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The following contains spoilers for “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” season 1, episode 4, “I can’t say I remember not in Attlin.”
“Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” Episode 4 once again brings Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law) and his castaway teenage crew to a new planet, where we meet enough new faces to give them a chance to make an impact. A key figure on the episode’s planet, At Achrann, is Hayna (Hala Finley), a member of the Troik clan, who soon gains respect for Neel (voiced by Robert Timothy Smith) and his anti-violence streak. While Finley has a few projects on his acting resume, movie fans might perk their ears even more when they see his father, Troik leader General Strix.
If Strix looks familiar to you, you’ve probably paid attention to international cinema from the 1990s and 2000s. The general with a penchant for training child soldiers is played by none other than three-time Cézar Award-winning actor and filmmaker Mathieu Kassovitz. Seeing a name like Kassovitz appear in the episode directed by the Daniels (“Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Swiss Army Man”) recalls the directing pair’s history of rolling out some truly inspired acting choices for viewers, and will be It’s intriguing to know if “Skeleton Crew” intends to use this character more in the future.
Mathieu Kassovitz has left his mark on both sides of the camera
While you might not make the connection thanks to the graying features and glorious beard that Mathieu Kassovitz sports in his role as “Skeleton Crew,” chances are the film he’s best known for is Jean’s quirky French indie romantic comedy -Pierre Jeunet “Amelié” (2001). ). In the film about the eccentric waitress at the titular café (a career-making performance by Audrey Tautou), Kassovitz plays Nino Quincampoix, the mysterious passport photo booth repairman who eventually turns out to be Amelié’s soulmate. This, of course, is just one stop on Kassovitz’s extensive acting resume, which includes projects such as Steven Spielberg’s “Munich” (2005) and Robin Williams’ war comedy-drama “Jakob the Liar” (1999). As a filmmaker, his most acclaimed work is probably “Hate,” also known as “La Haine,” an acclaimed 1995 social thriller starring Vincent Cassel, which Kassovitz wrote and directed.
Although known primarily for his work on more artistic and serious projects, “Skeleton Crew” is not an aberration in Kassovitz’s career as one might think. In fact, he is known for taking on the odd big science fiction project. He’s had small roles in both Luc Besson’s “The Fifth Element” and “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,” and even wrote and directed Vin Diesel’s 2008 sci-fi film “Babylon AD.”
New episodes of “Skeleton Crew” are released weekly on Disney+.
