Anthony Mackie thought Jamie Dornan would be ‘perfect guy’ for heist series

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The pair will star in Apple TV show 12 12 12.

Anthony Mackie has said he thought Jamie Dornan would be the “perfect” addition to his latest project and suggested him for the role.

The pair star in upcoming heist series 12 12 12, which follows three different timelines surrounding a billion-dollar bank robbery committed by American career criminal Paul Galvin, played by Dornan.

Across eight episodes, Galvin embarks on a high-stakes game of cat and mouse across Europe with disgraced FBI agent Jack Strickland, played by US actor Mackie.

Mackie, who is an executive producer on the Apple TV series, spoke to the Press Association about why he suggested Dornan for the project.

“He’s intricate because he’s in a world that he’s trying to back out of and become a normal human being.

“There’s something to be said about the guy who just wants to be normal.

“There’s a certain level of humbleness, and there’s a certain level of humanity that goes into that.”

Mackie, who worked with the Northern Irish actor on 2019 sci-fi film Synchronic, continued: “I know Jamie’s work pretty well.

“I’ve known him long enough where, when I thought about this character, I wanted people to like him.

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