by It was all on the beach at the Chanel show on Tuesday morning, with creative director Virginie Viard setting her show against a sunset view of Deauville.
But Riley Keough has another sunset on her mind: the upcoming movie “Sunset Sasquatch,” in which she plays one of the mythical creatures.
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The experience was transformative, she said, not only for the costumes, which were completely furry, but for the way it taught her to tackle movement. The crew and cast, including Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin, went to “Sasquatch camp.” It meant a lot of eating with your hands, Keough said.
“We really had a lot of freedom in how we were developing the Sasquatch movement, because it doesn’t look like we’re imitating the real thing,” she said. “It was funny and a lot of fun. I found a video on my phone the other day of like 25 minutes of us just learning how to eat like a Sasquatch in practice. It’s absolutely crazy.”
What lessons does one take from being a furry monster? “It was honestly a really rewarding experience because you can never do something like this unless you’re a real creative performer. So it was really fun and really hard. I have so much respect for creature work in a way, now that I know it’s very challenging to perform in costume and prosthetics.”
The film is out in mid-April, and Keough will likely stick to human clothes for the red carpet.
“The Joker: Part Deux” actress Zazie Beetz is between big projects. The sequel starring Joaquin Phoenix will be released in the autumn.
She didn’t get the role after her first audition, she asked for notes and then did multiple auditions. “I felt so strong, I was like, I really love this movie.” The first “no” was a blow, but she wouldn’t take that word for an answer. “I thought I could do it, I wanted to fight for her, and if I’m going to fight, I’m going to fight for her.”
She got that role, opposite Joaquin Phoenix, which will be out this fall. After the Chanel show, Beetz is preparing to spend three months in South Africa filming Gore Verbinski’s new movie “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die” with Sam Rockwell. The title “would be a great tattoo,” she said.
The actor said it was love at first reading about a year ago. “Almost immediately — like a lot of ‘hell yeah,’” she said.
Beetz has an unusual preparation for the South African set. “Now that Tyla is so popular, I’m like yes, I’m getting better.”
Australian actress Charlee Fraser is still in the big bucks of “Anyone but You”, her rom-com with Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell.
“I open my phone and every time there’s another milestone. I’m like guys, it’s happening,” she said of the film, which crossed the $200 million global line at the box office last week. It’s a unique setting in a time when the conventional wisdom is that movie theaters are dead.
“[Rom-coms] they haven’t been around for a while, and I really think it was something we all needed right now as well. Some love, some fun,” she said. And some beach – although she joked that Australian beaches are “very pared-back, and very cheap” compared to the Chanel version that was on the big screen during the show.
Next Fraser will switch gears into “Mad Max” mode, and the upcoming “Furiosa” star. She grew up with an unusual set of skills, which she got to put to work on set.
“I grew up riding road bikes. That was one of the things my dad taught me first, dirt bikes. That was just luck. I’m very grateful that I caught up with ‘Mad Max’ already knowing that because so much of the cast is filled with these highly orchestral bikes for [‘Mad Max’] world.”
Filming in the post-apocalyptic world was very physical, and she went through horse, firearms and martial arts training for the role.
She is in love with her character, who has not been named yet, and would not reveal more. “I feel very close to her, and I really appreciate her.”
The last “Mad Max” movie premiered at Cannes, and this one has a chance too. Fraser hopes so. “In my mind, I’m saying to myself, yes, it’s happening. I’m preparing as if he’s going to be there,” she said.
“Raised by Wolves” star Amanda Collin has been announced to star in the second season of “House of the Dragon.”
Her floral pantsuit was part practical – it had deep pockets that even had a dedicated thumb holder, which she was keen to show off – and part Elton John. The sparkle and bottom of the bell had a bright and playful vibe, the opposite of her usual characters.
As for “Dragon,” she would only confirm that she made a “little trip to London” during filming and that she does not play the titular dragon.
She is working on another heist film in which she plays a supporting role. “Men are always doing amazing things like driving and shooting. I hope someone writes a female heist story soon,” said Collin.
It was a big morning for singer Olivia Dean. Her debut as headliner, at the upcoming Love Supreme Festival jazz festival, was revealed just moments before she arrived at the Chanel show. She will be on the bill with Dionne Warwick and Chaka Khan.
“It’s incredible. I showed the poster to my mom before it was announced and she cried,” said the director of the show alongside the caption.
Proving the point that it’s a very small world sometimes, Dean said she’d met Khan before — at “Flippers Roller Boogie Palace,” the roller rink owned by Usher in Los Angeles. She considered the encounter “crazy.”
Dean hopes to be just as crazy – at least fashion wise – on the festival stage.
“I want something wild. I think if people are coming to see the show, I want to give it a show. So I like to wear something a little bit fancy and elevated, but still comfortable.”
Comfort was central to her Chanel look, which included a swimsuit from the spring collection paired with a full skirt and flats. She was also carrying a mini bag that only fit a single lipstick inside.
“It’s what you want,” she said about her smoky brown shade.
British actress Jasmine Jobson, who has appeared in several UK TV shows, is set to star in Andrea Arnold’s Oscar-winning “Bird.” She appears on stage in the play with Barry Keoghan. The details were under wraps, but she praised her costar Keoghan. “He’s doing so well on his own,” she said, after “Saltburn” boomed.
The film has been dropped for the Cannes deal, but all Jobson would say is: “It’s going to be epic.”
Jobson predicts the same for her career after “Bird” and the upcoming Hamlet modernization. “I want my face everywhere, and then there’s no way you won’t know who Jasmine Jobson is. Jobson, I do the job,” she joked. “I’m going to take over the world.
“I always try to remind myself that I’m still from West London jazz,” she said. “Did little Jasmine ever think I would be changing perceptions and pulling up to big fashion shows? I didn’t, but it was a dream I never thought would happen. But here I am in this dream that I’ve had since I was a little girl and it’s now my reality, and I love it.”
The actor wants young dreamers to know that they will not give up. “Don’t take any nonsense, just don’t think – just do,” she said. “You will remove it.” Her positivity radiated from the front row in the sunset glow.
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