Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan Star in Nonchronological Series 12 12 12
The pair previously starred together in the 2019 sci-fi film Synchronic, a project that dealt with nonlinear time.
When they reunited for 12 12 12, Dornan told USA TODAY that he expected their next collaboration to follow a more straightforward path.
Instead, the new series splits its narrative across three distinct, nonchronological timelines: 12 months preparing for a Zurich bank robbery, 12 hours executing it during a fictional bank robbery in Zurich that Dornan described as “like the biggest heist in European history,” and 12 days after the crime, which is the window during which almost all bank robbers are caught.
Mackie stars as FBI agent Jack Strickland, who pursues bank robber Paul Galvin, played by Dornan. A vendetta from a previous case gives their pursuit a personal edge, according to USA TODAY. Outside of their dramatic dynamic on screen, the actors spent their press tour sharing jokes about swapping their famous roles of Captain America and Christian Grey, with Mackie joking about “50 Shades of Chocolate.”
“I did think that we had a good thing going on and it would be cool to do something together again,” Dornan told USA TODAY. “I didn’t think it would take seven years, or something, but we got there.”
Mackie also told his costar, “You’re an easy person to laugh with – that’s easy to find with you. Some people, you wouldn’t be their friend in real life. But I think we have a good rapport.”
Off-screen, their children remain unimpressed by their high-profile filmography. Dornan, who plays Aragorn in the upcoming Lord of the Rings film The Hunt for Gollum, spoke to E! Mackie, 48, has had less luck, stating that his four sons are unmoved by his superhero work. “My boys could care less,” he said with a laugh, adding, “At the end of the day, I realised they just want me to be dad.”
New episodes of the series arrive on Fridays until Dec. 25, according to Geo News.
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