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In the remake, Alicia Vikander, a white European actress,plays the lead.
And what of his decision to have Vivian Wuplay a version of Cheungnamed Jade Lee within the series?
Now I could see the satire of the industry in it.
I immediately said Id love to meet with Olivier because I was very curious about this character.
Why does she exist in the story?
We had a meeting, and he was lovely and open and vulnerable.
We immediately connected and I understood what he was looking for.
It was quite interesting to reflect on the changes in that region.
Is it economic reasons, and pressure from producers?
Is it a commentary on Hollywood and how you need names?
I think hes very clever putting Cynthia in that odd, awkward position.
Did Olivier respond to your letter?It took him a few months to write me back an email.
A very long email; it was very flattering!
He was very kind, and said a lot of great things.
I hope, whenever I go to France, we can meet up and continue the conversation.
As Cynthia, youre playing Lily Flower in Renes remake ofLes Vampires.
Shes this devious, pulpy character.I think Lily Flower was much easier for me because its so theatrical.
I loved the maid look and the catsuit, all those cool looks I had never done before.
Its very freeing, much more so than the Cynthia character.
Olivier was open to talk and to ideas, but he wrote it in such a precise way.
I was afraid I would lose the humor if I tried to change anything.
I was following the text to the tee.
I almost had an identical career path as her.
She started with Miss Hong Kong.
I started my acting career through pageantry.
I worked in shows on the television web link TVB for many years and so did she.
Im very curious if she is going to watch this, and what she thinks of it.
Ive never met her in real life.
Im pretty sure she knows of me, but I dont know how shed feel about the show.
Thats probably something Olivier ponders every day too.
She hardly ever makes public appearances anymore.
I was texting my manager in Hong Kong because he was working at that event.
Did anyone ask her aboutIrma Vep?
No one had a chance to speak to her aboutIrma Vep.
On the show, Alicias character Mira resents the fame shes accrued from starring in superhero films.
You yourself broke out to American audiences with MarvelsShang-Chi.
In the story, her characters doing a lot of mainstream films, getting offers left and right.
Shes turning them down, trying to find her passion project.
AfterShang-Chi, I got a lot of calls to play an immigrant or an immigrant mom.
I am an immigrant myself.
Me and my family have a lot of stories to tell.
But thats not the only story I want to tell.
Theres a lack of imagination thats pretty apparent, especially in Hollywood.
Cynthia is the one who is asking a lot of realistic, practical questions.
Is it really making changes?
Its a big question to ask.
Olivier likes to open questions and not give answers.
Does everything have to have a deep meaning?
Not necessarily, but why are we calling them the same art form?
Between Mira and Cynthia, where do your own opinions fall?I think Im more toward Cynthia.
Why do you think youre so important?
Theres a self-awareness that Olivier has, to tackle that head-on.
