Leila George explains how 'darkness' in close relationship with look-alike mom Greta Scacchi inspired her 'Animal Kingdom' role

17.06.2022 - 19:01 / wonderwall.com

Wonderwall.com during a recent chat."It is kind of relatable. At a certain point, a daughter needs to fly the nest and there's a struggle for a couple of years. I feel like we can all relate to that," she added.While Janine — who introduced her offspring to a life of crime before they hit puberty — makes motherhood look anything but easy, walking in her shoes hasn't deterred Leila from wanting her own big brood some day."I've always been someone who wants kids — lots of them.

I envy that in her," said the 30-year-old beauty, who split from Sean Penn in October 2021 following just 14 months of marriage. "Take away all the crime and giving your kids alcohol, take away all the bad stuff, I love that [she has this] big family. I love that they have Sunday lunches and parties and, yes, they're dysfunctional, but it's a nice to see a family get-together, isn't it? I like that."From what we've seen so far, the family get-togethers on season 6 of "Animal Kingdom" are particularly dysfunctional…Leila had this to say about how her on-screen alter ego is handling parenthood after a significant time-jump following the conclusion of season 5: "She's trying to make it work with [her kids] and pulling jobs — they're in a flow," she said.

"They don't have it as down pat as in the future, but they're getting there. They're learning, and she's working with young Baz — played by Darren Mann — and he's kind of slowly starting to get into a bit of a leadership role. But she's wrangling Julia and Pope — played by Jasper Polish and Kevin Csolak.

The three of them are phenomenal and so great to work with and such lovely young actors. I say young, but they're pretty much my age, which is kind of daunting. But it's family dynamics.