Eddie Redmayne reveals the big differences between The Day of the Jackal TV series and the best-selling thriller novel
That's not the only way in which it differs from the novel, however. As Eddie Redmayne is quick to point out when GamesRadar+ chats with him about the show, his hitman is much more of a showman than in previous iterations: Edward Fox played him in the '70s, while Bruce Willis took a stab at him in The Jackal (1997).