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Sophie Thatcher, director Drew Hancock talk about her ‘Companion’ character: Very 1960s and classic
Published on Jan 30, 2025
By IANS
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- MUMBAI — Actress Sophie Thatcher said that her character in “Companion” is very 1960s and classic.
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- Written and directed by Drew Hancock, “Companion” stars Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillén and Rupert Friend. Described as a sci-fi hybrid movie about a young woman who goes on what should be a routine weekend vacation with her boyfriend and his gang, and it devolves into something grizzly and surprising.
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- That young “woman” accompanying her boyfriend Josh played by Jack Quaid on the getaway is the ‘companion’ Iris, who is played by Thatcher.
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- Talking about the film, she said: “When you first meet both of them, I feel like you definitely want to support them. I think they both seem a little bit like outsiders. She’s a little bit stressed, but very put together. She’s very ‘60s. She’s very classic. He’s a bit nerdy, and they seem like a very charming couple. But actually, Iris is in a very codependent relationship, and she’s willing to give anything to make Josh feel loved and cared for.
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- “Adding to her stress. is this house in the woods, which is a character in and of itself. It deepens her feeling of isolation—that nobody can help you. She is actually on her own.”
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- Delving further, director Drew Hancock explained: “Iris is someone who initially doesn’t understand her own strength and capabilities. She’s almost like someone suffering from imposter syndrome, feeling out of place and unsure of her own identity.”
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- “Sophie brings a very incredibly natural quality to Iris as a character... a robot that doesn’t know how to necessarily be human. She brings a quality to the character that is just so deeply human.”
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- It’s when Iris realises that she’s not human that her journey really begins.
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- Thatcher shared “Her whole world is completely shifted and she realizes that she can’t be with Josh. There’s self-discovery, and she starts finding her own free will and sets out to be independent.”
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- “Companion” will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, in theaters and IMAX nationwide on January 31.
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