Manuel Garcia-Rulfo is the new ‘Lincoln Lawyer’ in hit Netflix series
16.05.2022 - 17:11
/ nypost.com
Michael Connelly novels and practices law from the backseat of his Lincoln town car, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo had an obstacle standing in his way. “For me personally, I get carsick,” Garcia-Rulfo, 41, told The Post. “But it was fun, especially driving the convertible Lincoln. Driving that around LA was cool.”Now streaming on Netflix, “The Lincoln Lawyer” is a series following hotshot defense attorney Mickey Haller (Garcia-Rulfo).
The character also appeared in a 2011 movie of the same name, starring Matthew McConaughey in the role (that also led to his infamous Lincoln commercials).“I saw [the movie] when it came out,” said Garcia-Rulfo. “I remember really liking it. I thought it was such a cool character and Matthew McConaughey is amazing.
But I didn’t re-watch it [after getting this role], I wanted to do my own thing and do our own take on it.”The Netflix series, created by David E. Kelley, follows Mickey Haller during a low point in his life and career: following a surfing injury, he got addicted to painkillers. He’s clean now, but he’s been on a hiatus from practicing law for several months.
However, that changes when he unexpectedly inherits the law practice from a murdered colleague.“I met with a lot of lawyers to get familiar with that world,” said Garcia-Rulfo. “I watched a lot of hours of real footage of trials, like the O.J. Simpson trial.
I wanted to really focus on the vulnerability of the character…he’s at a low point in his life, I wanted to have that heaviness on him. He has so many obstacles on the way, I wanted to have that there to make him human. At the same time, I wanted to show him moving through life and through the cases with charm.”Mickey, who also works with not one but two ex-wives – Lorna (Becki
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