Millie Bobby Brown & Harry Bradbeer On Pulling Henry Cavill Out Of His “Comfort Zone” With ‘Enola Holmes 2’

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In Enola Holmes 2, a new game is afoot! And this time, it’s ripped straight from the history books. Following the theme of female empowerment from the first film in 2020, director Harry Bradbeer (Fleabag), writer Jack Thorne (His Dark Materials) and actress Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things) felt it was important to highlight real stories about female oppression and liberation against the backdrop of the real-life matchgirls’ strike of 1888. “We developed the script together,” Bradbeer tells Deadline. “We wanted to find a way that brought Enola into contact with a whole new world and range of young women and girls.

And when we hit on the historical period, the idea of the matchgirls’ strike seemed to be a perfect way of telling a story about sisterhood and union and having the courage to stand up.” In the sequel, Enola (Brown) finds herself caught between the societal pressures of being a young girl on the cusp of womanhood and running her own detective agency.

Because she is widely known as Sherlock Holmes (Henry Cavill)’s little sister, Enola often finds herself undermined and challenging the perceptions of her talents to her potential clients.

Having branched out into the fields of cosmetics and becoming an executive producer in addition to being an actress, the delicate balance of navigating preconceived notions is something that Brown could also relate to. “I think the industry can easily have its faults and its great accomplishments,” Brown says. “This is one of them.