Kate Hudson still gets first day nerves as she admits there was ‘no easing into’ Knives Out sequel-Louise Griffin-Entertainment – Metro

Even Kate Hudson isn’t immune to first day nerves, as the star revealed she was chucked in at the deep end for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.

The actress stars alongside Daniel Craig, Janelle Monae, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr and more in the sequel to the wildly popular 2019 movie.

Kate, who plays Birdie Jay, a former supermodel turned fashion designer, explained to Metro.co.uk: ‘I was so excited. Nervous? The only time I felt nervous was on that first day when we all showed up. It was like, [gasp].’

‘That was fun because we were all together,’ she added. ‘There was no easing into it.’

The first day of filming was all of the characters meeting on the dock, meaning the entire cast were all present and correct.

‘It was like, immediately, especially for my character where I had to step into this fabulous [persona, I was thinking] “I hope this is good!” But then once we had that day, or halfway through that day, I thought, “This is gonna be so much fun.”‘

Kate stars as model Birdie (Picture: John Wilson/Netflix)

Kate opened up about how she approached the role (Picture: Mike Marsland/WireImage)

Some viewers might notice similarities between the characters and some real-life figures. But Kate was insistent on not taking inspiration from real-life people or ‘mimicking’ anyone.

‘I don’t usually like to do that, only because I don’t want to mimic,’ she explained.

‘And that’s a totally different thing – everybody has their own process. For me, if I’m studying someone else, I’ll find myself doing whatever that is.

‘I stayed very clear away from that. I do like looking at visuals, there’s certain photographs or very iconic things that evoke something for me, that I sometimes like to look at before I start shooting.’

However, Jessica Henwick, who plays Birdie’s publicist, Peg, did take inspiration from a director she’s worked with in the past.

‘I took inspiration from the way Peg stands from a director I’ve worked with,’ she explained.

‘That sort of, hips really forward, hands on hips, like groin first! And stretching a lot. I worked with a director – I’m not gonna say who it was – but he would always stretch his legs on set, and I always thought, “I have to file that away.”‘

Rian Johnson previously opened up about the film, which has just hit Netflix, explaining that it entwines contemporary issues – like the Covid-19 pandemic and influencer culture – with genre tropes to the work of murder mystery legend Agatha Christie. 

‘To me, the notion of making it current is getting back to the source of Christie’s work,’ he said.

‘I’m just trying to claw my way up to doing something like that. The other trick with these movies is to approach them with a narrative engine that is not a puzzle and is a ride. They’re roller coaster rides, not crossword puzzles’.

‘Our aim is to give the audience such a good time, bring them along on the journey, and satisfy them in a way that’s beyond just “that person did it” – if we can do that and also layer in the pleasures of a murder mystery and the traditional things that I love too, then that’s kind of the secret sauce that we aim for with these sort of things.’

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is available to stream on Netflix now.

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