Actress Brie Larson recently delved into details about her latest Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film, 'The Marvels,' following the conclusion of the actor's strike. Discussing the movie, Larson remarked on the unique nature of playing superheroes, describing it as a "weirdly specific job." Her commentary suggests an insightful perspective on the distinctive challenges and nuances that come with portraying iconic characters within the superhero genre. Larson's insights add to the anticipation surrounding 'The Marvels' and the continued evolution of the MCU.
Speaking at 'The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon', she said: “Being a superhero is like a weird, specific job,” Larson told Fallon. “Who else is going to be like, ‘And make sure you have extra zippers so you can go to the bathroom.’ … It’s just like very strange things,” as per The Hollywood Reporter.
Fallon noted that Larson was the first member of ‘The Marvels’ crew to congratulate actress Iman Vellani for playing Ms. Marvel in the film. In response, she said: “I felt really lucky because the first time I played Captain Marvel was on ‘Avengers’, and so I had Scarlett Johansson as the first person who welcomed me and I got to be there with all of them.”
She added: “So to have them not just welcome me in but to also just be like, ‘You got this’ and answer all my questions, it was just invaluable. So I just make a point whenever I read that somebody’s a superhero.”
The ’21 Jump Street’ actress also said that she shares a very special relationship with actor Samuel L. Jackson, whom she went on to call her ‘bestie’.“Yeah, he’s just my favourite, and I’m his second favourite,” she quipped.
Continuing, she said: “On ‘The Marvels’, there was a moment we were working together and they’re like, ‘Can you do one more take,’ and he’s like, ‘Of course, of course, anything for my second favourite co-star.’ And I was like, ‘What do you mean? What are you talking about? Who’s your first?’ And he was like, ‘Me!’ I mean, I can’t fight with that.”
Brie Larson further discussed her new series, 'Lessons in Chemistry,' based on the novel by Bonnie Garmus. The show, which premiered on Apple TV+ on October 13, is set in the 1950s and follows the story of Elizabeth Zott.
Elizabeth's dream of becoming a scientist faces challenges in a society that believes women should be confined to the domestic sphere. However, she takes on a job on a TV cooking show with the intention of imparting knowledge to a nation of overlooked housewives, going beyond just recipes. The series explores themes of gender roles and societal expectations against the backdrop of the 1950s.
“It was brought to me about two years before the book even came out. It’s a fabulous book,” the actress said of the project. “And it took about that long to get it off the ground, but, yeah, they asked me to be a producer, which has just been amazing ‘cause it helps me … like when I’m playing someone like Elizabeth, who’s just such rich character, it’s nice to help build her world and be there from the beginning.”
Larson added, “To be totally honest, I’ve been acting since I was like seven and I’ve never really known what a producer does … actually they do a lot. Let me tell you, I learned that it’s hard.”
(With Agency Inputs)
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