last push. It's arguably the most powerful moment of the film and one of the most technically impressive shots. It has such weight in the movie. Here, without context, it's wasted and only spoils the moment for those who do want to watch the film.

    • @Nipponing
      @Nipponing 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yeah.

    • @muserock2367
      @muserock2367 4 ปีที่แล้ว +206

      Yeah but if you hadn't pointed out that it's the ending to the movie then anybody who hadn't seen the film wouldnt know it was a spoiler...

    • @mrbarth
      @mrbarth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Thank you for saying how the story culminates. Now I can take a break to go get a drink from the lobby during this scene. I wouldn't have know I this earlier.

    • @kevtb874
      @kevtb874 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@muserock2367 haha. Fuck off. So the problem is that I mentioned it was towards the end and not the fact that you've seen the scene?
      You know what. Your fault for looking up info on a movie you are interested in seeing. I regret nothing.

    • @yeetwchybaban
      @yeetwchybaban 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@kevtb874 gay

  • @henrythegod6756
    @henrythegod6756 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1326

    I love the guy he first runs into, he just never gets up. The collision killed him lmao

    • @intense79nick
      @intense79nick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      My head canon is that he stabbed himself with his own bayonet by accident. Or he was like "eff it I'm not getting paid enough for this" lol

    • @JDRusse11
      @JDRusse11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Sam Mendes direction, “If you get hit lads, play dead!”

    • @JDRusse11
      @JDRusse11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I kept thinking throughout the film that one of the main characters would accidentally stab the other with their bayonet while running through the trenches! Talk about too close for comfort!

    • @lazyy7589
      @lazyy7589 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Dude was just scared he might get blamed for ruining the movie 😂

    • @SteelShirt99
      @SteelShirt99 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      intense79nick I think it’s cos he did bump into him really hard and that coupled with the nervousness of the moment must’ve put him to shock and made him dizzy which is why he didn’t get up.

  • @TDragonus
    @TDragonus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +782

    "Maybe you're actually becoming known"
    "Ah well, maybe -- I dunno..."
    Adorably bashful.

    • @NoOne-hl2eo
      @NoOne-hl2eo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      He's so adorable omg😭

  • @Medea_Wellness
    @Medea_Wellness 4 ปีที่แล้ว +339

    He wasn’t an unknown to me, the guy was in some seriously good stuff before this film, not one flop. He delivers each time, such a top quality actor.

    • @gemeliablagbrough3171
      @gemeliablagbrough3171 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Facts, defo in the uk he is not unknown, I knew him from private peaceful and sunshine on leith

  • @lovedbylightning.1863
    @lovedbylightning.1863 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5672

    To the people who are saying he’s not an unknown: yes, he’s been in movies before, but the general public doesn’t really know him. He isn’t a Marvel movie star or Brad Pitt or Will Smith or Jennifer Lawrence. Even people who don’t know anything about movies, they are aware of those names and people like them. They aren’t aware of him. But hopefully, that will change soon cause he’s incredible.

    • @ismypartygirl7511
      @ismypartygirl7511 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah he's an unknown.

    • @khoapham8286
      @khoapham8286 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      I actually have watched at least four movies he's in (Pride, Captain Fantastic, Ophelia, and How I Live Now). He's far from being an unknown to me :D

    • @ust7243
      @ust7243 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Beautiful World Studios agreed. He’s incredible. He was in Captain Fantastic with Viggo Mortensen

    • @KittyCat-xq9ez
      @KittyCat-xq9ez 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I'm on the opposite side. I actually wanna watch this movie coz he is in it. Coz he is a superb actor. But yes. He is quite unknown. I fell in love with his acting after "Where Hands Touch".

    • @jeffdaman6969
      @jeffdaman6969 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Beautiful World Studios
      Yup, no clue who this guy is. Hope he does well. I love watching unknowns before they make it big.

  • @nildarivera2403
    @nildarivera2403 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1541

    I'm surprised he's being referred to as an unknown. I've seen him in three other movies and I think he's a really great actor!

    • @lauren892
      @lauren892 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Same! I loved him in pride, sunshine on leith and captain fantastic💗

    • @nialloconnor1490
      @nialloconnor1490 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      He had a good role in the series 11/22/63 too.

    • @giraffeapproved
      @giraffeapproved 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Unknown to North Americans i'm guessing.

    • @skyel
      @skyel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Sunshine on Leiths my fav movie 🥰

    • @PiratesAndCowboys
      @PiratesAndCowboys 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      dont forget peter pan

  • @andrewdaniels8496
    @andrewdaniels8496 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2085

    Two unknowns? The other guy was Tommen Baratheon in GOT.

    • @peterpain6625
      @peterpain6625 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      @Bilal Hidayat To americans maybe... Seen both mackay and chapman multiple times on bbc and channel4 productions.

    • @sandrarivera1262
      @sandrarivera1262 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I know!

