Jodie Turner-Smith has been on a roll this yr, from making her debut within the Star Wars universe with The Acolyte to taking part in a witchy Dragon Quene within the Apple TV+ collection Unhealthy Monkey. The actress now stars within the Paramount+ collection The Company as Michael Fassbender’s difficult love curiosity.
In an interview with Folks journal, Jodie shared what drew her in the direction of her newest mission, and Fassbender was considered one of them. Though she discovered that the script was “fairly wonderful,” she additionally wished to meet her long-time want to work with the Irish actor. “[He is] somebody I used to be so desirous to work with for a really very long time,” she mentioned, including that she’s been a “long-time fan.
The White Noise actress additionally teased the character she performs within the present saying “She’s extraordinarily clever. She’s a tutorial, she speaks Arabic, which is among the most lovely languages on the planet. And he or she’s difficult.”
Jodie’s character Samia is Fassbender’s character’s secret lover whom he met throughout his covert operation in Ethiopia.
The collection has a star-studded ensemble which additionally consists of Richard Gere and Jeffrey Wright, one thing the actress discovered daunting. Homicide Thriller 2 star admitted to feeling nervous earlier than the filming kick-started.
“I am all the time nervous, earlier than each job. I really feel prefer it’s a superb factor,” she mentioned. “As a result of for those who’re not nervous, I do not know, possibly one thing’s somewhat bit lifeless inside.”
Jodie defined that regardless of having accomplished a number of tasks, she feels she’s at the start. “I really feel like I have been doing this for all of two seconds. I’ve a lot to be taught,” she added. Though she was nervous earlier than sharing the display screen with Fassbender, his sort and beneficiant nature reassured her each time.
The Company, based mostly on the 2015 collection The Bureau, “follows a world of even deeper intrigue and subterfuge, with characters combating their very own battles as they grapple with existential threats to the nation and the world,” as per the official synopsis. The collection is ready to premiere on Showtime on November 27.