John Malkovich wins Volpi Cup at Venice, Oscar buzz builds for Wild Horse Nine
The 73-year-old actor delivers a widely praised performance as a dying CIA hitman in Martin McDonagh's film set on Easter Island
John Malkovich won the Volpi Cup for best actor at the Venice Film Festival for his role in Martin McDonagh's Wild Horse Nine, a performance that has immediately sparked talk of a possible first Oscar nomination for best actor. Malkovich, 73, plays Chris Carlisle, a CIA agent ravaged by cancer and morphine addiction who asks his protégé to kill him during a holiday on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in 1973.