'I don't stress out until it's too late to do anything about it.'
Ahead of the release ofsat down with Anya Taylor-Joy to talk about whether she felt any pressure over the iconic role, the inspiration she took from the games and Princess Peach's future., but is it more stressful when it's a character who's loved by a lot of fans?
In animation, it's rare you get to work with other cast members, so was that the case here, especially as it was in production during the pandemic? I think so. But that's really on the filmmakers. I think it's a testament to them how they've made this film work, because, you're right, it was COVID, and we couldn't all be together and discuss it all.
I think when I was first thinking about the voice, I wanted there to be a few callbacks so that people could feel something familiar. But I also realised with the script that she was written in a different way.