There wasn't a script yet, but there was a book — and within hours of getting her hands on Walter Tevis' 1983 novel, she had devoured its 243 pages."From the second I opened the book, I fell in love with Beth," says the actress of the fictional chess prodigy."I felt really seen by her, and I could see myself in her as well."
The 24-year-old star was taken with Beth Harmon, a young woman in the 1960s who battles an addiction as she competes in chess tournaments worldwide. Though Taylor-Joy says she's more happy-go-lucky than her onscreen counterpart,"at our core, we are very, very similar people," she says."One of the main things that I connected with her on was her inherent loneliness. I always had that, especially growing up.
Her modeling career quickly segued into acting, and Taylor-Joy landed her first major role in Robert Eggers' 2015 horror breakout, which quickly became her industry calling card. She skipped the formal acting training along the way."I think the way that Beth is intuitive about chess, I'm an intuitive actor," she says. Taylor-Joy's instincts have clearly paid off, as she's landed upward of 20 roles in just five years, with 2019 being the most jam-packed of all.
Adding to the challenge was the fact that she had to play the Russian games over the course of several night shoots. She would wrap at 5 a.m. and often head straight to the local clubs in Berlin to dance for a couple of hours as a release."I processed everything I needed to and then would go home and sleep really well and be ready for the next day," she says.
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