Dennis Black Magic, the well-known porn producer, was convicted last week of, among other things, rape, indecent assault on eight women, harassment and incitement to prostitution. That conviction also leaves Matteo Simoni, who played the role of Dennis Black Magic in the film Zillion, unaffected. Now that he looks back on the film, he doubts whether that was the right choice. “I might think twice about doing it again,” the actor says on Radio 1.
Last year, Dennis Black Magic came into the spotlight through the film ‘Zillion’, which extensively depicted his life and the start-up of his discotheque. But after the recent conviction of the porn producer, Matteo Simoni looks back on his role in the film with wry feeling.
When Zillion was recorded, Dennis Black Magic already had quite a feat under his belt. He has been convicted several times in the past for raping underage girls and inciting prostitution. “Robin Pront and I have always tried to create a certain distance,” says Matteo Simoni on Radio 1.
“A lot of people didn’t like me playing that role. I understand that,” said Simoni. “I’ve started thinking about it. Playing people with a dark side or a criminal past: it is not obvious. Sometimes I didn’t sleep for nights wondering whether I should do it. But there was something about that character that I had a great affinity with, that made me think I had to do it. But I’ll think twice about it if I have to do it again.”
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