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Kerry Washington Talks New Movie With Charlize Theron
Kerry Washington's character whitethorn beryllium drawn to the light in The School for Good and Evil, but the histrion herself is taking a small inspiration from her villainous side.
In an exclusive interrogation with E! News, the Scandal star, who plays the light-hearted Professor Dovey, explained wherefore she was drawn to the Netflix movie successful the archetypal place—and it's not due to the fact that her quality is each sunshine and roses. Instead, Washington said she was funny owed to co-star Charlize Theron, who plays Dovey's "evil" counterpart, Lady Lesso.
"Part of my tendency to bash this movie was to enactment with Charlize," Washington said, "And to beryllium capable to beryllium connected signifier unneurotic and truly springiness each different state to play. The much saccharine, saccharine I would get, the much annoyed she would be. The meaner she was, the sweeter I would be. We conscionable truly played disconnected of each other. It was truthful inspiring."
Based connected the fashionable Soman Chainani publication series, Washington and Theron prima arsenic the heads of opposing Good and Evil schools. And, overmuch similar their characters, the actresses told E! News that they sometimes disagreed—mostly connected the merits of Washington's quality wearing a corset.
"I emotion a corset," Washington said. "If the quality requires it, there's thing truthful large astir what happens with my posture and my question erstwhile I'm strapped successful similar that."
Theron, connected the different hand, was grateful for her character's signature suits, calling a corset "torture."
"I'm sitting present thinking, 'I can't ideate thing worse!'" she said.
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And though their characters couldn't beryllium more different, the actresses accidental they yet came retired person than ever.
When the two were asked if she stole thing from set, they some demurred. But Washington rapidly quipped, "I stole a friend!"
The School for Good and Evil premieres Oct. 19 connected Netflix.
