Saoirse Ronan Reveals Axed ‘Barbie’ Cameo, Says She Helped Deliver Seven Lambs While Filming Sundance Drama ‘The Outrun’
20.01.2024 - 23:01
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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Saoirse Ronan was knee-deep in lamb goo on the first day of filming “The Outrun,” a searing look at addiction that premiered on Friday at the Sundance Film Festival. Adapted from Amy Liptrot’s best-selling memoir, “The Outrun” centers on Rona, a recovering alcoholic who returns home to the Orkney Islands in Scotland after spending a hard-living decade in London. Eager to escape the temptations of her former life, she helps out on her father’s sheep farm, where she isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty.
“I delivered seven lambs,” she said proudly at the Variety Studio presented by Audible. “That was very terrifying. I didn’t know if I was going to kill the lamb as I was pulling ’em out.” Following the Sundance premiere of “The Outrun,” the 29-year-old actor sat down to talk about how Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” helped her prepare for one of her meatiest and most demanding roles while also revealing a planned “Barbie” cameo that never came to pass.
Congrats on your movie’s Sundance premiere. What was it like watching it with an audience? Terrifying. It was really nerve-wracking to see it with an audience.
I’m really glad it went well. I had a big pizza at midnight, and [then] I was sleeping soundly. How did this project land on your radar? We found the book first.
It was introduced to me through [my partner] Jack Lowden, who also produced it and is a proud Scotsman. He had been to the Orkney Islands and had completely fallen in love with the place, the people and the culture. That’s when he discovered “The Outrun.” We were in lockdown a few years ago and he said, “You need to read this because this is the role you need to play.” I instantly fell in love with Amy’s writing and how she
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