Credit: Sky AtlanticTimothy Dalton is to star in brand new Sky Atlantic horror thriller Penny Dreadful, as explorer Sir Malcolm Murray.
He spoke to Sky about the new show which he states is "a really difficult thing to describe", but assured them that when he read the show's script, "I was thrilled."
"It was involving, disturbing, exciting, really strange and brilliantly written. On one level it's exciting, there's blood, sex, violence, mystery, fear, psychological terror, and a lot of very good looking people, and on another level, it's quite a highbrow story about guilt and redemption - there are gods and demons that we all carry within us."
Praising the "wonderful writing" and "the imagination" which has all come from John Logan, he insists we "don't forget gods, devils and demons have been in people's minds pretty much forever."
Of his fellow cast and crew he said "we have got brilliant actors coming in - look at Simon Russell Beale, Helen McCrory, and as you go down the list they are marvellous people and it's thrilling they're doing this because it's a great show. And I know it's done really well."
He concluded by stating: "This isn't a horror movie, but it does have those aspects and they are thrilling because it's so well written.
"Everything has a kick back to us as individuals, we are all complex and we have our strengths and weaknesses, our gods and demons within us, and often it's the demons that drive us rather than the good."
Penny Dreadful premieres this May on Sky Atlantic and Sky Atlantic HD.
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