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Oldman and Bowie have been friends for decades, and united for the promo clip for the title track from Bowie's 2013 comeback album - sparking controversy by showing Bowie as a Christ-like figure and Oldman as a corrupt priest.
Speaking the Daily Mail's Event Magazine about how he landed the role, Oldman said: "Dave just shot me an email, out of the blue, saying, 'Do you want to come and play a priest for a day?'
"It was all done for a sandwich and a bottle of pop.. We actually shot it in a place that's about 10 minutes from my house. There was no money in it."
When asked about the controversy surrounding the video, Oldman replied: "People can make what they want of it, that's the point of a video like that. He's an artist, he makes you think."
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Not only was the video temporarily banned from Youtube, but it also attracted criticism from the Christian Right, leading the Catholic League to brand Bowie a"switch-hitting, bisexual senior citizen from London".
Gary Oldman also spoke to XFM about his friendship with Bowie, saying: "I've known... David's a friend of mine I've known him 30 years. We were [out on the town] recently actually, in New York" - adding that they went out for lunch.
When asked what the pair had to eat, Oldman replied: "Erm... Sushi."
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