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Emily Bluntis all about playing complex characters — not ticking off a list of stereotype checkboxes.
The Englishactress, 39, said in a recent interview withThe Telegraphthat she instantly checks out and is “bored” when she comes across a script specifying a “strong female lead.”
“It’s the worst thing ever when you open a script and read the words, ‘strong female lead,’ " said Blunt. “That makes me roll my eyes —I’m already out. I’m bored. Those roles are written as incredibly stoic; you spend the whole time acting tough and saying tough things.”
Hercharacter inThe English, Cornelia Locke, “is more surprising than that,” Blunt said.
“She’s innocent without being naïve, and that makes her a force to be reckoned with,” explained the actress.
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Over the span of her career, Blunt has appeared in films across a wide variety of genres, including family entertainment (Mary Poppins Returns,Gnomeo & Juliet), adventure (Jungle Cruise), horror/thriller (A Quiet Placeand its sequel,The Girl on the Train), action (Edge of Tomorrow), comedy (The Devil Wears Prada), musicals (Into the Woods) and more.
Shewill next appearon the silver screen inChristopher Nolan’s atomic-bomb thrillerOppenheimer, oppositeCillian Murphy(her costar in 2021’sA Quiet Place Part II)as the titular scientist.
Florence Pugh,Josh Hartnett,Dane DeHaan,Rami Malekand more also star in the film, which is due to hit theaters on July 21 of next year.
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Raising her daughters with husbandJohn Krasinski—Hazel, 8, andViolet, 6 — has also inspired Blunt to become more involved in women’s organizations, she previously told PEOPLE.
Blunt and husband Krasinski, 43, previously auctioned off two tickets to the premiere ofA Quiet Place(as part of a double date with them!) to benefit Malala Fund. They also met the young leader and her father Ziauddin in 2017.
“She’s the most poignant, impressive person I’ve ever met,” Blunt told PEOPLE of Yousafzai in March 2020. “What she says is true: Whenwomen are empoweredin communities, those communities flourish. I want to support Malala until the day I die.”
source: people.com
