Taylor Russell didn’t know she was signing up for a cannibal romance.
The actress revealed to Deadline that she joined the project without any prior knowledge on its subject matter.
“I didn’t know the book, I didn’t know the subject matter, I didn’t know anything at all,” she said, adding she didn’t think she would land a lead role. “I kind of felt — and still feel — that it could have led to anything. It could have just been a small role, and by the grace of whatever is looking out for me in this world, it was not a small role. That was a good and pleasant surprise.”
The film is based on the novel of the same name which follows Russell’s character, Maren Yearly, a teenage misfit in the ’80s who discovers she has a taste for human flesh. She embarks on a...
The actress revealed to Deadline that she joined the project without any prior knowledge on its subject matter.
“I didn’t know the book, I didn’t know the subject matter, I didn’t know anything at all,” she said, adding she didn’t think she would land a lead role. “I kind of felt — and still feel — that it could have led to anything. It could have just been a small role, and by the grace of whatever is looking out for me in this world, it was not a small role. That was a good and pleasant surprise.”
The film is based on the novel of the same name which follows Russell’s character, Maren Yearly, a teenage misfit in the ’80s who discovers she has a taste for human flesh. She embarks on a...
- 12/9/2022
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
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