I learned a lot from the experience.Florence Pugh to Star in 'The Maid' Murder Mystery for UniversalĪfter praising the individual performances, specifically Ronan, Pugh and Chalamet, Rooney added that the film is “pleasingly paced.” He concluded, “Gerwig has taken a treasured perennial of popular American literature and reshaped it for a new generation, which should give the captivating film a long shelf life.” It forced me to take one step at a time and be in the moment a little more, because I would say I'm a bit of an overthinker. I could only plan ahead so much because there were multiple scenes to do a day that were quite challenging. "She wanted the film to have an immediacy that I think actually worked in my favor, with my being in every scene. "Being in every scene of the film is something I've never done before, and that was quite the experience," she says, adding that Parmet's direction intentionally kept the focus on Jem to keep audiences engaged with her. Scanlen has mostly been part of ensembles in her previous projects, including Sharp Objects and Little Women, in which she played the ill-fated Beth March, but Starling Girl, from writer-director Laurel Parmet, is all about Scanlen - and she definitely "felt the responsibility" that comes with a lead role.
And she couldn't have done that without it being destructive - there was no way of her getting out of this without a couple of mishaps." "Jem tries with all her might to suppress these desires, but it reaches a breaking point and she has no choice but to forge her own path. "It's the hero's journey, right? The hero believes they can suppress that and ignore it, but only for a while until it will start to eat away at them and they have no choice but to go out and find out what lies beyond," Scanlen says. "It was definitely more of Lewis's responsibility to navigate that complexity because, for Jem, her intention is a constant: She desires Owen, but she's also vulnerable and naive, so she can't really see the power play that's occurring between her and Owen," Scanlen explains.Įliza Scanlen and Lewis Pullman in Bleecker Street's THE STARLING GIRLīrian Lannin, Courtesy of Bleecker Street Lewis Pullman and Eliza Scanlen in 'The Starling Girl'Ĭompelled to fit in, Jem also wonders - especially as she gets closer to Owen - if there is something more for her beyond her small town. In other words, she doesn't pass that temptation test, getting caught up in a secret relationship with Owen, who's several years older than she is. "I didn't know if I could keep up, especially when it's an independent film and there's very little time to shoot and complete the scenes and develop a rapport with your cast and feel comfortable with the person you're being intimate with." "I was very scared to play this role because it's a wild roller coaster that Jem goes on," Scanlen admits.
And with the return of their youth pastor Owen ( Top Gun: Maverick's Lewis Pullman), temptation tests her. But she's also starting to feel out of place, and struggles with pressure from her family and community to conform to the life around her - she's barely allowed to make decisions for herself. Devout in her faith, which strictly upholds moral beliefs and doctrines as described in the Bible, Jem celebrates God through dance along with other young women in her church group.
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