When you think of Matthew Broderick, the first thing that comes to mind likely isn’t greedy big pharma billionaire.
The Emmy nominee’s career is defined by being likable and easy to root for, from his turn as the titular iconic delinquent from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off to Colonel Robert Gould Shaw in the Civil War epic Glory and as Simba in the animated classic The Lion King.
For Painkiller, however, he’s playing wildly against type as Purdue Pharma CEO Richard Sackler, the architect of the opioid epidemic.
Speaking to Collider’s Christina Radish, producers Eric Newman and Barry Meier explained their reasoning by committing to Broderick as their star.
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