Positive, successful an Oscar is massive for an actor—however making your Wonder Cinematic Universe debut could also be roughly a biggie. Whilst we had been extremely joyful when Olivia Colman was cast in Disney+ series Secret Invasion, we did type of surprise why she sought after to signal on. Now we all know: she’s a fan, too.
“I’ve been asking if I will be able to sign up for [the MCU] for ages,” Colman told the Hollywood Reporter in a joint interview with co-star Samuel L. Jackson, who stars as Nick Fury on the series. “I’ve been phoning my agent. I’ve beloved observing a lot of these movies, in particular since having kids. My two oldest are actually youngsters, and we’ve watched all of them in combination. So I might’ve mentioned sure to the rest they’d given me on this, in truth.”
Thankfully for Colman, the position she used to be tapped for used to be a juicy one: MI6 agent Sonya Falsworth, who nabs a recently-back-on-Earth Fury and shall we him know in no unsure phrases she thinks he’s getting too outdated for his line of labor. You’ll be able to see why Wonder sought after a powerful actor within the position, in a position to going toe-to-toe with Jackson’s Fury. Then again, the actors agree the strain between their characters comes from a excellent position. “I suppose [Falsworth is telling Fury he’s washed up], in a unusual manner, out of a type of love,” Colman mentioned. “‘Please watch out.’ (Laughs.) Her type of love is a humorous outdated factor, however I believe she in reality does imply it.”
Consistent with Jackson, the dynamic between Falsworth and Fury used to be formed via Colman’s possible choices in her efficiency. “There’s some way the place [Falsworth] could had been contentious. She may have been an excessively nasty particular person about who he’s and what his inabilities are presently, however she selected to head comfy and fuzzy. ‘Ok, I such as you, Fury. It’s excellent to peer you,’ and all the ones issues modified the dynamic. It allowed us to paintings in combination in a cohesion that’s extra pleasurable to the tale and our backstory than another manner. They might had been simply enemies and now not frenemies.”
Understand that, the actors are giant lovers of one another in actual existence; without a doubt head to the Hollywood Reporter to readvert the entire interview, which finds Jackson’s favourite Colman challenge up to now—and, much more delightfully, Colman’s most-quoted line of Jackson’s from Pulp Fiction.
Secret Invasion’s first episode is now streaming on Disney+.
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