First Odyssey hit the theaterswriter-director Christopher Nolan praised one particular cast member: Samantha Morton, who had a small but very important role in his film. for Los Angeles Timeshe said her character “comes in and changes the dynamic” and admired that “there are no limits to her performance”.
He even said his wife and producing partner Emma Thomas compared Morton’s turn Heath Ledger‘s Nolan’s impressive presence The Dark Knight.
With the film now open, audiences can now experience Morton’s interpretation of Circe, the witch who turns Odysseus’ men into pigs. in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporterstar – who fans of the genre might know better than Minority Report and The Walking Dead– talked about his approach to the role.
He admitted that he had never read Homer’s ancient Greek poem (although it is being adapted into a film). The Simpsons a parody of it). “But I was blown away by the script, and I was very impressed by how modern it felt,” he told THR . “When I got the role, I was excited to deliver (Thomas) to Chris and (producer) Emma to live out my instinct.”
He transferred his first impression of the script to his acceptance of Circe. “I felt it was incredibly modern. I could identify with it. It felt like my sister, my mother, my grandmother, my aunt, my neighbor. It felt very real and very intense,” she said.
He continued. “I’m talking about Sears’ core will. What Chris does with all the women in the film is absolutely extraordinary. She feels so whole, so fully aware, but you’re not with her for an incredibly long time. In that short amount of time, I think a lot has to be accomplished. But it doesn’t feel rushed.’ He is all of us.
Odyssey it’s in theaters now.
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