‘Promising Young Woman’s’ Emerald Fennell On “The Only Ending That Made Sense” & The Gag Reel You’ll Never See [Interview]

SPOILER ALERT – This post contains major spoilers for the movie Promising Young Woman, so beware of reading any further!

First of all, for the love of God, do not read this story or watch the video unless you’ve seen Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman.” Just stop now — unless, of course, you love spoilers, in which case… go forth.In “Promising Young Woman,” Carey Mulligan plays Cassie, whose childhood best friend, Nina, was raped during a raucous party in medical school.

Promising Young Woman (★★★★★), appears a hot mess. She arouses pity for her vulnerable state, and perhaps even scorn for leaving herself so defenseless.

Emerald Fennell’s directorial debut Promising Young Woman could have easily been your classic revenge fantasy thriller, with its tale of Cassie, a grief-stricken, silently enraged woman on a mission to expose every last sexual predator in town. Only it’s so much more.

“Emerald [Fennell] wanted Cassie to look much more cheerful than she actually was. A character like that, that’s kind of depressed, and doesn’t have much of a life, and is kind of living in the past, you might think they would just not care about the way they look, or just dress darkly, or not be as perky—pastels, and colors, and flowers, and feminine. And I loved that Emerald wanted to twist it up that way.” — Nancy Steiner

Specialty box office titles and those that also have their foot in the wide release landscape make up the majority of the top box office numbers of the weekend — which is pretty darn good all things considered.

Months after making her debut as Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall on “The Crown”, actress Emerald Fennell says she feels a special connection to the royal.

Like the title suggests, Promising Young Woman brought a glimmer of promise to the specialty box office space. The Emerald Fennell-directed dramatic thriller starring Carey Mulligan debuted in 1,310 theaters in North America on December 25 earning an estimated $680K.

Promising Young Woman. In the newly-released thriller starring , a med-school dropout seeks revenge against the men responsible for her best friend’s demise.At first take, it’s hard to predict where writer-director Emerald Fennell is going with this story of rage meets requite.

Variety has apologized for its review of Carey Mulligan’s new movie.

Carey Mulligan’s latest film, the provocatively dark and twisted comedic thriller, “Promising Young Woman” — about a young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, who seeks out vengeance against those who cross her path — has certainly sparked conversation on social media and within the film community.

Emerald Fennell—best known as Camilla Parker Bowles on seasons three and four of , as well as the showrunner on season two of —makes her directorial debut with Promising Young Woman, out December 25. She also wrote the comedy-thriller, which stars Carey Mulligan as a former medical student who takes revenge on the people involved in the rape of her best friend.

Variety’s review of her new movie saying it focuses on her looks and compares them to Margot Robbie.Also Read: Carey Mulligan Calls Out Variety Review That Said She 'Wasn't Hot Enough' for Role“I read the Variety review, because I’m a weak person,” Mulligan told the New York Times in an interview out Wednesday. “And I took issue with it.”“Promising Young Woman” centers on her character Cassie’s mission to catch men in the act of attempting to sleep with her when she’s seemingly very drunk.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorHair, make-up and costumes are all are powerful tools in storytelling and each add to the authenticity of the narrative. For “Shirley,” costume designer Amela Baksic immersed herself in researching archival photos of horror and mystery writer Shirley Jackson.

Emerald Fennell wanted to write about female rage. Before #MeToo became ubiquitous, she had been thinking about complacency and the teen movies of her youth where consent was often little more than a throwaway joke.

Also Read: 'Sylvie's Love' Review: Tessa Thompson Pursues Love and Career in Swoon-Worthy Period RomanceCassie’s avoidance routine is interrupted by the arrival of an old classmate, Ryan (Bo Burnham), who professes a longtime crush on her and asks her out. Inadvertently, his presence also brings up painful memories for Cassie, which are slowly revealed to be a traumatic event that led to the end of her dreams of becoming a doctor.

Emerald Fennell could picture her lying in a bed as a man began to strip off her clothes. "" she would slur, then again as he moved to remove her underwear.

Written and directed by Emerald Fennell (Killing Eve), the Focus Features dramatic thriller Promising Young Woman has been a buzzy awards season title before its Christmas Day theatrical release. The Los Angeles Film Critics Association named Carey Mulligan Best Actress for her turn as the methodical Cassie who is out for revenge while Fennell received honors for Best Screenplay. The writer-director was also awarded the Milos Stehlik Breakthrough Filmmaker Award from the Chicago Film Critics.

Clayton Davis The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has completed its annual review of film submissions for the Golden Globe awards, and Variety has learned exclusively that many films and performances have been switched from the studios’ intended submissions.“Promising Young Woman” from Focus Features was switched from comedy to the drama categories.