Early in Anya Taylor-Joy’s career, she faced a choice between two paths: to have the best of both worlds, or to live deliciously. talk with Harper’s BazaarFrances Hedges food menu The star reveals his choice to continue the witch– A master class in gothic horror, and her breakout role – she missed another big opportunity with Disney.
“I remember it was the same day I was asked to be a pilot for the Disney Channel, and it was so exciting to be offered absolutely nothing that I ran around the house like I was alone,” she says of the day she was cast in the 2015 Robert Eggers movie. “But I had this really good feeling the witch It made me willing to give up the Disney experience for the thing that I felt was unknown to me, the thing that I felt sacred.”
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Taylor Joy also says this shoot the witch Far away, Six Hours from Toronto was a completely formative experience in her career, and revealed to her what kind of work environment she wants to pursue.
“It gave me the cornerstone of the way I work now, and it’s basically the idea that there’s no group hierarchy: you work hard, you stay on top of the shots and don’t assume anyone else is going to do it for you,” she says. “Your title doesn’t stop at the actor – you’re so creative in this movie, and that’s how you need to approach it.”
Taylor Joy went on to work with the Eggers back in 2022, starring alongside Alexander Skarsgård and Nicole Kidman in his Scandinavian spin-off. Northman. Although she was at one point Hang on to the next director Nosferatu Rivamp (cue with a canned laugh song), has since moved away – Lily-Rose Depp and Bill Skarsgard now Set to star.
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