THE ASSESSMENT
Section: Premieres
Director: Fleur Fortuné
Screenwriter: Mrs. & Mr. Thomas, John Donnelly
Logline: Set in a future world destroyed by climate change, a couple must pass an assessment before they are allowed to have a child in this sci-fi thriller starring Alicia Vikander and Elizabeth Olsen.
Panelists: Fortuné (director), Elizabeth Olsen (actor), Alicia Vikander (actor), Himesh Patel (actor).
Sales Agent: UTA
Premiered: Opening night, Sept. 8, Princess of Wales Theatre
Key Quotes: “So many of the themes, I felt, were elegantly explored, without being very agenda- or message-forward, which I felt was a part of the fabric of how this story showed itself… I think personally I was trying to find something that pushed me to an edge, or a loss of control in a way, in a world where everything is being controlled by the state. Mia, the character I play, is starting to challenge it.” – Elizabeth Olsen.
“It was a juicy part… I knew I was going to have to push myself and go pretty far for me to give justice to this role and what she’s doing to this couple. She’s on a mission obviously, assessing them for this week. But without giving too much away, what really drew me to it when I read it was it was very much a mystery trying to figure out who she was and what her intentions were.” – Alicia Vikander.
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