{
  "id": 17444663,
  "title": "Helen Mirren and Alden Ehrenreich on Playing Tom Ripley and His Creator Patricia Highsmith",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/helen-mirren-and-alden-ehrenreich-on-playing-tom-ripley-and-his",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-31T18:00:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Polygon",
    "slug": "polygon",
    "url": "https://www.polygon.com/helen-mirren-alden-ehrenreich-interview-a-talent-for-murder/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren and her co-star Alden Ehrenreich discussed their roles in the film A Talent for Murder, which is based on the 2014 play Switzerland. The film is an adaptation of the true story of author Patricia Highsmith, best known for creating the character Tom Ripley. In the film, Mirren plays Highsmith, while Ehrenreich portrays both the publisher of the Ripley books and the character of Tom Ripley himself.\n\nMirren, who won her Oscar for the film, expressed her comfort with using various props, including knives and guns, in her performance. She shared her love for knives, explaining that she had a fascination with them since her convent school days when she would spend time in a local knife shop, admiring the handles, balance, and steel.\n\nEhrenreich, on the other hand, mentioned that he studied previous portrayals of Tom Ripley, particularly the 1960 film Purple Noon, which starred Alain Delon. He also highlighted Delon's good looks, adding that Mirren agreed, calling him \"so beautiful\" and \"gorgeous.\"",
  "summary": "Helen Mirren and Alden Ehrenreich join Polygon for an interview about their new film A Talent for Murder",
  "key_points": [
    "Helen Mirren plays Patricia Highsmith in A Talent for Murder",
    "Alden Ehrenreich portrays Tom Ripley and publisher in film",
    "Mirren enjoys using props like knives and guns in performance"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}