Emily Browning talks about 'Shangri-la Suite', Hollywood & women stereotypes on film
- her character in recently released film 'Shangri-la Suite' (aka 'Kill The King' outside the US) is more mature, complex and transgressive than most of her previous roles
- she plays Karen Bird, a girl who escapes a drug rehab center & together with her (kind, but psychotic) boyfriend goes on a violent quest to kill Elvis
- says it was the 1st time she worked with a director who was her age, which made her feel able to speak up about how the film was going
- made close friends she still sees at least once a week while filming 'Shangri-la Suite', says that kind of thing never happens in big budget productions
- talks about a roadtrip to the Grand Canyon they all took during a week off, staying in shitty motels & hanging out every day, says it was a magical experience
-[mild spoiler]was happy that Karen managed to avoid a 'tragic girlfriend' type of ending, says the 'abused/tragic girl' stereotype is overdone, often a caricature and almost never portrayed in a positive light
- says her favorite scene was a discussion between Karen & Teijo (a Native American struggling with their gender, played by Avan Jogia) about being outsiders, while sitting right on the edge of the Grand Canyon
- talks about how Hollywood quickly took its toll on her, how both public and media feel like they're entitled to actors and their lives & tend to forget their humanity
- talks about her 1st press junket at age 14, how invasive it felt & how personal the questions were
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the film is already online, loved it. slowing but surely starting to stan ha.
