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In 2009, Saoirse Ronan starred in Lovely Bones Susie Salmon, a young girl murdered on her way home from school, wanders in a kind of paradise allowing her to watch and comment on the actions of her loved ones from up there. She sees the grief of her mother (Rachel Weisz), the doubts and the will of her father (Mark Wahlberg) to find and kill the culprit. A supernatural drama directed by a certain Peter Jackson. A few years later, Saoirse Ronan was ready to find him on a completely different large-scale project…
In the latest issue of Total Filmshe admitted to turning down a role in her Tolkien trilogy, The Hobbit :
“I had to be an Elf. (…) I had to choose between Hanna and The Hobbit. At the time, the idea of going to New Zealand for a year and a half was a dream come true. But there were projects that were coming at the same time, which for an actress were very interesting and that I couldn't pass up. For a long time, I regretted not having done it.“
The Irish actress does not give more details about the character she was to play. But it would seem that it is more or less that of Tauriel, played by Evangeline Lily, the only Elf in the entire trilogy – apart from Galadriel (Cate Blanchett).They rewrote the role anyway. She was originally supposed to be younger.” she explains.
HAS Firstalready at the time, there was talk of Ronan and Jackson collaborating on The Hobbit with a tailor-made role, Itaril, an elf”coveted by her cousin, but who will marry a human…“We find here some similarities with the redhead coveted by Legolas, but who ends up falling in love with Kili, one of the dwarves participating in this great adventure.
Although she declined Peter Jackson's offer, she nevertheless found the Lady of the Woods of Lothlorien in Hanna by Joe Wright, director of Pride and Prejudice And Come Back to Mewhere she also plays. She plays Hanna, the title role, the daughter of a former CIA agent played by Eric Bana, raised and trained far from civilization to be a perfect killer.
Known for her roles in more or less independent films such as Lady Bird And Little Women by Greta Gerwig as well as Mary Stuart, Queen of ScotsSaoirse Ronan reveals in this same interview that she wants to make more blockbusters and genre films:
“I choose works that are respected, with drama, that make you think most of the time – I love doing that. But I also say to myself 'I've done enough. I'd like to make a bigger film now..' And I hope I can do it!”
Remaining for the time being in the universe she masters, the actress is on the bill for two upcoming dramatic productions. In The Outrunbased on the autobiographical novel by Amy Liptrot and directed by Nora Fingscheidt, she plays Rona, a young woman who returns to her native island to definitively draw a line under her alcoholism. This film, acclaimed by international critics, will be released on October 2 in France.
We will also find her later in Blitzby Steve McQueen, a historical film set during World War II in London, which will be available from November 22 on AppleTV+.
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