Aaron Taylor-Johnson on Working With Armani, 'Werwulf,' and Watches

"When Aaron Taylor-Johnson and I spoke on the phone last week-he was at the Cipriani in Venice; I was in a bedroom in Brooklyn-the world had yet to suffer the loss of a fashion luminary. But Giorgio Armani was on both our minds regardless. Il Maestro was deeply enmeshed with the film industry, outfitting A-listers both on- and offscreen for the better part of 50 years. It's only natural, then, that the Italian designer was also a supporter of the Venice Biennale, the parent organization of the Venice Film Festival. And it's just as natural that Taylor-Johnson-an actor, of course, but also an Armani Beauty ambassador-would be in attendance, hitting the red carpet while taking in all the glitz and glamour of the proceedings throughout the city."

""Giorgio Armani has always had one foot in the world of movies," says the 35-year-old English star of movies like 28 Years Later, Nosferatu, and Kraven the Hunter. "I mean, he's such an incredible fashion designer, but he's historically done suits for Scorsese movies, for DiCaprio and De Niro. I think he's just a huge lover of film. And here, it feels like it all kind of coincides-the film, the glam, the arts.""

"Venice moves quickly on any given day. Throw a film festival into the mix, and everything cranks up to eleven. And Taylor-Johnson is a busy man, balancing film premieres-he wore a white dinner jacket and a newly bushy beard to see Frankenstein-with preparation for his role in Robert Eggers's Werwulf, which begins filming this month. (He also worked with Eggers in Nosferatu.) So our conversation didn't exactly meander. But we did have time to chat about the important stuff."

Aaron Taylor-Johnson attended events in Venice as an Armani Beauty ambassador and reflected on Giorgio Armani's extensive ties to the film world. Giorgio Armani has outfitted major actors and supported the Venice Biennale and the Venice Film Festival for decades. Taylor-Johnson balanced festival appearances and film promotion while preparing to begin filming Robert Eggers's Werwulf, having previously worked with Eggers on Nosferatu. He appeared at screenings in a white dinner jacket and a newly bushy beard. Conversation topics included being the face of a fragrance, a renewed collaboration with Eggers, a passion for watches, and a stunt mishap involving a wrongly booked "diver."

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