Rhys Ifans embraced 'larger than life' Rasputin in The King's Man
Rhys Ifans loved playing "larger than life" Rasputin in 'The King's Man'. The 54-year-old actor stars in the 'Kingsman' prequel film as the Russian historical figure and admits that he relished the challenge of bringing such a unique figure to life on screen. Rhys told ComicBook.com: "Rasputin, I think that's the case for all the characters, you have to play something for real. "But in Rasputin's case, Rasputin is such a larger-than-life figure anyway, if he walked into a room now in real life, you wouldn't believe it I imagine. All the anecdotal evidence for him is that he was hypnotic, he ha...