‘The Girl From Plainville’: How Elle Fanning Recreated Lea Michele’s Emotional ‘Glee’ Scene
variety.comEmily Longeretta Elle Fanning was beyond focused when it came time to play Michelle Carter, the teen who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for encouraging her boyfriend, Conrad Roy III (played by Colton Ryan), to end his life.The court case was splashed all over the news in 2017, so Fanning had footage to study when preparing for Hulu’s “The Girl From Plainville.” However, that wasn’t what she spent hours watching.
Instead, she binged “Glee,” which was Carter’s favorite show, so much so that it took over parts of her life.“She was a huge ‘Glee’ fan.
I had seen the show, but I watched a lot of it on set. Reading the pilot, in the last scene she’s singing ‘Make You Feel My Love,’ mimicking Lea Michele’s grief.
Lea’s grief was real in the show; she’s also mourning her real-life boyfriend,” Fanning tells Variety. “I’ve never met her, but I know every mannerism that she does in that scene.
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