Sebastian Stan On His Romanian Roots In ‘Fjord’, Fatherhood, Toxic Masculinity, Real-Life Heroes & ‘The Batman: Part II’ – Cannes Cover Story
In Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord, Sebastian Stan returns to his Romanian roots with a story that forces us to examine our prejudices, our assumptions, and the treatment of immigrants. Starring opposite Renate Reinsve, Stan once again plunges into a risky, thorny role with a look that belies his MCU star status. As he prepares for both fatherhood and playing a supervillain in The Batman: Part II, he’s focused on being one of the good guys.
Sebastian Stan has been thinking about men. He’s been reading a lot on the subject; studying it, if you will. What makes a good man? How can we support children and young people? What should we do about social media? All this prep is for a role of sorts, but not an acting one. Soon, he and his partner, actor Annabelle Wallis, will welcome their first child.
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“I want to be a good dad,” he says simply.
We’re discussing his latest film Fjord, which will premiere in Competition at Cannes. Stan plays a man forced to contemplate his own value as a father and as a man — an experience that must now seem serendipitous, given the timing of his personal life.
Written and directed by Cristian Mungiu, whose 2007 film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days won the Palme d’Or, Fjord stars Stan and Renate Reinsve as Mihai and Lisbet Gheorghiu — immigrant parents of five children who move from Romania to Lisbet’s small Norwegian hometown.
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