They believe he is evil and the cause of all the towns misfortune.
Allyn wrote the script with Pascal Borno and Silvio Muraglia.
Borno, who also produced, is with us and also stopping by is her co-star, Luca Calvani.
Amber Heard
She was his only choice to play the pivotal role of the psychiatrist Grace.
Ambers personality is such that I think shes laser focused on the work.
She was incredibly tuned into what we were doing, rehearsing and all that stuff.
Amber Heard in ‘In the Fire’
She was deep in her character andIn the Fireduring that period.
I definitely complimented her a couple times during the shoot, the way she was able to tune in.
Right away I could see they had it, that connection that is key to the story.
And she is just such a star.
The only sad thing was we couldnt make full use of her flawless fluency in Spanish.
She acknowledges that takes some self-discipline as well which she has learned along the way.
Im in control for the most part of what comes out of my mouth, she said.
Thats something that probably Ill appreciate as a blessing further down the line.
So lets get the elephant out of the room then, and just let me say that.
I am an actress.
Im here to support a movie.
And thats not something I can be sued for.
As crazy as it sounds to say, that means I have decades in this industry.
The odds of that in this industry are really improbably but somehow, here I am.
I think Ive earned respect for that to be its own thing.
What I have been through, what Ive lived through, doesnt make my career at all.
And its certainly not gonna stop my career.
So lets talk about this movie.
What were the themes that spoke most powerfully to you?
HEARD: Its heart.
I liked that it plays with this debate between whats real, the supernatural versus the natural.
Theres an almost supernatural force that Grace finds herself in.
Shes an objective thinker, a rational scientific woman whos proud to be independent minded.
How do you prepare to step into Columbia in 1890?
People are not prepared to accept her.
As opposed to side saddle like men did.
The way she bucks gender norms is frightening for any culture, any society.
So there was a lot there I related to.
Theres something really beautiful about showing the awkwardness of trying to adjust to a change of world.
She cant prepare for that.
Shes almost too prepared to battle, all the time.
It causes the priest who accompanies her to take a terrible beating.
She clearly has to learn to better read the room.
HEARD:Thats so true I think thats growing up, huh?
Im gonna charge ahead and change things.
Only to find its about figuring out what is worth that fight and what isnt.
Playing that, sometimes Im lucky to be an actress, and sometimes Im not.
DEADLINE: We learn most lessons through adversity.
HEARD: You know, I just want to make movies and be appreciated, as an actress.
I dont want to have to be crucified to be appreciated as one.
DCs been through some adversity with The Flash not overwhelming, Black Adam either.
The first Aquaman was the brightest spot in the DC canon excepting Batman.
Is this a movie youre excited about?
HEARD: Oh, of course.
These are very different kinds of projects representing two very different ends of the spectrum in my industry.
The best luck you might have as an actor is to be able to balance both.
