Kenneth Branagh On Moving From Shakespeare To Action-Comedy In ‘Mayday’: “I Thought Zach Galifianakis Should Play The Part, But I Was Very Pleased They Asked Me” – Edinburgh Film Festival

Actor-director Kenneth Branagh arrived in Edinburgh to accept the festival’s inaugural Outstanding Contribution to Cinema award from festival director Paul Ridd and immediately joked that he would break it up into little pieces. “Actually, I wouldn’t,” he told the audience, “but if I did, I would give to you, and I’m not just being sappy.…