Carey Mulligan on How One of Promising Young Woman's Most Provocative Scenes Made Her Feel Safest

Promising Young Woman stars Carey Mulligan as Cassie, a “promising young woman” until she dropped out of med school. Now, during the day, Cassie works in her good friend Gail’s (Laverne Cox) coffee shop, but at night, she goes out to bars and clubs, operating as a vigilante of sorts. Cassie pretends to be drunk and simply waits for someone to take the bait - and they always do under the “nice guy” guise, before attempting to take advantage of the situation.

With Promising Young Woman hitting theaters on December 25th, I got the chance to chat with Mulligan and Cox about their experience working on the film. Not only did they discuss what was unique to the Promising Young Woman prep process and the backstory behind Gail and Cassie’s friendship, but they also took a moment to highlight what a phenomenal leader Fennell is on set, a quality that was vital for Mulligan when bringing Cassie’s story to screen. Hear all about it in this interview!

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[julieroccia]

I hope Carey gets nominated and Wins awards for this movie. Bad-ass! Loved every second of her performance. And Laverne is always a great supporting character, need to see more of her charming presence!

[elsergecruz]

My favorite film of 2020! Carey Mulligan was spectacular!!

[sarahelizabeth]

Laverne Cox is and has always been so amazing!! She's so unapologetically human and so relatable.

[DavidDatura]

Laverne Cox is approaching 50! Wouldn’t give her more than mid-30s, if I didn’t know better.

[realmusic]

These two were perfect in the cast. They make the light hearted moments so great.

[kayliahferrero]

I loved the movie. I had some problems with the tonal shifts and some of the earlier scenes of the movie. I hope Carey mulligan finally gets the oscar for Best Actress. She's one of the all time greats or on her way to becoming one of them. Her performances in Wildlife, Never Let me go, Shame, Sufragette were all worthy of oscar noms. The ensemble cast was great from Cox to Coolidge. Two underused talented ladies/comedians imo. The music was amazing too and the screenwriting clever, witty and innovative.

[briannabombshell]

I love the fact they never mention whether Laverne is supposed to be trans or not. It’s just not spoken about or made into a huge deal.