rebeccalouisaferguson:Rebecca Ferguson - interview for Grazia Russia (N5, March 5, 2019)The Lesser E

rebeccalouisaferguson:Rebecca Ferguson - interview for Grazia Russia (N5, March 5, 2019)The Lesser EvilCharming redhead Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson has become famous thanks to “Mission Impossible” franchise. Other than this adventure superhit, in the last couple of years the actress has starred in the musical “The Greatest Showman”, new reboot of “Men in Black”, and now it has also been confirmed that she is the one who will play Lady Jessica in an adaptation of a cult novel “Dune” that is being developed by Denis Villenevue. But when you ask her what’s the most important thing that has happened in her life to date, she is seriously contemplating before answering. “I didn’t die during the latest childbirth. That’s good for starters. Second that comes to mind is our summer vacation in Greece, where we went with my whole family after I finished shooting “The Kid Who Would Be King”.Last year Rebecca gave birth to a daughter with her husband Rory. She already has a son Isaac from a former boyfriend, art-director Ludwig Hallberg, but she tied the knot for the first time after moving to the outskirts of London. “I love the fact that we are living in an almost countryside. It looks a lot like my hometown Simrishamn, where we also spend a lot of time.” District, where the couple bought a true british house, is close to the Pinewood Studios and Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, where Ferguson works most of the time. Rebecca is shooting non-stop in an Olympic athlete rhythm. For example, the latest “Mission Impossible” installment and “The Kid Who Would Be King” she filmed simultaneously. She had to work weekends for the later. “At some point you get used to it and see this rhythm as a norm. When I was on holidays in Greece my agents contacted me and said that there is a role in the latest “Men in Black” that will take a couple of weeks to shoot. I said: “Dear family! It’s time for mama to go back!” We wrapped the vacations 5 days earlier than planned.” British director Joe Cornish found another way to the actresses’ heart, thought their mutual friend, Simon Pegg. To the first meeting in a restaurant Joe brought his sketches, pictures and acted out best dialogues, and made it so good, that Ferguson said “yes” right on the spot.|-My agent called me in the evening and in swearing terms said what can be summed up as “What the hell are you doing?” This spontaneity is very characteristic of Rebecca. She taught argentine tango, for example. The future star was a very active child and tried all dancing styles – ballet, street-jazz, contemp, but the choice was made in favour of tango. “Thanks to my mother. She was always telling me to go for it. I told her: “Give me an example!” And she started taking classes near the fishing village where we lived, and I was hooked as well.” Rebecca has her mother to thank also for the flawless british accent, that only british aristocracy has nowadays. “I used to imitate her when I was little. She graduated from a very good school and her accent is very good. Later, when I was cast as queen Elizabeth in “The White Queen” I studied with an amazing coach, who perfected that “royal” accent. I had to speak like that for 6 months in a row and it got so deep into my head that it stayed with me forever.” The only time when Rebecca’s mom was not listened to is when they were choosing a name for the daughter. “She wanted something traditional and aristocratic. They were choosing between Tallulah, after the American actress Tallulah Bankhead, and Gaelic name Tobermory. My elder sister’s name is Islay, this is the name of one of the islands in Scotland. The island nearby is called Tobermory.” Luckily, her father suggested: “Maybe Rebecca?”. That’s what was decided in the end. “Can you imagine? I could have been Tallulah or Tobermory! What a horror!”. By the way, the third name that Rebecca’s mother favoured was Saga. That’s the name that was given to her now six months old granddaughter. “Sagas are the basis of everything in Swedish mythology. They are telling the legends that form the folklore. I always liked that word and that’s how I named my daughter.”As a foreigner Ferguson has of course read the story of King Arthur and the knights of round table. Nevertheless, she liked immensely her first role as a villain in “The Kid Who Would Be King”. She swears that now she will only play villains. Morgana, the magic half-sister of king Arthur is living underground and waits for her time to come back to the world of the living. 12 year old Alex, played by Andy Serkis son, Louis, finds the magic sword at the building site, which opens the portal for Mogana and her demons to the modern day London.|- What I liked about this role, that she is pure evil. Unlike Disney bad witch who is evil, but not that unsympathetic.How do you feel going home to your husband and two kids after this kind of shoot? “I forget about my character as soon as I leave the set.” Taking a pause to think Rebecca corrects herself. “You know, that was not true. My characters from “The Snowman”, “The White Queen”, “Hercules” – they are all here, - she says pointing to her head. “They live in my memory, but I do not spread that energy on my family.”“The Kid Who Would Be King” premiere was the first one that her son attended with her. He is the same age as the main hero. During the screening the boy was scared a couple of times and touched his mom’s hand, saying, that it’s only “a reflex reaction”. He has seen Ferguson’s 4-hour transformation with make-up department into enchantress Morgana before. “He used to sleep in the corner while me and my colleges chatted”. The actress admits that her son basically grew up on different sets and cannot imagine a life without constant traveling. By the end of our interview we decided to look through the Code of Honour that the heroes of “The Kid Who Would Be King” follow:GRAZIA: The first rule – “Don’t lie”.R.F. Not sure about that. I admit that sometimes you can tell a “white lie” like the English say for a good cause. GRAZIA: “Respect the others”. R.F. Respect is good, but sometimes you so want to be a bit naughty. GRAZIA: “Do what you do till the end”R.F. I very much didn’t like a costar once. I did not feel satisfaction from the work and didn’t know how to stand up to myself. But this situation taught me another good lesson: “If something bothers you, say it from the start!”(scans and translation from russian by @edwardslovelyelizabeth for Rebeccalouisaferguson.tumblr.com) -- source link

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