Edgar-Jones was attracted to the role precisely because of the character’s lonely upbringing.
It’s that inward focus that has drawn her to book adaptations in these early stages of her career.
“In the case ofNormal People, all you really have are particular ways of using the camera.
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And inCrawdads, you have that and a small bit of voiceover.”
(The character finds eventual success as an illustrator and naturalist.)
“I found the drawing really therapeutic,” she says.
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It was all about being presentable.
Still, Edgar-Jones is quick to rebut any notion that Kya is a savage creature.
That was something I was really keen to imbue Kya with."
“But if you’re told you are something for long enough, you become it.
I found that a very interesting way of thinking about it.”
That was largely accomplished by shooting on location.
“The weather is so extreme in New Orleans, the thunderstorms and the lightning,” Edgar-Jones says.
“At one point, our set flooded, and we had to have days off.
