Aisha Harris
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It's just exactly what I want from both these performers and from Soderbergh.
Well, it's interesting that you say that, Linda, because Ed Solomon has said that they wrote this with
these exact two actors in mind, which like rarely happens, right?
Where it actually goes from like, this is who I had in mind.
And then you're able to actually get those people to work together and put this thing together.
Makes sense, though.
And it really does, I think, benefit like Ian McKellen, obviously, at this point, he's been doing this for decades.
And Michaela Cole, I think, is still somewhat new to people.
But having seen what I have seen of her, including I May Destroy You and Chewing Gum, like
I think both these actors have a ability and a willingness and desire to play and understand how acting can be fun.
I mean, this is a comedy, but even though it does have those comedic moments, you can see how these two people can really gel together on screen.
I think of even when we get to the point where they finally are sort of like seeing eye to eye or when they have this banter and it could easily get into like the twee sort of like
oh, look at these two generations coming together.
But it stays grounded.
And it also stays a little kind of spicy because part of it is that neither of them like Barnaby and Sally.
Those are his kids.