Jodie Comer responds to Marvel speculation at BIFA 2023

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BIFA nominee Jodie Comer discussed Marvel, acting with her natural accent, and her pal Stephen Graham, from the red carpet of the 2023 British Independent Film Awards in London. She was nominated for Best Lead Performance for her role in the film 'The End We Start From.' Report by Burtonj. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00 I've never been to Biffle before, like I've always looked at this award and, you know,

00:03 thought how I always wanted to be a part of independent films, so it's a real honour to

00:08 be here and yeah, to do this film, which feels incredibly intimate and, you know, in my

00:13 own accent and a story based in the UK, it's really wonderful to be here celebrating with

00:19 everyone.

00:19 You're also here tonight, well we're also all here tonight celebrating a good friend

00:22 of yours, Stephen Graham.

00:23 Yes.

00:24 Well, first of all, did you know that he was going to get this and, yes, is it just going

00:28 to be like a bit of a Merseyside reunion once he arrives?

00:31 It is going to be a Merseyside reunion. I found out when my agent asked me if I would

00:36 do it very kindly because she said, "Stephen's too shy to ask you," which is crazy because

00:40 he's never shy. So then I text him and was like, "Of course I will!" So yeah, I'm really

00:46 honoured that he's asked me and it feels like I can, you know, give him something back for

00:50 all that he's kind of given me, yeah.

00:52 You mentioned that in the new film you are having your own accent, which I'm sure is

00:57 a rarity these days because everyone knows that you can do any accent on the planet.

00:59 I didn't know about that.

01:00 Are you going to be taking roles where essentially you'll think more favourably of it if I can

01:05 be myself?

01:06 Myself?

01:07 Yeah.

01:08 Well, I think what's beautiful is, you know, for so long I was always asked, like, "Can

01:11 you get rid of that accent?" So then more times often than not you find yourself doing

01:15 something different, whereas now I like to kind of celebrate, if I'm able to, kind of

01:19 celebrate that part of myself. And it also is one less thing to think about, if I'm being

01:24 honest.

01:25 So, 2023, when we look back at it, we're reaching the end of the year now, will we look back

01:28 at it as a strange year because there was such a big gap where, you know, so many people

01:31 weren't working? How are you going to be reflecting on 2023?

01:34 Oh my gosh. I spent a lot of the time in New York, I was doing a play over there and I

01:42 feel like I've been reflecting ever since, but I feel incredibly lucky to have been a

01:47 part of the projects that I have been. It has been very strange, but I'm very grateful

01:51 that the industry is kind of coming back and hopefully we can all get back to doing what

01:55 we really love.

01:56 Cheeky question, I know we're here to talk about independent films, however your name

01:59 has always banded around in terms of big budget blockbusters like the Marvel films and stuff.

02:04 Do you listen to that speculation and do you ever comment on things like that when we talk

02:07 about, say, Sue Storm in a Marvel film?

02:09 I get asked a lot about the speculation, but that's the first I hear of it. There's nothing

02:15 Marvel on the horizon as of yet, who knows, but yeah, no, I'm happy to be here.

02:20 And actually you are part of the best performance tonight. It's an ungendered category, which

02:26 is a rarity in terms of awards these days. Do you think that's kind of like a sign, a

02:30 progressive way that the industry should go in?

02:33 It should go in. I mean, absolutely. I think it's, I have no issues with, you know, a kind

02:39 of gender neutral category. I feel incredibly lucky to be a part of it with the incredible

02:43 people who are in it, you know, so I think it's a celebration regardless.

02:46 - Yeah, fantastic.

02:47 - Yeah.

02:48 - Good luck tonight.

02:49 - Thank you so much.

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