Lucky to smile, Declining Disney princess roles, Anya Taylor-Joy becomes an A-list star by accepting horror film roles

The Witch can be considered as the work that made the career of Anya Taylor-Joy. But this role also requires her to trade with another extremely attractive career opportunity. However, the results proved that the “Good hunch” of a talented artist helped Anya to be known and admired by the whole world.

In 2015, actress Anya Taylor-Joy surprised critics and film fans when she played the lead role in the horror film The Witch directed by Robert Eggers.

In a new interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Anya Taylor-Joy reminisced about her experience being cast as the female lead in The Witch. This is not only Anya Taylor-Joy’s first film project, but also her first time taking on a female lead role after 2014 only being given faint supporting roles.

But coincidentally, on the very day Taylor-Joy received an offer to play The Witch, she also received another acting offer from the Disney Channel. In both projects, the actress was targeted for the female lead role. The only difference from Disney Channel’s movies is the long-running TV series.

“I still remember that was also the day I was asked to appear in the pilot episode of a series produced by Disney Channel. The joy was so unexpected that I kept running around the house screaming. But I had a very strong feeling. That hunch pushed me to say no to a great opportunity at Disney to pursue a project that was still unknown to me, something that felt sacred,” said Anya Taylor-Joy. .

The actress had absolutely no regrets about her decision at that time. She said that in addition to the undeniable artistic value and fame that the film brings, The Witch also broadens her understanding of filmmaking.

The actress continued, “The film laid the foundation for my career, the way I do it today. The important thing is that it helped me realize there is no hierarchy of power on the set: You work hard, you are the center of the scenes and don’t assume that someone will do the work for you.Your position on the set is not only limited to an actor, you are also the creator. This is how you should think about your career.”

Anya Taylor-Joy is one of Hollywood’s young talents who have brilliantly won critical acclaim and captivated audiences with each role. After The Witch, she continued to be trusted by producers to play in many hit projects such as Glass (2019), Peaky Blinders, Queen’s Gambit (2020), Last Night in Soho (2021)…

In particular, the Queen’s Gambit series is the brand that turned her into a global superstar. According to Netflix user statistics, as of November 2022, Queen’s Gambit has become the limited series with the highest audience on this online platform with 62 million subscribers choosing to watch after 4 weeks.

5 years since The Witch, Anya Taylor-Joy continues to appear in Robert Eggers’ The Northman project. After two years in the making, the work about revenge for the father of a Viking prince hit theaters in April this year.

Talking about the reunion with Eggers, Taylor-Joy once shared with Collider: “Robert and I were friends before we became colleagues. The fact that we have the opportunity to make art together again is really great. . In the past time, each person has had certain mature steps before growing together again.”

On November 18, the horror and comedy film The Menu starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult will be officially released. The next two years continue to be a busy time for her as the actress has been named in at least four projects.

She provided the voice of Princess Peach in the film adaptation of The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The work has been completed, waiting to be released in theaters in 2023.

Furiosa, a prequel to the Mad Max franchise, is also in post-production with an expected release date of 2024. In the film, Taylor-Joy will transform into a young version of female general Furiosa – a character who was once Charlize’s character. Theron’s role in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).

Anya Taylor-Joy’s two other projects in pre-production are the action thriller The Gorge starring Miles Teller and the adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov’s Laughter in the Dark – Laughter in the Dark.