One of the pleasures of Roger Michell’s latest film, a stirring adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s dark romance My Cousin Rachel, is the sterling supporting cast who orbit the film’s two leads, Rachel Weisz and Sam Claflin
In our third in a series of interviews with the cast and director of the film (check out our exclusive interviews with Rachel Weisz and Sam Claflin) Scott Davis sat down with Iain Glen (known to many as the currently greyscaled Jorah the Explorer in HBO’s Game of Thrones) and Holliday Grainger who reunited with Claflin following their dalliance at The Riot Club.
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In this interview the actors talk about the draw of the script, the potent sexual and social morality in play. They also speak about being present on set with the sparkling chemistry between Claflin and Weisz.
There are MILD SPOILERS here…
Here’s the film official synopsis:
A dark romance, MY COUSIN RACHEL tells the story of a young Englishman who plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian. But his feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling under the beguiling spell of her charms.
My Cousin Rachel is released on June 9th.
