Jim Sturgess Fan

Great news guys, the dispute between Martin McGartland with the filmmakers of Fifty Dead Men Walking has been settled.
According to globeandmail, McGartland has finally dropped his objections.

What a difference a few thousand dollars makes. Martin McGartland, the former IRA informer whose memoir Fifty Dead Men Walking inspired the drama of the same name at this year’s TIFF, has withdrawn his threat of legal action against the film’s producers after having seen the film and getting a nice little cheque. Good thing, too: the legal tussle had threatened to hold up tomorrow night’s red carpet gala, at which the stars Jim Sturgess, (Sir) Ben Kingsley, and Kevin Zegers are slated to appear alongside Kari Skogland, the film’s Canadian director. The Hollywood Reporter and others are reporting that McGartland, who was rumoured to be considering a trip to TIFF to confront the filmmakers in person, dropped his objections after producers sent him a copy of the film and then doubled their payoff offer to 20,000 pounds. “As a result,” read a statement he released today, “I can confirm I am happy with the film.” And, presumably, his bank account.

The Star has an interview with Jim that you can read here. Here are some highlights under the cut.

“Just shout your questions through the wall,” Jim Sturgess says with a grin as he makes a quick sprint for the hotel suite’s washroom.
It’s been that kind of day for the handsome 27-year-old British actor, who is finding himself in great demand at TIFF as the buzz rises for Canadian director Kari Skogland’s new film, Fifty Dead Men Walking.
Sturgess immersed himself in Belfast life for 11 weeks before and during the shoot, perfecting an Irish accent; he never dropped it. He was pleased to learn some locals were unaware he was English.
To complete the look of the character, a smooth talker who sold stolen goods and worked every angle, he grew a moustache and had his hair cut in a mullet.
“I wanted it. I really fought for the moustache,” Sturgess says. “Everybody had one in those days.”
He also spent time with members of the IRA, trying to get a feel for what life was like during The Troubles. The movie doesn’t take sides and neither does Sturgess, who found talking to people who had lived through the ’80s in Belfast “confused me and made me feel very emotionally unsure of a lot of things.”
“I feel like we made a really honest film that tackles a very complex situation,” he says. “I love that it’s not pro-IRA and it’s not showing them as evil terrorists. The situation was far from black and white, and it was a very difficult thing to do and Kari has done it so well. You join the roller-coaster ride and it goes from beginning to end.”
But Sturgess is very sure about McGartland’s role as a hero. The title refers to the 50 people whose lives he is believed to have saved by tipping off British police about planned bombings and attacks.
“Of course he saved people’s lives in the grand scheme of things,” says Sturgess. “No matter what your beliefs are, people should not die for a disagreement.”