Disney’s longstanding reputation had nothing on the supernatural, and it was the latter that caught the keen senses of emerging star Anya Taylor-Joy. Offered a role on a Disney Channel show on the same day the Robert Eggers film was released, the actress rejected the security offered to a rising actor by the Walt Disney Company’s brand value to go after something more niche, and The witch it was for her.
Now an established actress with a world to conquer, Anya Taylor-Joy recalls her first crossroads, the heartbreak of not meeting her own expectations, and what she learned on the set of a movie.
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Anya Taylor-Joy remembers choosing The witch About Disney
It all started with The witch. As a budding young actress, the A24 production had presented itself as an opportunity the very day Anya Taylor-Joy received an offer from Disney. But the supernatural horror-thriller called her name and landing the lead role in a Robert Eggers film is by no means the smallest feat. As she recalled during her interview with Harper’s Bazaar,
“I remember it was the very day I was asked to be in a Disney Channel pilot, and it was so exciting to be offered anything that I ran into the house like a loon. But I just had this really good feeling about The Witch that made me want to give up the Disney experience for the thing that felt unfamiliar to me, the thing that felt sacred to me.
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His first appearance on the big screen, The witch (2015) taught Anya Taylor-Joy more than a Disney pilot could, and while she now realizes the potential of her performance, that wasn’t the case when the film first came out. .
“I thought I had done a really bad job, and I saw myself failing miserably with this dream that I had had for so long. I guess I’m not always the best judge of my own work.
The witch was not only critically and commercially successful, but its lead star, Anya Taylor-Joy, received ubiquitous praise. Her onscreen portrayal of an innocent girl giving in to the temptations of evil was chilling, poignant, and haunting, and resonated among lovers of the supernatural and horror genre.
A photo of Anya Taylor-Joy from The witch (2015)
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Anya Taylor-Joy’s career trajectory after The witch
It must not have been an easy choice, especially for an actress who hadn’t starred in any major projects and was looking to build her resume, deciding which path to take. And when he encountered two choices on the same day, the event became symbolic of The road not taken. Anya Taylor-Joy chose the road less travelled. And that really made all the difference. Flooded with big plans soon after, the actress hasn’t looked back once. The legendary Frost has once again proven herself right and Taylor-Joy is now one of the most famous enigmas in film and fashion in the 7 years since her Hollywood debut.
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His Hollywood career is dotted with roles ranging from political drama [Barry, 2016]horror thriller [Split, 2016]historical fiction [The Miniaturist, 2017]comedy thriller [Thoroughbreds, 2017], Peaky Blindersan adaptation of Jane Austen Emma (2020), the Foxverse movie The New Mutants (2020), the widely acclaimed historical drama The Queen’s Bet (2020), Hozier’s music video Dinner & Diatribesand the recent 1930s set mystery, amsterdam, directed by David O. Russell. Anya Taylor-Joy reunited with director Robert Eggers for The man from the north in 2022.
The actress is now set to star in the post-apocalyptic action-adventure film directed by George Miller, Furiosa as the titular character, Imperator Furiosa. Premiering in 2024, the film will serve as a spin-off as well as a prequel to the Oscar-winning masterpiece, Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).
The witch is available to stream on Hulu, HBO Max and Prime Video.
Source: Harper’s Bazaar
