Grace Gummer revisits her journey from her unique first step in Hollywood to Showtime's LetTheRightOneIn while on ColliderLadiesNight!
The John Ajvide Lindqvist novel, Let the Right One In, already has one downright phenomenal big screen adaptation and a rock solid American remake. Is it really possible for the source material to go three for three on screen? Five episodes into Showtime’s Let the Right One In series, it looks that way.
With Let the Right One In well into its Season 1 run, Gummer took the time to join us for an episode of Collider Ladies Night to revisit the path she took to make her way to the new show. Even though that was a top priority for Gummer when she was first starting out, she found the ideal first gig in a show with a plot that aligned quite closely with her situation, TeenNick’s Gigantic: She explained:
“She does have really great ideas and really great notes for me sometimes, and I definitely listen to her, but I think what I've learned the most from both of my parents is just loving what you do is the sole driver and the engine behind your life. And also, it's not your entire life. There’s so many other things that define you as a person and as a woman."
Another collaborator who taught Gummer a good deal about studying her scripts? Mr. Robot’s Carly Chaikin. “Hilary Swank was someone I remember I was like, ‘Wow, how do you just show up and do it? How do you just magically appear off a Peloton and like five peanut butter cookies and you look f*cking amazing and you're doing the best work of your life?’ And we're out in the high desert in New Mexico! She was pretty inspiring, and strong as hell.”