By Chris Gardner. Very few, if any, actors have sprinted out of the blocks like Jena Malone. Malone has continued working at a breakneck pace over the years, eventually graduating to franchise fare The Hunger Games , Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice while never straying far from her indie roots The Neon Demon , Lorelei.
Now 37, Malone has made a fairly bold statement about her newest film β Adopting Audrey from writer-director M. The Vertical Entertainment release, out Aug. After falling down an online rabbit hole, she discovers adult adoption and decides to give it a go. She also opened up about coming out as pansexual on Instagram last weekend and the support she has received from her family. How are you feeling about online interviews these days, do you like it or do you prefer in-person?
And I have all of my own snacks. So true. But it was really when I watched the first cut of it and saw the whole film together that I realized. It felt really exciting. That felt scary to me and then I knew I really needed to do that. I needed to see what that was about because I felt like I could learn something in that space. I have always taken the path of doing crazy characters that have allowed me to transcend those minimal conversations and force new ones to emerge.
How did you find who Audrey was? I worked deeply with Mike, and the script felt so resonant to me. I felt like I knew her. I have family members who are literally Audrey. Then I just allowed her to emerge on set and I tried not to push her in any direction that felt linear. I allowed whatever happened in the moment and hoped, God willing, it would work. Luckily, I had a director that really understood that process and allowed a lot of different things to emerge.
Then we have the safety net of the editing room. There are many who use it and just as many who criticize it as a way for some actors to excuse being an asshole on set. I am purely a put my toes in the water, learn how to swim type.
