It states its intentions right away.
She also had to fight for the part.
To prepare, shed re-watchedLambsand studied what Jodie Foster had done, and she came away feeling good.
“When you talk to me, the type of person that I am—I’m very different from this role,” says Maika Monroe, who plays the lead inLonglegs, opening Friday July 12.
Crestfallen but undeterred, she made an audition tape.
But this is my job.
My job is to transform and change.
Monroe inLonglegs.
Her tape won her the part.
Witness theCourreges bra and skirtshe wore to the movies Los Angeles premiere.
(Ive never worn less, ever.)
But the film dresses her way, way down and nearly hides her in plain sight.
Which is appropriate for a character beset by repression.
Monroe worked hard on Harkers mannerisms, her ruthless air of control.
She experiences something incredibly traumatic at a young age, Monroe says.
For anyone, that kind of shapes who you are as an adult.
An early sign, she jokes.
Dark material comes naturally to her.
Like, I know exactly where I need to go.
