CANNES, Could 24 (Reuters) – Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander mentioned her newest main position allowed her to attract from her personal experiences as an actor.
The Swedish actress performs the title position in “Irma Vep” a HBO mini-series remake of Olivier Assayas’s 1996 cult movie of the identical identify.
The eight-episode present centres on American film star Mira, who, hoping to present her blockbuster movie profession a brand new route and recuperate from a current breakup, travels to Paris to star in an arthouse remake of the French silent film “Les Vampires”. Because the movie set slowly descends into chaos, so does Mira’s way of thinking.
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The position was initially performed by Hong Kong actor Maggie Cheung, who starred as herself within the 1996 film.
“I do not play myself, I play Mira. However in our collection she is anxious as a result of her half has already been performed by an Asian actress. So I acquired to meta, meta, meta play that in layers and truly specific my very own nervousness over remaking one thing that already a really extraordinary actor has achieved,” Vikander informed Reuters in Cannes the place she launched the collection with Assayas and its forged.
Just like the movie, the collection examines the challenges of film-making and manufacturing, and the numerous, typically absurd, facets of fame.
Scenes present Mira being mobbed by followers as she is chauffeured round for promotional occasions, fittings and conferences.
“You get to type of pull again the curtain and get launched to what this world can appear to be behind the scenes and the silliness, the craziness, the stress,” mentioned Vikander of the screenplay written by Assayas.
“It has been good to have somebody level out the issues which are fairly unusual, issues that you just see on a regular basis however when he places it right down to paper, I am like, yeah, I do know, that is fairly on the market and fairly humorous.”
“Irma Vep”, which was offered out of competitors at Cannes, debuts on HBO on June 6.
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Reporting by Hanna Rantala; Enhancing by David Gregorio
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