InIlana Glazer’s debut starring film role, the writer-actress spends a lot of time covered in blood.
You may watch and think, “Wait, that’s not Ilana fromBroad City, is it?”
and the answer is both yes and no.
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But back to the blood.
“It was so gross and so bad for your skin,” Glazer, 33, tells EW.
“It was a real horror experience to shoot [False Positive].”
Ilana Glazer stars in ‘False Positive.'.Anna Kooris/Hulu
That had as much to do with her character’s traumatic arc as the icky red corn syrup.
(Dad is husband David Rooklin.)
In the film, Lucy assumes she has some agency.
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But she’s not."
“John had a fever- dream version of this movie,” says Glazer.
“I’d read it and kept check- ing in about it.”
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“I’m lucky; I’m in control, unlike our protagonist,” she says.
“I’m not afraid to ask a billion questions,” she says.
I’m specifically seeking out the most spiritually healthy and welcoming experience."
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Less welcome were her husband’s joking comparisons between her pregnancy and Lucy’s in the movie.
“He keeps being like, ‘Ah,False Positive!’
And I’m like, ‘I’m not even going there!'”
“I’m desperately missing sharing [my pregnancy] through stand-up,” she says.
Fortunately, since wrappingFalse Positivein spring 2019, she’s at least been able to flex her funny bone.
The New York native is currently filming the Apple TV+ seriesThe AfterpartywithDave Francoand Sam Richardson in Los Angeles.
“We have such a great rhythm as producers,” says Glazer.
Indeed, Glazer is venturing out more on her own professionally.
She hopes to continue building Starrpix, her creative development and production company.
Her goal is to collaborate with like-minded creators who have diverse identities and to harbor safe and nurturing sets.
“A set is a magical space that is a microcosm of the world,” she says.
“I learned onBroad Cityhow to run one with humanity and respect and dignity for everyone who’s there.
Running a set is political.”
“It’s like this perfect canvas for the paradox that is our country.”
“Individuals are becoming more cohesive and less compartmentalized, dismantled, and separated,” she says.
Even if it means getting a little blood on her hands.
A version of this story appears in the April issue ofEntertainment Weekly, on newsstands Friday and availablehere.
