Natalie Portman & Julianne Moore Interview: May December & Todd Haynes
0-Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore star in Todd Haynes' May December, available to stream on Netflix.
-Portman and Moore discuss the tight 23-day shooting schedule and why the script resonated with them.
-They also share which roles they were most anxious to film and why.
In Netflix's May December, director Todd Haynes spins a gut-churning true-crime narrative into a dramedy starring Natalie Portman and frequent collaborator, Julianne Moore. The two actresses tell a story based on the first-ever script by Samy Burch that Portman tells Collider's Steve Weintraub is found "between the lines" of the script.
In the film, Portman plays actress Elizabeth Barry who's determined to nail a character that exists in what she describes as the "morally gray" areas of life. In order to do so, she spends time with the subject of her next role, Gracie Atherton-Yoo (Moore), a convicted criminal who seduced and raped 13-year-old Joe Yoo, who she eventually marries. The two raise their children in a domestic life that turns the stomachs of the public with a sick, tabloid fascination, but cracks begin to surface with Elizabeth's presence as she studies their relationship.
During their interview, Portman and Moore discuss the script, how "deceptively simple" it appeared on the page before filming, and finding the moments of "unspoken conflict and drama" on set. They talk about how they pulled off the shoot in under 30 days, why having such a tight schedule can be a good thing for the cast, and which roles throughout their careers scared them the most. You can watch the full interview in the video above, or you can read the transcript below.
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