Eddie Redmayne on reinventing cinema’s most famous assassin

More than 50 years since The Day of the Jackal lit up the silver screen, it’s back as a slick TV show – but it’s more than just a remake

<p>Eddie Redmayne plays the titular contract killer in a cat-and-mouse game with &nbsp;Lashana Lynch’s MI6</p> Credit: Charlie Clift

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