‘1923’ Star Helen Mirren On Working With Harrison Ford, Her Character’s Irish Roots And Why You Won’t See Her On A Horse
deadline.comSPOILER ALERT! This story contains plot points from the finale of 1923 on Paramount+. EXCLUSIVE: The first season of 1923 ended Sunday with Cara’s (Helen Mirren) nephew Spencer (Brandon Sklenar) still far from saving the day in Montana, while the ruthless Donald Whitfield (Timothy Dalton) informed Jacob (Harrison Ford) that he pretty much owns the Duttons after having paid the property taxes on their ranch.
In other words, life will probably get a whole lot worse for Cara and Jacob before it gets any better. In her only post-season interview, Mirren talks with Deadline about what attracted her to 1923, why her character is Irish, and what she expects from Spencer in Season 2. DEADLINE: How did you first book the role? HELEN MIRREN: I think the original approach came through my agent.
And as one normally does, you say “Oh that’s interesting. I would love to read a script.” And he said, “Oh no no no there is no script.” That’s unheard of!
How can I agree to something if I haven’t read a script? And the answer came back, “Well Sheridan likes to write for the people he knows who are playing the roles,” which seemed to me a very sensible way of approaching it.
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