I like playing morally apprehensible yet fun to watch characters Rosamund Pike
Mumbai Nov 18 PTI Oscar nominee Rosamund Pike says she gravitates towards characters that do not come across as likeable and believes such roles generate an excitement in the audience as wellThe 42-year-old actor is best known for her role as Amy who who sets up her own murder and frames her cheating husband in Gone Girl for which she was nominated for the 2014 Academy AwardsI like playing people who are morally ambiguous I like playing quite divisive characters characters that you find yourself wanting to watch even though you might not agree with what theyre doing I think that creates an interesting feeling in an audience Pike told PTI in a Zoom interviewMost recently Pike was seen in black comedy I Care a Lot that saw her playing a court-appointed legal guardian Marla Grayson who defrauds her older clients and traps them under her careCiting the example of her role in I Care a Lot the British star said she was interested in where the line was so that she could make Marla as someone who was morally reprehensible and yet fun to watchI never wanted to cross over into a place where you just thought this is just boiling and Im not enjoying this at all Its a line Im really interested in she addedUp next for Pike is another fascinating role in the upcoming Prime Video series The Wheel of Time Pike features as Moiraine a member of the mighty all-woman Aes Sedai organisation who embarks on a perilous journey around the world with a group of young men and women one of them is prophesied to save or destroy humanityThe show is based on Robert Jordans epic fantasy series of novels which are set in a world where magic exists and only certain women are allowed to wield itThe actor who received international recognition for her film debut as Bond girl Miranda Frost in 2002s Die Another Day and followed it up with movies like Pride and Prejudice An Education What We Did On Our Holidays State of the Union said the series once again gave her the opportunity to play a layered character like MoiraineThe idea that attracted me was that this fantasy world has a mysterious guide figure who takes the central heroes through the story who is a woman And the fact that Robert Jordan in 1990 created this world where women have this extraordinary powerThere are plenty of shows and books that have a very masculine world and there is one amazing female but hes given us so many amazing females with intrigue and different political allegiances there are layers of deception as it becomes apparent later on in the show So there are so many layers twists and thats why its very exciting for me she addedPike who also serves as a producer on the series praised author Jordan for dwelling deep into the minds of not one but several characters through his novelsAs far as our show and the book it is based on is concerned he doesnt get inside the head of Moiraine We got the internal voices of some of the younger characters but you dont get the internal voice of Moiraine which is something that will be interesting for fans she saidPike shared that she read the first book when she began to explore this universe through the show which has Rave Judkins as showrunnerI immediately looked into the book and saw that this was an incredibly rich and complicated world And actually I can see now why fans of the series read the books again and again There is just so much more in it the more you understand the world the more amazed I am by the depth of his imagination Its colossal this world She said she hopes the ardent fans of the books will like the show also starring Daniel Henney Josha Stradowski Madeleine Madden and othersThe fan base of the series is so passionate Its inspiring to us Frankly the care with which they read the books we know theyre going to apply the same care to watching our show As an actor with the amount of content thats currently on the screens we are lucky if people study the work that we put in with as much detail she addedThe fantasy tale has two episodes helmed by cinematographer-director Uta Briesewitz who has also executive produced the show Harriet McDougal and Brandon Sanderson serve as consulting producersThe Wheel of Time co-produced by Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television has already been renewed for a second seasonThe first three episodes of the first season will debut on November 19 with new episodes available each Friday leading up to the season finale on December 24 PTI KKP RDS BK BK
Mumbai Nov 18 PTI Oscar nominee Rosamund Pike says she gravitates towards characters that do not come across as likeable and believes such roles generate an excitement in the audience as wellThe 42-year-old actor is best known for her role as Amy who who sets up her own murder and frames her cheating husband in Gone Girl for which she was nominated for the 2014 Academy AwardsI like playing people who are morally ambiguous I like playing quite divisive characters characters that you find yourself wanting to watch even though you might not agree with what theyre doing I think that creates an interesting feeling in an audience Pike told PTI in a Zoom interviewMost recently Pike was seen in black comedy I Care a Lot that saw her playing a court-appointed legal guardian Marla Grayson who defrauds her older clients and traps them under her careCiting the example of her role in I Care a Lot the British star said she was interested in where the line was so that she could make Marla as someone who was morally reprehensible and yet fun to watchI never wanted to cross over into a place where you just thought this is just boiling and Im not enjoying this at all Its a line Im really interested in she addedUp next for Pike is another fascinating role in the upcoming Prime Video series The Wheel of Time Pike features as Moiraine a member of the mighty all-woman Aes Sedai organisation who embarks on a perilous journey around the world with a group of young men and women one of them is prophesied to save or destroy humanityThe show is based on Robert Jordans epic fantasy series of novels which are set in a world where magic exists and only certain women are allowed to wield itThe actor who received international recognition for her film debut as Bond girl Miranda Frost in 2002s Die Another Day and followed it up with movies like Pride and Prejudice An Education What We Did On Our Holidays State of the Union said the series once again gave her the opportunity to play a layered character like MoiraineThe idea that attracted me was that this fantasy world has a mysterious guide figure who takes the central heroes through the story who is a woman And the fact that Robert Jordan in 1990 created this world where women have this extraordinary powerThere are plenty of shows and books that have a very masculine world and there is one amazing female but hes given us so many amazing females with intrigue and different political allegiances there are layers of deception as it becomes apparent later on in the show So there are so many layers twists and thats why its very exciting for me she addedPike who also serves as a producer on the series praised author Jordan for dwelling deep into the minds of not one but several characters through his novelsAs far as our show and the book it is based on is concerned he doesnt get inside the head of Moiraine We got the internal voices of some of the younger characters but you dont get the internal voice of Moiraine which is something that will be interesting for fans she saidPike shared that she read the first book when she began to explore this universe through the show which has Rave Judkins as showrunnerI immediately looked into the book and saw that this was an incredibly rich and complicated world And actually I can see now why fans of the series read the books again and again There is just so much more in it the more you understand the world the more amazed I am by the depth of his imagination Its colossal this world She said she hopes the ardent fans of the books will like the show also starring Daniel Henney Josha Stradowski Madeleine Madden and othersThe fan base of the series is so passionate Its inspiring to us Frankly the care with which they read the books we know theyre going to apply the same care to watching our show As an actor with the amount of content thats currently on the screens we are lucky if people study the work that we put in with as much detail she addedThe fantasy tale has two episodes helmed by cinematographer-director Uta Briesewitz who has also executive produced the show Harriet McDougal and Brandon Sanderson serve as consulting producersThe Wheel of Time co-produced by Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television has already been renewed for a second seasonThe first three episodes of the first season will debut on November 19 with new episodes available each Friday leading up to the season finale on December 24 PTI KKP RDS BK BK
