Detroit's racist themes are sadly relevant to this day

When he agreed to appear as a racist cop in the tale of 1967 in Detroit,

IT SEEMS eerily fitting that Will Poulter is talking about his latest role just days after the shocking events at Charlottesville in the US.

In Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit, which dramatically brings to life events surrounding the riots in the city in 1967, Poulter plays the most brutal character he’s ever brought to screen.