Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Actress Mikey Madison, who essays the titular role of a high-profile stripper in the Oscar-winning film ‘Anora’, has shared her favourite movie helmed by the director of ‘Anora’, Sean Baker.
In ‘Anora’, Mikey’s character gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
Talking about her favourite film of Baker, the actress said, “I was floored that Sean wanted to meet me, but I wasn’t about to question it. I’m a big fan of his work, and ‘Tangerine’ is one of my favorite movies. I met Sean and Samantha for coffee and they pitched me this amazing, crazy idea. Sean asked my opinion and if I’d be interested in making the film. I immediately said yes. I felt like the luckiest actress in the world that he wanted to work with me”.
Baker, on his part, said that Mikey first caught his eye in ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’. He shared, “Although Mikey’s screen time in Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood was brief, she made such a big impact. Seeing her playing different roles, her ability to change her emotions on a dime, her sense of humor, her ability to make brave choices, and her amazing SCREAM. It was at that point that we reached out to her”.
“After meeting with Mikey, finding out she was a budding cinephile with similar tastes and her expressing interest in my idea, the character was then written with her in mind”, he added.
‘Anora’ streams on JioHotstar’s Peacock Hub.
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