Cate Blanchett Attributes Signing on for Borderlands to ‘COVID Madness’

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A omniscient antheral (Lucas successful Empire Records) erstwhile said “Who knows wherever thoughts travel from? They conscionable appear.” Sometimes we get that impulsive thought, 1 that can’t beryllium denied. Cut your bangs, your encephalon whispers. Eat a full cake. Star successful Eli Roth’s adaptation of Borderlands. Cate Blanchett couldn’t soundlessness that voice. She told Empire that “COVID madness” was partially liable for her determination to play Lilith. “The brainsick asks are usually the things I gravitate towards; the things I could ne'er conceive of,” she said. “I deliberation determination besides whitethorn person been a small Covid madness — I was spending a batch of clip successful the garden, utilizing the chainsaw a small excessively freely. My hubby said, ‘This movie could prevention your life.’” She went full hog into research, sourcing a PS5 and becoming a hardcore gamer. “I wanted to cognize the limits of the crippled and what fans loved astir the character. I got truly absorbed successful that full world. The cosplayers. The YouTube make-up tutorials.” Maybe she’ll marque a Lydia Tár quality regimen video immoderate day. We tin dream!