June 11, 2013

  • 1 week 16 hours ago

    Violet is such a different role for you — lots of gunfire and action.
    Well, I was excited to take on such a different character. I’ve never played a character like Violet; it was an incredible and fun creative challenge for me.

    We love when women get the powerhouse roles. How about you?
    I do love seeing women in action films. Yeah, I thought that was an interesting aspect of the film. Violet is also not the most feminine character. She’s really tough; she’s...

  • 1 week 16 hours ago

    AB: I auditioned for Geoffrey and [producer] Bonnie Timmerman. It was the dialogue of the characters that seemed very distinct – just the dialogue alone explained who the character was to me and as I started, you know, playing around with it in different ways in front of Geoffrey, I kind of landed on a version of it that he really liked.
    Then we got into rehearsals with Saoirse and … you know, once the two girls start sort of spitting that dialogue back and forth, it...

June 5, 2013

May 30, 2013

  • 2 weeks 6 days ago

    5. Alexis Bledel, “Us & Them”: If only for Bledel’s reference to New York Club denizens as “Angry Giraffe Women” – and, if I’m being honest, for the chance to see Jason Ritter be adorable and confused – I’m willing to give this romantic comedy a shot. We watched Rory Gilmore grow up. This is our shot to watch her navigate New York, dating and a seriously overprotective family.

    Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/05/22/2910579/five-women-were-excited-to-...

May 23, 2013