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This past Christmas, Carey Mulligan continued to shine in
Promising Young Woman, a twist-heavy revenge thriller that served as a feature screenwriting and directorial debut of
Killing Eve s Emerald Fennell. With an all-star cast that includes Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Jennifer Coolidge, Clancy Brown, Max Greenfield, Laverne Cox, Alfred Molina, Connie Britton, and Molly Shannon, the movie was among the splashiest titles at 2020 s Sundance Film Festival, and it has only continued to inspire chatter with its VOD debut.
Now that more people have a chance to watch this buzzy title, you might be wondering how you recognize its high-profile ensemble. If that s true, we re here to help! Here s where you ve seen the
Though
The Personal History of David Copperfield hit screens in the summer, casting for the project began back in 2016, when the landscape was quite different to how it is now, says casting director Sarah Crowe, citing a recent growth in diversity and representation reflected in projects like Netflix s
Bridgerton. As a result, Dev Patel s leading-man status in a Charles Dickens period piece may have been unexpected, but director Armando Iannucci began the project with the actor in mind given his amazing likability, warmth and vulnerability, Crowe says. Iannucci also mandated color-blind casting for the entire feature, simply instructing his collaborators to find the best actor for each part. Crowe, who notes that this was the first project she was given permission to cast without thought to race or physical appearance, describes the process as incredibly creative and very freeing and opened up her search to a far wider range of actors. The decision to cast color-blindly was
The ending of 'Promising Young Woman' is a destabilizing shock to audiences. Writer-director Emerald Fennell and stars Carey Mulligan and Bo Burnham share their thoughts on why the movie had to end the way it does.
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WARNING: This story contains major spoilers for the ending of
Promising Young Woman.
The rape-revenge thriller has a long and somewhat seedy Hollywood history. “Traditionally associated with grindhouse misogyny and BBFC-vexing video nasties, it’s a format that by its very nature hinges on sexual violence,”
The Guardian wrote in a succinct summary two years ago, noting that the trope was undergoing a renaissance in the wake of the #MeToo movement. Emerald Fennell’s
Promising Young Woman is perhaps the boldest and most realistic example yet of the reinvigorated genre, equipping its protagonist, Cassie (Carey Mulligan), with a simmering, righteous rage that compels her to seek systematic revenge on toxic men. What drives her is the fate of her best friend, Nina, who is never seen on-screen. Nina, just like Cassie, was a “promising young woman,” until a sexual assault left her so emotionally destroyed that she died by suicide.