Emily Watson: The Dune:The Sisterhood and God’s Creatures Star Says She Loves Being In Front Of The Camera Because It Gives Her A Level Of Trust
15.10.2022 - 15:55
/ deadline.com
“There’s a lot of work around, I’ve been busy,” Emily Watson declared, brightly, over tea and crumbly biscuits at The Union, a private club in central London, as she chatted with Deadline about why she loves working in front of the camera.
She indeed has been busy. Hot on the heels of her extraordinarily compelling portrait in God’s Creatures, playing an Irish Catholic woman who has an obsessional bond with her wayward son (Paul Mescal of (Normal People and Aftersun), Watson has taken on a slate of roles including HBO Max and Legendary Television’s prestige project Dune: The Sisterhood, leading the cast with Shirley Henderson (Harry Potter), playing sisters Vanya and Tula Harkonnen, respectively. Both siblings have secured power in the Sisterhood. The series serves as a prequel to the Dune film versions created from Frank Herbert’s classic 1965 story of the planet Arrakis. Shooting will get underway in Hungary next month.
Dune: The Sisterhood is based on a trilogy of novels entitled Sisterhood of Dune that go deep into the past of the Dune universe. They’re written by Brian Herbert, Frank’s son, and Kevin J. Anderson.
After Dune: The Sisterhood, Watson will star with David Tennant in psychological thriller Quicksand, followed by Late in Summer, a cherished project set in Cornwall, England, as World War II draws to an end about a romance between a farmer’s wife and a Black American GI, played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (His Dark Materials).
Watson said that she has been on the right side of the moment regarding “the proliferation of streaming, and all this happens because people know that women want to see stories about themselves. … That’s a marketplace thing, apart from anything else, ” she told Deadline.
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