“I felt very lonely”: This science fiction film with Tom Cruise was the worst experience of this actor

When asked about his most unpleasant professional experience, Andrea Rizboru did not delay at the time spent by Joseph Kosinsky Oblivion (2013).

“” “Either shake a duck at a Chinese restaurant, or on forgetting“, He responded to the Guardian in an interview with the media in 2016. This comparison with Tom Cruise to work on a blockbuster and a restaurant work on actors’ experiences for $ 120 million in science fiction.

Rizboro, who performs Victoria Wika Olsen, Communications Officer and Jack Harper’s (Cruise) feature film, has already proven his diversity in more modest projects and welcomed criticism before winning the role. But moving to a big budget film was difficult, so that it was not expected.

Misogyny and isolation

Things have made the experience Forget So unpleasant Andrea Riseborough ? It seems that several factors have prevented production. The positive side is that the film has benefited from sophisticated teams, avant -garde visual effects, and pure aesthetics that Kosinski used for his first film, Tron: L’Rche (2010). However, it was not enough for the actor to compensate what he considered as an imperfect experience. Uncomfortable in the face of misogyny, he said he felt isolated during the shooting. The scale and technical requirements of the film have created an impersonal work environment where several women colleagues to connect the links.

The role itself was also a challenge. After the late modifications to the script, his character has escaped the story of the story rather than its progression. In addition, a detailed study of his physics has left it to a bitter taste. He told the Times: ”We have discussed a lot about the size of my body: too large or very small, not muscular or sufficiently long. I can almost laugh today, but at the time, I felt very lonely.»

Forget It takes place in the near future, which is destroyed by an extraordinary invasion, where Jack Harper works as a maintenance -for planes that patrol on the surface of the planet. He lives in the control tower with his partner Vika (Royborow), Harper putting his mission when he meets Julia (Olga Kurilenko), who wakes up in the memories of the past that she erases. Over time, Harper discovers the truth about war, its originality, and the true fate of mankind.

Screenwriter also frustrated

However Andrea Riseborough The only one was not dissatisfied. William Monhan’s initial scenario has experienced several repetitions, copied by Carl Gajudusk and Michael Arndt to a final touch when Universal took over the project, which frustrated the script author.

“” “It was very different“Said William Monhan In a mica blend of cinema. “” “I wrote something that is very good, probably a classic science fiction, which, as I imagined it, allowed the film to light the green light, then the writers turned it into a cannon food, despite Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman. Andrea Riseborough Sister Olga KurilenkoThat I love everyone.»

From frustration to recognition to an Oscar

Over a strong career, Andrea Riseborough Subsequently, special performances were made in films such as Birdman (2014), Stalin’s Death (2017) or Owner (2020). Most importantly, his performance in Leslie (2022) won an Oscar for the best actor. His later work in Amsterdam (2022) with Christian Bailey and Margot Radly, as well as his role in the Wes Anderson’s asteroid (2023), built his reputation among the most talented and devoted British actors.

Forget Could have been the worst projectAndrea RiseboroughBut, but his career shows that the most difficult experience can sometimes be the way to greater success. From a large budget blockbuster frustration to an Oscar, the actor’s value is not always judged by his stamps …

Oblivion is found in Netflix, Canal+ or Max.