When it comes to her new filmThe Tomorrow War,Yvonne Strahovskiwas hooked from the start.
“And I just loved the way that [my] character was such a surprise.”
How did you prepare for a role like that?
Yvonne Strahovski stars in ‘The Tomorrow War’.Frank Masi/Amazon Studios
Was there a lot of training?
So we definitely did that.
[Laughs] But I’m so thrilled.
I loved being back in that action space.
You in particular had some very up-close and personal scenes with these aliens.
How did you film those, and what was that experience like?
Typically, we would do three different takes for the same kind of shot.
So you do a take with nothing at all and just kind of pretend that there’s something there.
And then you would do the take with the person in the gray unitard.
And then you would do a take with a prosthetic.
So many of your scenes take place in this really cool futuristic lab.
How much of that was actually built?
That whole set was pretty much built.
Yeah, that was in a studio.
It was all done.
And the rest, you know, the exterior was power plants.
The sets were great.
It feels like a big summer blockbuster movie.
Yeah, it definitely was.
It’s got all these surprise elements within it that I’m not sure that audiences are expecting.
Your character is so interesting too, because she doesn’t hesitate at all.
Yeah, I like that about her too.
There’s so much bubbling under the surface there.
She does totally put [worries] away and she puts her brave face on and faces the unimaginable.
She isn’t just like an action hero badass, there’s this really great grounding element to her.
So there’s definitely some really interesting parallels.
What do you hope the audience gets out of the film?
I just hope they have a great time.
I think this will take people places that they’re not expecting, and it’s just fun.
I think people are ready for [summer blockbusters].
People want to see something like this.
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