Ana de Armas lands a breakout role in Rian Johnson's 'Knives Out,' starring opposite Daniel Craig. She reunites with him for the new James Bond adventure next year.
In addition to Craig, the film’s murderer’s row of talent includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, Christopher Plummer, Toni Collette, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson and Lakeith Stanfield.Marta and the Thrombeys: Ana de Armas, center, stars with Don Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, K Callan, Christopher Plummer, Michael Shannon, Jaeden Martell, Riki Lindholm, Toni Collette, and Katherine Langford in “Knives Out.
Far from home and new to Hollywood, De Armas dived into months of intensive language study. She landed a succession of English-language roles: In Eli Roth’s “Knock Knock” opposite Keanu Reeves, the boxing drama “Hands of Stone” with Édgar Ramírez and Robert De Niro and “War Dogs” with Miles Teller. But it was the poignant humanity she lent to a self-aware A.I. in “Blade Runner 2049" that put De Armas on the radar of many filmmakers — including Johnson.
When she did, she was surprised to discover that Marta was not only multilayered but also the center of the story. The working class character, specifically written as Latina, holds her own against a clan of upper-crust frenemies. She’s not just peripheral window dressing or a stereotype or expendable.
Director Rian Johnson on casting De Armas in a pivotal role in his star-studded ensemble: “The first thing she said to me was, ‘This girl has to fight.’” By the second week of filming, she had Marta down. “This part just gave me so many things to do,” she said. “I was nervous about the tone. I was nervous about the comedy. I never thought I was funny.” She paused and laughed, as if it had truly never occurred to her before “Knives Out,” in which Marta plays foil to a motley crew ranging from passive aggressive to downright despicable.
“She’s got the chops. She can do it all. And it’s about time people sat up and noticed,” he said, “The performance she gives in this is remarkable, and amidst all the chaos of the scene-chewing and all that’s going on in the movie, she has this consistency — and she’s very funny because of it. But she’s the heart and soul of it, and it’s a real achievement. The scenes with her and Christopher Plummer are heartbreaking. They’re beautiful.
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