Although Nicola Coughlan’s work on “Bridgerton” is far from over, the Season 3 star can’t help but look ahead. With Penelope’s story, she made the smooth transition from wallflower to leading woman, but she knows that after Parts 1 and 2 are released this summer, her character will take a backseat.
The day before “Bridgerton” Season 3 – Part 1 debuted, Coughlan said to IndieWire, “I was talking to Luke Newton about this the other day.” As an actor, there’s a certain satisfaction in starting again from scratch. Although you won’t go back to where you were, it’s comforting to understand that you must work hard once more in order to find employment.
Although Coughlan was aware that many performers eventually stop accepting auditions and only accept offers, she believes it’s too crucial to try things out with a screenplay and director first.
“I have a million amazing directors and actors that I adore, and there are so many things that I want to do and so many people that I want to work with,” Coughlan remarked. Because you’ve never made it, I believe that performers who believe they’ve made it are the ones that end up in problems. You work for yourself.
What then is the wish list of freelancers? She recently accepted a job that she “really wanted,” but we can’t discuss it at this time. Greta Gerwig is officially already on the list of collaborators, although Coughlan only had a limited opportunity to work with the filmmaker on “Barbie,” and he declared, “I would die at the chance to work with her again.” She is eager to identify one specific studio and expresses her desire to headline “Saturday Night Live.”
Coughlan declared, “I really want to work with A24.” “Everything they release just resonates with me.” Since it is so challenging, I am a sucker for when something just feels right. They claim there are no new stories, but it seems like they always start from scratch. For example, if you consider films like “Zola,” “The Iron Claw,” and “Past Lives,” which I recently watched, you’ll notice that they are A24 productions. I’m not sure how they manage that, but they do.
