The series not only shows her kicking ass, but we dive deeper into her personal life as well.
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There are lots of things that I really love about her."
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COLLIDER: How did you get involved in the seriesParis Has Fallen?
What drew you to this role?
RITU ARYA: The audition came through as they do, and I loved my role.
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I thought that she was complex, and I love action.
I thought the story was super compelling, so I was really excited when it came through.
What about your character was your favorite part to explore in the series?
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She teams up with this guy, Vincent…
It’s a lot of high-stakes stuff.
She’s a really badass fighter.
There are lots of things that I really love about her.
What was it like working across Tewfik [Jallab] as a scene partner?
ARYA: With Tewfik, it was great.
It was really just luck.
I think he has such great humor.
We both were really lighthearted and always joking about on set.
[Laughs] I thought he was so easy to work with.
He’s so generous and lovely.
I loved working with him.
And Camille [Rutherford], I felt also the same.
She’s an amazing, incredible actress.
There are some episodes where I’m like, Wow, they have not stopped fighting.
I feel like I’m as tired as they are.
Talk to me about the training process for this show because it is so physical.
How much prep time did you get, and how much training did you have to do?
ARYA: There was a lot of training.
I didn’t have that much time, to be honest.
But luckily, I was training whilst I was away, so it sort of overlapped.
But it was all just on the job with this.
Im so curious, did the spy give you any good insider information?
ARYA: [Laughs] Yeah, I was just chatting to a spy…
It was crazy because she had to be anonymous.
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What was the best advice that she gave you?
ARYA: How realistic it was to be torn with how you might’t tell anyone.
It just made it all feel a lot more grounded.
Wait, when you say she was anonymous, do you mean you didn’t see her face?
ARYA: [Laughs] No, I did see her face!
I saw her face, but it’s an anonymous name.
I was like, What is the energy of this?
[Laughs]
ARYA: She had a sack over her head, and a voice changer.
So, you’ve obviously done a lot of these action roles.
Even inUmbrella Academy, you had a lot of fight scenes, and inPolite Society,you had them.
Is that something that you’re interested in doing more of, taking on these more physical roles?
ARYA: I really don’t hate that.
I love that critic, that journalist.
Yeah, I love action.
I find it really, really, rewarding.
I’m a bit of a workaholic, so I love training, and I love learning choreo.
I really enjoy it.
I also love variety, so let’s see where things take me.
I thought it was really creative and smart."
I have to ask you a little bit aboutUmbrella Academybecause that final season was a lot to take in.
ARYA: I absolutely loved my storyline.
I thought it was really creative and smart.I love art that pushes boundaries and creates conversation.
I just wish that we had 10 episodes instead of six.
The more episodes, the better, in my opinion.
I have no problem with a 20-episode season.
Let’s do that.
What do you miss the most from working on that show?
What do you think you’ll miss most from working on that show?
ARYA: The people.
I absolutely loved who I was working with.We had five years together and were a family.
But I still get to talk to all these people, so Im dealing with it.
What genre are you most interested in tackling next?
ARYA: I love the variety.
I am excited to do more drama.
I say that I want to do a comedy.
I want to go back to having a laugh for a little bit.
I started off in comedy, really.
I was performing around London, doing comedy, and then it just led to screen.
But I think as an actor, it really is just a bunch of things.
So, that’s what it comes down to, really, for me.
