‘It would be interesting to see what Beth would be like as a mother!’ The Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy reveals her hopes and ideas for a second season
Although no plans have been made for a second season of Netflix’s success, The Queen’s Gambit, the show’s star Anya Taylor-Joy has ideas about how the story can progress.
In it, she stars as Beth Harmon – a chess prodigy who navigates her skills with pills and alcohol.
Speaking to Deadline, she said, ‘It would be very interesting to see what Beth would be like as a mother now that she is sober and more aware of the demons that pull her down.
Ideas: While no plans have been made for a second season of Netflix’s success, The Queen’s Gambit, show star Anya Taylor-Joy has ideas about how the story can progress
‘It’s so surreal and wonderful that people want a second season, because we never thought about it, there was no discussion about it.
– That said, never say never in Hollywood!
The 24-year-old actress was nominated for Golden Globes, SAG and Critics’ Choice Awards this week for her role as a board game genius.
She will also star in David O. Russell’s next top-secret project, which is being filmed in Southern California.
Speaking to Deadline, she said: ‘It would be very interesting to see what Beth would be like as a mother now that she is sober and more aware of the demons that pull her down’
She added: ‘Never say never in Hollywood!’
Deadline reported this week that Robert De Niro, Mike Myers and Chris Rock all came on board.
It will be the second time that De Niro has worked with the director; he starred in Silver Linings Playbook with Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper.
Also recently registered are Timothy Olyphant, Michael Shannon, Andrea Riseborough, Matthias Schoenaerts and Alessandro Nivola.
Back in action: The top secret project is Russell’s first film in more than five years, whose credits include Three Kings, American Hustle, The Fighter and Joy
Reunited: De Niro previously worked with Russell on his 2021 film Silver Linings Playbook. De Niro is portrayed with co-stars Jacki Weaver and Bradley Cooper
On board: other recently announced cast additions include Timothy Olyphant, on the left, and Michael Shannon, on the right
The new talent group joins previously announced stars John David Washington, Zoe Saldana and Christian Bale, who were seen filming on Monday in Saugus, just outside Los Angeles.
The cast also includes Margot Robbie and Rami Malek.
Russell is directing the film from his own script and all that is known is that it is an original story.
The filmmaker went through a prolific phase in the early 2000s, directing a series of high-profile releases, including The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle and Joy.
He first gained prominence with the 1996 comedy Flirting With Disaster, which was followed by Três Reis in 1999 and I Heart Huckabees in 2004.
He has been nominated for an Oscar five times in the direction and script categories.