Étiquette : gillian anderson

You work in production so I will ask you. Am I understanding this correct that because this Spy movie is already in filming in Hungary, that Gillian was a last minute addon? With maybe (you know) a favor asked of RH? Because Gillian sure looks like a role was created for her suddenly and she joined the cast very final?

Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon who are the lead actresses of this movie were announced back in March. Gillian was announced to be part of it at the same time as Justin Theroux, so I don’t think their roles were added last minute, that doesn’t seem possible to me. Things like that might be planned a few months in advance, at least. It’s possible she was cast not long ago, though. If I remember correctly, back in March, she said during an interview that she didn’t have any project at the moment, and would use some free time. So maybe she didn’t know at that time, or maybe she did and couldn’t talk about it, we will never know. But her role definitely hasn’t just been written for her. 

I’m already disappointed in Gillian in the snippet of the audiobook I heard. She sounds dull, bored and not quite like Scully still. I get the feeling I won’t like s11 if she sounds like that.

I must admit that she doesn’t sound good, at least she doesn’t sound like Scully. But give her a chance, anon. Playing for an audio record is a totally different exercise than acting in front of a camera. Maybe she’ll find her Scully back when on set, with the costume and the hair on, in the Xfiles atmosphere around her with someone talking back to her for real.