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Latest News: Charlie Hunnam Plays Killer Ed Gein in Monster

Charlie Hunnam calls Ed Gein “one of the more gentle monsters” to be featured on Netflix’s popular crime anthology, but he didn’t feel that way at first.

Hunnam, 45, portrays the infamous killer and grave robber in Monster: The Ed Gein Story , now available on the streaming service. But during his initial research into Gein, the former Sons of Anarchy star was shaken by the atrocities he might need to portray onscreen.

“I had the nightmares before I started,” Hunnam told Variety . “Once I got into it, it was a little easier. But I, for a second, thought maybe I’d made a horrible mistake when I started doing my research and realizing just how despicable some of the stuff he did was. But y

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