Edgar Ramirez Talks Carlos

Born in Venezuela, multilingual and passionately engaged in international politics, Edgar Ramirez was the perfect choice to play Illich Ramirez Sanchez - aka 'Carlos the Jackal' - who was born in Venezuela, multilingual and passionately engaged in blowing stuff up. They even share a name. Having popped up in The Bourne Ultimatum and Che, Ramirez knows his way around the shadier corners of international diplomacy and black ops - and it shows. He's terrific in a movie that he was at pains to explain, is definitely NOT a biopic. The up-and-coming actor explained his feelings about the terrorist/revolutionary, and what it was like to put on enough pounds for the role to have Jake LaMotta rushing for the celery sticks. For more info. go to http://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=1097