    • @melaniemurray6539
      @melaniemurray6539 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Andrew Daniels sure, that doesn’t mean he has any name recognition whatsoever.

    • @andrewdaniels8496
      @andrewdaniels8496 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@melaniemurray6539 I couldn't tell you the actors name. Easily recognizable face though.

    • @SVD978
      @SVD978 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@andrewdaniels8496 Dean Charles Chapman

  • @Theslug96
    @Theslug96 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2544

    Fallon asks the WORST questions.
    "Are you fine being called an unknown?"
    "Are you afraid you might mess up?"
    Omfggggg

    • @maxmd9218
      @maxmd9218 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Colby Beck Yep. That was a bad bad question. Tactless and uninformed.

    • @philswifthere3486
      @philswifthere3486 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Casey Penk Where does it say anywhere that he is a murderer

    • @Sadaaaaf
      @Sadaaaaf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      PhilSwift Here ignorant you are, yes.

    • @StonedCabbage
      @StonedCabbage 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@Sadaaaaf how's he ignorant?

    • @denverrthomas
      @denverrthomas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@caseypenk I know. Jimmy Fallon should have exposed Trump and the millions of people he murders everyday...

  • @lucaspajek9613
    @lucaspajek9613 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1656

    I'm not happy that everyone is ignoring his awesome preview jobs in Captain Fantastic and in Pride

    • @OddOneOut665
      @OddOneOut665 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      He was the Eldest Kid in CF, right? I knew I recognized him somewhere!

    • @crees1445
      @crees1445 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I Loved him in Pride

    • @hathi444
      @hathi444 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      And Sunshine on Leith!

    • @weasley2o13
      @weasley2o13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      He was the glue of pride, the way in to the story, the different perspective. He was beautiful in there and in a film called marrowbone as well.

    • @calvinlaw7790
      @calvinlaw7790 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      He was amazing in Captain Fantastic, just as great as Viggo which is saying something.

  • @liamedwards8394
    @liamedwards8394 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1129

    I was a extra in this film, great experience shot in the UK.

    • @DadJokesAllDayLong
      @DadJokesAllDayLong 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I just watched it. Really enjoyed it!

    • @joellezima3506
      @joellezima3506 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I just watched it as well, brilliant film

    • @iamhistorygeek
      @iamhistorygeek 4 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      Thank you bro. I was amazed by all the people who had played a soldier. Because even though you were playing as an 'extra' it was believable and well executed.

    • @Daniel-nh4oq
      @Daniel-nh4oq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Liam Munholand the explosions made it so immersive to be by, they actually made it feel like a battlefield

    • @liamedwards8394
      @liamedwards8394 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@DadJokesAllDayLong Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it.. it's moving thats for sure.

  • @InterstellerStar
    @InterstellerStar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1864

    Who is here after watching the masterpiece "" 1917" movie

    • @liamjimenez8634
      @liamjimenez8634 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I am.

    • @jmeijer6995
      @jmeijer6995 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Isn't it weird they just flat out show the attack scene?

    • @ShokujiAkai
      @ShokujiAkai 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jmeijer6995 Considering the focus of the movie? Nah.

    • @lifeissweet9826
      @lifeissweet9826 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me me! We loved it and I went just because of George.

    • @brandtgoodman7212
      @brandtgoodman7212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not a masterpiece by any stretch

  • @darthconquerus
    @darthconquerus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1049

    The guy he runs into just stays down like he’s dead cos presumably he didn’t know what to do 😂

    • @mitjed
      @mitjed 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, he got up and moved on.

    • @joshuaf6837
      @joshuaf6837 4 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      @@mitjed The 2nd one did... the first guy he ran into just dropped and stayed down. haha

    • @MsBAustralia
      @MsBAustralia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love that scene!

    • @happilu6092
      @happilu6092 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      yes omg I sat in the cinema and was like wtf why is he dead xD

    • @shonaalannah
      @shonaalannah 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      honestly, i couldnt stop laughing, i was like damn he took a hit ahah - and the 2nd guy just stands up and calmly gathers his things like dude

  • @statsw4970
    @statsw4970 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4569

    Am I the only one who thinks George Mackay is stunning 😍😍🥵

    • @yaboi2607
      @yaboi2607 4 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      I have a very english friend who looks just like him

    • @tess98y
      @tess98y 4 ปีที่แล้ว +267

      he is and also his shyness and politeness is even more charming 😍 (also i can't believe he's 27 i thought he was 22 or smth)

    • @idodougee
      @idodougee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      No, you are not

    • @Drebin31
      @Drebin31 4 ปีที่แล้ว +304

      During 1917 I just kept thinking “oh god I don’t have time for another celebrity crush”

    • @idodougee
      @idodougee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Drebin31 😂😂

  • @giuliamentrasti7968
    @giuliamentrasti7968 4 ปีที่แล้ว +325

    I think we all agree when I say... He's so CHARMING