The End We Start From Interview: Jodie Comer's Initial Newborn Baby Nerves
35I can’t say no to an apocalyptic blockbuster, but Mahalia Belo’s feature directorial debut, The End We Start From, is a much-needed revelation in the disaster movie genre.
Adapted from Megan Hunter’s 2017 novel, the film penned by Alice Birch sees a catastrophic flood devastate London forcing all residents to flee. Right at the same time, Jodie Comer’s character and her partner played by Joel Fry have their first child. The trio leaves the city and seeks refuge at his parents’ home in the countryside, but soon after arriving, it becomes clear that it’s going to be quite the challenge to outrun the flood and the resulting social collapse.
Shortly before The End We Start From’s world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, Belo visited the Collider media studio at the Cinema Center at MARBL to discuss her experience bringing the concept from page to screen. Belo revisited her collaboration with Birch, emphasized the great value of the trust Comer had in her as an actor's director, explained why she was especially grateful for what Katherine Waterston brought to the production and loads more.
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