John Malkovich, a world-weary CIA man in 'Wild Horse Nine,' prefers life on the road

John Malkovich plays an itinerant CIA officer, Chris, in Martin McDonagh’s “Wild Horse Nine,” a role marked by exhaustion and a long history of travel and missions. The actor, 72, says his own career has carried him across the world, performing live in 47 countries over 50 years. In the film, Chris is a dying intelligence man on Easter Island who grows increasingly eager to “spill the beans” after a lifetime of toppling governments and carrying out assassinations. The interview highlights Malkovich’s reputation for working far from Hollywood openings—he says he rarely attends premieres and often avoids promotion because he’s already gone. “Wild Horse Nine” arrives in theaters Friday, while Malkovich is scheduled to be in Japan directing a play.