2 weeks Ago By Julianna Salinas
Spanish actor Javier Bardem "never" wanted to meet Erik and Lyle Menéndez while filming the Ryan Murphy Netflix limited series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story . Javier played José Menéndez, Erik and Lyle's father, who was murdered by the brothers alongside his wife Kitty (played by Chloe Sevigny) in their Beverly Hills home in 1989. The series tells the story of the infamous murders , including claims that the brothers were sexually and physically abused by their father.
The brothers have been in court recently seeking resentencing and possible freedom after serving the last 35 years in prison. Unlike other members of the cast , Javier opted out of visiting them during filming. Menendez Brothers won't be home for the holidays in latest court update Menendez brothers' family slams 'gross' Netflix show for being 'all about Ryan Murphy' The 55-year-old actor claims that he "didn't want to" meet the brothers in prison, especially not while portraying their late father.
He told Variety: "First of all, I didn't know much or basically anything about the story when Ryan Murphy talked to me, because it wasn't that big in Spain. And then once I dig in, I was like 'Wow, this is really, really sensitive material.'" When it came to his role, Javier explains that he tried to get into character and "search for material" so that he could "see or understand" the real-life person that he was portraying, but there was nothing other than what others have said about him, "especially his children.
" And what his children have to say about him is that he was, in fact, the monster in their home. "It was all there in the writing," he said, "I don’t need to talk to anybody." Erik and Lyle testified in court about the physical and sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of their father José, that their mother Kitty allegedly knew about and failed to protect them from, which was the motive behind the heinous crime.
Cooper Koch, who plays Erik in the series, actually visited the brothers at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility just outside of San Diego with reality star Kim Kardashian, recalling that he felt an "instant connection" with the brothers. Even still, Javier was adamant that a visit with Erik and Lyle was not something he was interested in.
"I was very, very...
the word is not scared, but I never felt for a second that I would be able to sit down with the murderers." Click here to follow the Mirror US on Google News to stay up to date with all the latest news, sport and entertainment stories. DAILY NEWSLETTER: Sign up here to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter.
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