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Why Russell Crowe Was the Perfect Choice for Hitler’s Charming Henchman

Russell Crowe committed to the role seven years ago and helped shape the film using authentic transcripts and psychiatric evaluations from the Nuremberg trials.

Nuremberg director James Vanderbilt says he needed an actor with as much charisma as Hermann Goering reportedly possessed.

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James Vanderbilt was a cook before a friar. His hands have gone through the screenplays of films like 'Zodiac', 'Basic', 'The Amazing Spider-Man', 'Megalodón'... Until now he has set out to direct one of his scripts. And the bet has been as high as the expectations of his surname, Vanderbilt, which is the emblem and history of the United States, although James has decided to go away, to the Nuremberg Trials, in a story where he places the spotli…

·Spain
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James Vanderbilt, a screenwriter for David Fincher's acclaimed thriller, Zodiac, or the latest releases of the Scream horror saga, debuted as director in 2015 with The Truth, starring Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford in the skin of two journalists who made public one of the most controversial stories of modern American journalism: as George W. Bush avoided going to the Vietnam War. A decade later, the American screenwriter and producer repositi…

·Granada, Spain
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La Vanguardia broke the news in Granada, Spain on Wednesday, November 26, 2025.
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