Louise Linton is a quadruple threat in her new film, “You Me Madness”, which starred, wrote, directed and produced.
The 40-year-old actress and wife of former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke to Fox News about how her husband’s connection to the Trump administration has affected her Hollywood career.
“Fortunately, he is no longer in politics and I am happy to have my husband at home in Los Angeles [with me]”, she said.” I think so … sometimes I think that, because of my association with this government, people have this preconceived notion about me or I was a villain. “
“In a way, this character, Catherine, is almost like a parody, a caricature and a satire of that media personality, which I think couldn’t be further from who I am as a real person,” explained Linton.
LOUISE LINTON PERFORMS EX MURDEROUS, REVENGEFUL IN WRITER-DIRECTOR DEBUT FILM ‘ME YOU MADNESS’
Louise Linton supports then-fiance Steven Mnuchin in his inauguration ceremony with former President Donald Trump.
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“I think this is probably the only way to impact [my career]. But I hope that when people watch the film, they will see that I am just a filmmaker and I am not involved in any politics and I am very liberal “, rationalized the Scottish star.
Louise Linton directing “Me You Madness”.
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In the film, Linton plays Catherine Black, a hedge fund manager with money to burn and a playgirl lifestyle, who loves to murder people.
“This film is about love ultimately, and that love can melt even the coldest of hearts. And while Catherine starts out as a diabolical and horrible person, she becomes kind in the end, ”Linton described.
It is Ed Westwick’s character, Tyler Jones, who helps to transform the femme fatale on the screen.
LOUISE LINTON, WIFE OF THE TREASURY SECRETARY STEVEN MNUCHIN, AIMS AT THE ADMINISTRATION OF TRUMP ON TROPHY HUNTING IMPORTS
Ed Westwick and Louise Linton in “Me You Madness”.
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“I think this film is just great fun, entertainment and escapism for people,” he told Fox News. “And then, on another level, you know, for the characters, it’s about growth too, right? I mean, the two definitely grow up. I think that’s what love teaches us too … how to grow up.”
Linton revealed that he was always interested in writing and portraying complicated female characters.
“For decades, these fascinating and diabolical female characters really touched and intrigued us. And I wanted to do [a film] equally smart, but self-conscious, “she said.” Catherine is a very powerful woman. I wanted to write a character who, you know, runs his own business, can buy his own beautiful fashion. “
Linton, who runs his own production company, Stormchaser Film, has felt a shift in Hollywood in recent years to become more open to companies led by women.
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From left to right, First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Louise Linton, Vice President Mke Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence pose at Mnuchin and Linton’s wedding on 24 June 2017.
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“I would say that when I was in my 20s, I definitely felt like it was a men’s club and that people didn’t take me seriously because I was trying to produce as young as 25,” she revealed. “So, that’s why I went to law school. I wanted to equip myself with a better knowledge of everything in cinema, from buying a script to hiring actors.”
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She continued, “I mean that at the beginning of the film. We women are having a moment now, a very late moment. And I feel like the winds of change have swept through Hollywood in the past two years. Women are having a lot more opportunities. behind the camera. And that’s a good thing. I have a fantastic team of five girls that I work with and this film is ultimately about women’s empowerment. “
“You Me Madness” will be available on February 12 for streaming on demand.