Dominic Copper
Dominic Copper admits that he was intrigued by the Devil's Double script and the characters in it.
The Mamma Mia actor is back on the big screen with the Lee Tamahori directed movie which sees him take on the role of Uday, Saddam Hussein's son.
Speaking to MTV the actor said: "Yeah, you know, it is such an interesting period of time. It seems so apparent to us, so much to do with our recent history, really, that area with regards to the war and that regime.
"But I didn't know enough. To sort of get inside of it and to see what this was all about and the world in which [the Husseins] existed, for me, was really intriguing. I wanted to know more.
"And the opportunity to work with [director Lee Tamahori] - once I met him, I was blown away by his energy and his vision of what the piece should be.
"It wasn't meant to be an accurate historical reference to those people and that period of time; it was very clouded, what the actual truth is.
"But he saw this incredible dynamic between an evil man and a poor guy who was thrown into a situation he couldn't get out of. That dynamic and that conflict, he found so riveting, as did I."
The blockbuster also beckons for Cooper this summer as he is all set to star as Howard Stark in Captain America: The First Avenger.
He has also completed work on Hello Carter and My Week with Marilyn and is currently filming Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter with Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Rufus Sewell.
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