Tim Roth Tells Reddit AMA He Only Appeared in FIFA's 'United Passions' for Money
The overwhelmingly unsuccessful FIFA film United Passions has received its fair share of bad press, poor reviews and financial failure.
With Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini banned from football-related activity on Monday, per BBC Sport, and the £17 million film making just $918 in cinemas before being pulled, per the Guardian, the movie could have done without damning criticism from its main actor.
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But Englishman Tim Roth, who played Blatter, told a Reddit Ask Me Anything (via Harry Sherlock of Goal.com) that he hated his role in the lowest-grossing film in U.S. history, and he only did it for the money.
"The film is awful (can't say that because I haven't seen it)," he said. "I hated doing it, it was the wrong film for the right reasons."
"I had two kids in college so I had to make a decision and it was probably poorly judged, but once you make that decision you have to follow through," he continued. "It's a hard road, being in something you don't want to do, but I'm glad I did it for my family."
[Goal.com]
