And then, I went home for a week or two, and I was back and shooting in the fall. It was really about a month later that I went to Budapest and did some pre-production.
I didn’t know months and months in advance.
They said, “So, it’s this Houdini story with Adrien Brody.” And I was like, “Okay, yes, done! You don’t have to tell me any more.” From there, it happened pretty quickly. It all happened without my knowledge, and it was just super exciting. So, I got a call from them and they said, “We’re pretty close to making a deal on this Houdini thing.” And I was like, “What Houdini thing?” And they said, “We didn’t want to say anything until we knew that the offer was going to come in, but we think this is going to happen.” And sure enough, it did. I had to get my driver’s license renewed, so I was sitting and waiting in line. I got a phone call from my agent when I was sitting at the DMV in New Jersey. Check out what she had to say after the jump.Ĭollider: How did you come to this? Did you go through an audition process for this role?
She also talked about signing on to do the upcoming ABC drama series The Whispers, about an unseen force that is manipulating children to act in favor of its cause. Harry Houdini ( Adrien Brody) also engaged in espionage, battled spiritualists, encountered the greatest names of the era, performed some of the greatest feats ever seen, and was a loving husband to Bess ( Kristen Connolly), his wife and right hand.ĭuring this exclusive phone interview with Collider, actress Kristen Connolly (who gives a terrific and emotionally layered performance, alongside powerhouse actor Adrien Brody) talked about how she came to be apart of Houdini, how she approached researching their relationship, finding her performance, how much the hair and make-up contributed, wearing such uncomfortable corsets, if she feels that Harry really valued Bess, and what it was like to work with Adrien Brody. The two-night scripted mini-series Houdini (airing on History) is more than just the story of the world-renowned superstar who could defy death.
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