Jodie Comer is from Liverpool, she is 28 years old, charismatic and has an irreducible sense of humour. Since 2018, she has fascinated us with her role as a bloody murderer named Villanelle, in the Killing Eve series, which earned her an Emmy for Best Actress in a Drama Series in 2019.

Hollywood loves her apparent indifference to fame. The last Golden Globes, where she was nominated, the camera offered a portrait of her because she was asleep. Among other unusual things for a star, he continues to live with his parents, a physiotherapist and a transport company worker, in a suburban suburb of Liverpool. "If I could, I would live with my mother and father until I was old and gray," she joked in an interview with The Times. "I doubt that you can be happy when there is no realism and honesty in your environment."

Though she doesn't fail to show her surprise, it seems her talent has cast a spell over the best directors. Ridley Scott has made her his muse. She is the protagonist of The Last Duel, the film set in the 14th century, written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and is already working on her next project about the life of Napoleon, together with Joaquin Phoenix.

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The Last Duel is an adventure drama set in medieval France that tells the story of Marguerite de Carrouges, a young woman who claims to have been raped by the knight Le Gris (Adam Driver), the best friend of her husband Jean (Matt Damon). It is a difficult time for women. Nobody believes her and, faced with such an offense, her husband accuses the king, who decides to authorize a duel to the death between them where his honor is at stake.

"Ultimately," Comer says, "it's about this woman's fight for justice, at a time when women were undervalued and not heard. I did a lot of general research about the time to try to understand how women were treated at that time. I found some information that was very revealing to me: if a woman dared to say that she had been raped or assaulted, her husband would get compensation for the shame she had caused him. It is ridiculous and horrible but it gives us a very clear idea of ​​what my character had to endure when she dared to speak."

How would you describe your character, Marguerite?

The first time we see her in the film, her father introduces her to Jean de Carrouges. Jean has just returned from a battle and we attended the closest thing to a sale. Her father tries to convince her to marry the gentleman. At that time it was a kind of exchange and that makes it very clear what that marriage was like for her. She was incredibly innocent, but she stops being so very quickly. What fascinates me about her is her strength and resilience. She had a lot to lose if she spoke the way she did, and I find that extraordinary. To put it bluntly, being forced to marry a man she didn't even know is sickening. It was not a happy marriage. It was a transaction and not a love match, and that's very clear. However, I think she respected him. She also bore the burden of not being able to conceive and was blamed for that as well. But after the rape she becomes pregnant and there is a suspicion of knowing who the father is. And there is another complication. At that time it was believed that the only way to conceive a child was if the woman had an orgasm, which is absolutely crazy. That gives rise to believe that she had enjoyed what happened between her and Jacques Le Gris. And you must face all of those accusations when you testify face to face in court. She's surrounded by men asking such personal questions, which is a real confrontation.

What makes Marguerite tell the truth even if it costs her dearly?< /dt>

Marguerite says that she is not going to keep quiet, but she also knows that the only way to confront this man, and hopefully get justice, is through her husband. Her husband has to intervene on her behalf to save her honor. She is willing to go to the last consequences. At the end of the film, just before the duel, when she gives birth, she says: "If I had known what was going to happen, I think I would have done what women have done before Me: do nothing." She doesn't regret what she's done, but she ends up understanding why so many women keep quiet. They are silent because of the magnitude of what is at stake. Your life is at stake. The baby's life is at stake, so she's the hero of her own story.

What was it like working with Matt Damon and Adam Driver?

They're both wonderful. charming. The three writers (Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Nicole Holofcener) counted on me in every conversation they had. Many nights, we would sit around a table and ask me what my gut was telling me and what didn't sound right to me. Matt is a great dude... a lot of our scenes are face to face and quite unpleasant, but in real life we ​​get along really well. On screen, he always exudes warmth and you feel like you know him. The character he plays is very tough , very cold and very hermetic, so it was great to see him bring it to life. With Adam I laughed a lot. We had to share some complicated scenes, very difficult, but he took it very well. The truth is that those sinister scenes that we did together, and audiences will know which scenes I'm talking about when they see the movie, those are probably the scenes I'm most proud of. We'd get together and talk about how to feel comfortable. Then we'd go all out because we wanted it to be real and authentic and truthful. that it was great that we understood each other without having to talk much. There was a silent understanding. Also, I'm a huge fan of his, so I had to put my fan status aside and act natural for a couple of months.

What can you tell us about a director? mythical like Ridley Scott?

Ridley is very meticulous. He makes masterpieces. This story has the breadth, scale and grandeur of his best films. But at the center of it all is a true human story with a very harsh and uncomfortable message. The locations of the film are wonderful. We shot in France, then we were in Ireland and then in a studio. He showed me the sets and showed me the cobblestones on the floor. They were reproductions of the real pavers that had been made with moulds. They were practically identical. He draws his own storyboards. He is a true visionary. Being involved in this film and having him as a director was a dream come true.

What was the most difficult moment of filming for you?

The most difficult thing was considering the perspectives from the rest of the characters, because the film is told from three perspectives. There were days when there were multiple scenes written twice with the same dialogue, but they had to be interpreted in very different ways. And that's one of the wonders of the script.So I found that Marguerite often had to jump into LeGris and Carrouges' memories and visions of what happened. Some days it was a bit confusing because I would dive into what those characters needed from me and say, Am I doing what I have to do? What to do to make my story ring true? I think that was the biggest difficulty, but I must admit that I also really enjoyed it.