She was selected to be one of BAFTA’s “Break Through Brits” and was also chosen as one of Screen International’s “Stars of Tomorrow.”Īlso this fall, Buckley will star in the new season of Noah Hawley’s Fargo on FX, alongside Chris Rock and Jason Schwartzman. The film opened to rave reviews in 2018 and Buckley won “The Most Promising Newcomer” award at the British Independent Film Awards and “Best British or Irish Actress” at the Critics Circle Awards. I feel very lucky that she’s on this ride.”Ī Kerry-born RADA graduate, Buckley had her first starring role in Michael Pearce’s critically acclaimed and BAFTA-nominated Beast, alongside Johnny Flynn. “I don’t think they could have found anyone better for the part. “There’s an enormous level of trust that you hope for with a script like this,” said Plemons. She was amazing.” Plemons, Collette, and Thewlis unanimously supported Kaufman’s choice. “Everybody was really good, but Jessie was definitely the one I wanted to cast. “I chose that (for casting) because I thought it was the hardest thing to do in the movie, to make that long poem work,” he explained. In the auditions, Kaufman invited several actresses to tackle one of the film’s toughest challenges: Eva H.D.’s poem Bone Dog. She was named most promising newcomer by the British Independent Film Awards for Beast, and nominated for BAFTA’s Best Actress award for her work in the 2018 film Wild Rose. Kaufman was intrigued, especially after he saw Buckley’s performance in the 2017 film Beast. Hughes had just finished a film with British director Thea Sharrock, who instantly pitched Jessie Buckley for the part. You don’t know where you’re gonna go!”ĭirector Charlie Kaufman texted his friend, production designer Molly Hughes, to brainstorm ideas about who could be a good fit for the role of the female protagonist. But to be honest, what we found in shooting was that any preconceptions you had before going into a scene were completely futile because it ends up unravelling you. “I let whatever it gave me after each read inform a new thought, so that when I came to shoot, I would be full of different prototypes that might come out in the moment. “I think the biggest thing it asks of you is to acknowledge uncertainty in your life,” she said. “I thought ‘I have no idea what this is, but I want to go on this road trip that’s gonna tear me apart and put me back together, and then look at the world completely differently.’” “It made me feel scared.” But she wasn’t deterred. “It made me question my life,” she confided. When Irish actress Jessie Buckley read the script, she realized that playing Jake’s girlfriend would be a wild ride. Trapped at the farm during a snowstorm with Jake’s mother (Toni Collette) and father (David Thewlis), the young woman begins to question the nature of everything she knew or understood about her boyfriend, herself, and the world.Īn exploration of regret, longing, and the fragility of the human spirit, I’m Thinking of Ending Things is directed and written by Academy Award® winner Charlie Kaufman ( Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). The film, which is inspired by Iain Reid's bestselling namesake novel, follows a young woman (Jessie Buckley), who despite second thoughts about their relationship, takes a road trip with her new boyfriend (Jesse Plemons) to his family farm.
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