But then also, can you tell me an acting first you experience making this show?
So, that was fun.
It was the first time that I did fight scenes.
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That was definitely something I could bring into this, which was great.
A first for me on this was…
There were so many firsts, actually.
It felt like going back to school, especially in that first episode.
And being in a cast with lots of people similar in age to me was really nice.
Dont laugh at that!
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I’m gonna squeeze in one more get-to-know you question that puts you both on the spot.
I apologize in advance.
I need to know, what is your favorite movie of all time?
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LEA: Oh my god!
This question is impossible!
I walk around with this information in my back pocket, so I expect it of other people!
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[Laughs]
LEA: This is really difficult!
Can I give you a favorite recent?
LEA: One I’ve watched.
So, it’s not of all time, butThe Substance.
Oh my, I could talk aboutThe Substanceall day long!
LEA:Icould talk aboutThe Substanceall day long!
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ANOUKA: I never watched it.
I dont want to spoil anything transformative.
That’s my favoriterecentmovie.
TV series set in the ‘Dune’ universe which centers on the lives of the Bene Gesserit.
LEA: Then I can give you one of my favorite films ever.
ANOUKA: Go on.
LEA: It’s a film calledMy First Summerand it is a gay teen film and it’s great.
So, all the teen gays out there, if you’re looking for something great, watch that.
I need some good recommendations in my life.
I’ll take that!
LEA: Sapphic cinema.
ANOUKA: So that’s two that I don’t know.
LEA: I’m excited to hear yours!
But also how cute.
Gosh, I need a better one.
LEA: No, that’s deep.
No, that’s a good one!
ANOUKA: I mean, I know, but it’s also animation, right?
LEA: There’s nothing wrong with that.
ANOUKA: I love animation.
Im gonna go withThe Lion King.
The Sisterhood Offers Purpose and Belonging
But, the question is, at what cost?
Digging into your characters now, Chloe, I’ll come your way first.
LEA: It just makes her so loyal to the cause and to the order.
It’s a throw in of indoctrination.
It really differentiates her from the rest of the sisters because she lacks the outsider’s perspective.
ANOUKA: I think the Sisterhood is a place where she feels part of something and safe.
So, I think her loyalty to Valya comes from feeling seen.
Basically, she feels like she’s an outsider, and then somebody sees her for who she is.
Being part of the Sisterhood makes her feel like she’s actually part of the thing.
She’s not the other.
She is the thing.
[Laughs] And being seen by Valya is justhuge.
ANOUKA: Oh my gosh.
LEA: Wow, brilliant question!
ANOUKA: That is so good.
I’m shocked I managed to say it in a way that made sense!
ANOUKA: That was so brilliantly formed.
I think that was that double thing that really helped with the character, as well.
She just feels like she’s this beacon of knowledge that she has so much to learn from.
How does she feel about that mission?
Is she honored to get that responsibility, or is it something she’d rather not do?
ANOUKA: I think that’s not what this is about.
She wanted to go to the safety of the Sisterhood.
That was the deal.
What do you want to know?!
This is my role.
Apparently, this is what I have to do now is babysit you.
There’s much more to you than that, which is kind of cool.
ANOUKA: A look.
Chloe, guess what I’m going to askyouabout?
LEA: Oh god.
[Laughs] Oh, yeah.
LEA: It’s both.
I think it really is both.
Otherwise, what is she here for?
Digging into the procedure itself now, first I wanted to ask about the external part of that.
LEA: I spoke to everyone abouteverythingI could know about because I think it’s just so insane.
That’s, like, the worst pain.
And that’s onlyhalfof it.
That’s the external.
I can’t imagine, and it’s inescapable.
And I think for, like, the.
ANOUKA: Theres sense in it.
LEA: Yeah, theres sense in it.
And also, the stakes for Lila arehuge.
Easy work, right?
LEA: [Laughs] Yeah, light work!
Dune: Prophecyis available to stream on HBO Max.
New episodes premiere every Sunday.
