Freya Allan Interview: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes & The Witcher Season 4
238No role is easy, but at just 22-years-old, Freya Allan has already had to do a considerable amount of heavy lifting playing characters in dire situations with the weight of the world on their shoulders. After comparing the pressure The Witcher’s Ciri is under to the challenges her Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes character, Mae, faces in the film, Allan laughed and said, “Clearly they look at me and go, 'Yeah, she’s got a lot going on. She’ll do the job.’” Allan may have been humble about it, but roles like Ciri and Mae could never soar without an actor capable of capturing and giving an audience access to their complex internal worlds.
In Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Allan’s Mae finds herself forming an unexpected bond with Owen Teague’s ape character, Noa. It’s hundreds of years after the events of War for the Planet of the Apes. Apes are now the dominant species while humankind struggles to find safety. Given Noa’s grown up in the confines of his village and knows little of the outside world, he’s shocked when he encounters Mae and she isn’t some feral creature, but rather, a brave being of intelligence with wants and a drive that isn’t so different from his own.
With Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes arriving in theaters nationwide on May 10th, I got the chance to have a Collider Ladies Night conversation with Allan to recap her journey in the industry thus far, and to dig into her experience finding Mae and conveying her complicated contributions to paving the way to a brighter future for humankind.
00:00 Dicey Questions
03:43 Intro
04:05 Testament of Youth
05:30 What Did "Making It" Look Like?
06:10 She Wants to Work with A24
06:41 Allan Did Not Study Acting in School
09:34 Joaquin Phoenix, Learning to Love Rehearsal
11:39 The Witcher Audition
15:51 The Witcher Season 4
19:34 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
25:47 KOTPOTA SPOILERS
28:06 What's Allan Most Proud Of?
28:56 Outro
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