I found this particularly useful with Zumbach. You can really see the character in their eyes. There are quite a few sources and also some wonderful photographs of them at the time which I find very useful. This gave excellent insight into their motivation. We were taught very little of their story in school. In this interview, Rheon talks about Mission of Honor, playing Mick's classic riffs in The Dirt, not being privy to Game of Thrones spoilers, and even wistfully muses on whether or not he will ever get the chance to reprise his role of Maximus.Ĭan you talk a bit about how you prepared for the role, researching Squadron 303 and the life of Jan Zumbach?įirst of all, I tried to gather as much information about the 303 as possible and I wanted to know more about what happened in Poland before they ended up in Britain.

While Iwan Rheon is best known for his disturbingly evil turn as Ramsay Bolton in HBO's Game of Thrones, he's quickly become a major player in Hollywood, from his turn as Maximus in the MCU's Inhumans TV series to his portrayal as Mötley Crüe's enigmatic guitarist, Mick Mars, in Netflix's music biopic, The Dirt. As depicted in Mission of Honor, the 303 went on to become one of the most decorated fighter groups ever to do battle in the skies over Europe, though their contributions to the war effort were largely – tragically – ignored following the end of the war. Comprised mainly of Polish staff serving under Royal Air Force supervision, the ragtag group of righteous warriors sought to avenge themselves on the Nazis. Iwan Rheon stars as Jan Zumbach, a legendary Polish fighter pilot who served in the 303 Squadron. The latest film to document the real-life heroes who risked it all to stop the violent march of evil is Mission of Honor (known as Hurricane outside of the United States). Since the end of the war, Hollywood has produced hundreds of movies about the war, from On the Sands of Iwo Jima and The Longest Day to Saving Private Ryan and Hacksaw Ridge.

It's estimated that over eighty million people died in the conflict, the majority of them innocent civilians. The Nazi menace had all but completely conquered Europe before the Allies were able to defeat the Axis powers. The global significance of World War II cannot be overstated.

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