FilmInk Feature: Taking the Lead

August 12th, 2011 • By Tran :: E-Articles, Jane Eyre

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FilmInk Magazine recently wrote an article on Mia Wasikowska and you can read it below:

Young Australian actress Mia Wasikowska continues her international ascent with the title role in the literary adaptation, ‘Jane Eyre’.

“She’s such a role model for women, in particular young women. What I love about her is that she has an inherent sense of self respect.” Australian actress Mia Wasikowska is talking about the qualities that she admires in Jane Eyre, the character that she plays in the latest big screen adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s oft-filmed eponymous literary classic. With a quiet composure beyond her years, the young star could almost be speaking about herself. Unlikely to become the latest actress dealing with a nude photo scandal, Wasikowska’s professionalism has impressed many in Hollywood since she moved to the US three years ago. Though she describes herself in Jane Eyre as “poor, plain, obscure and little”, in person, the 21-year-old actress is anything but plain, and is quickly becoming less obscure with every new film role.

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Norwich Bulletin’s Interview with Mia Wasikowska

March 20th, 2011 • By Tran :: E-Articles

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The Norwich Bulletin recently interview Mia Wasikowska, and you can read the interview below:

Mia Wasikowska wise beyond her years in ‘Jane Eyre’

She’s only 21, but she already knows what it’s like to be the daughter of lesbian parents, orphaned at a young age and sent into battle to lop the head off an angry, salivating jabberwocky. No wonder she sought help from one of TV’s most famous shrinks.

Yet, Mia Wasikowska remains unfazed by what life has thrown at her. In fact, she invites even more adversity –– as long as the parts are as juicy as the ones she’s experienced in “The Kids Are All Right,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “In Treatment” and her latest bit of self-flagellation, “Jane Eyre.”

It’s the latter that’s brought the gaminesque actress and her chic pixie-blond hairdo to Boston, the latest stop on a nationwide press tour promoting what she hopes will become the preeminent film version of the 1847 Charlotte Bronte classic about a young governess who falls for her mysterious, guilt-ridden employer.

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PopEater’s Interview with Mia Wasikowska

March 12th, 2011 • By Tran :: E-Articles, Mia

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PopEater recently sat with Mia interviewing her about Jane Eyre, her classiness, and how she is losing her Australian accent.

“Jane Eyre” Star Mia Wasikowska on Keeping It Classy and Losing Her Accent

Mia Wasikowska, the ethereal Australian actress, is barely out of her teens yet already has a resume that people twice her age would envy. In the last couple of years she was Alice in Tim Burton’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and Joni in ‘The Kids Are All Right.’ Now she’s starring in a movie version of the classic brooding and romantic Charlotte Bronte novel, ‘Jane Eyre.’ PopEater spoke with Wasikowska about her uncanny streak of classy roles, taking pointers from Judi Dench and how the ‘Twilight’ phenom owes a lot to Bronte.

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Again, thanks to Greg for the interview link.

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LA Times’ Interview with Mia Wasikowska

March 10th, 2011 • By Tran :: E-Articles, Mia

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LA Times recently published their interview with Mia Wasikowska. You can read the insightful article below:

Mia Wasikowska: The quiet observer

Last year, she was ‘Alice.’ This year, she’s ‘Jane Eyre.’ With these and other upcoming roles, the shy young Aussie is cementing her spot in Young Hollywood.

Of all the stars Mia Wasikowska saw at Vanity Fair’s exclusive Oscar party last month, Justin Bieber was the one she found most fascinating. There he was, in all his pint-sized teen idol glory, scurrying around the Sunset Tower with Disney star Selena Gomez in tow.

“They were just, like, snickering and running away somewhere,” the actress, 21, recounted.

But unlike Bieber’s legion of screaming tween fans, Wasikowska wasn’t interested in the romantic status of the pair. Instead, she was struck by how many partygoers also seemed unable to tear their eyes away from the young singer.

“I was thinking, ‘Wow, how do you handle that?’” she said. “I’m so curious about people like that.”

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New York Magazine’s Interview with Mia

March 7th, 2011 • By Tran :: E-Articles

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New York Magazine recently interviewed Mia, and you can read it below. Thanks to Jane for linking me!

Through a Glass Darkly

After her dragon-slaying Alice, Mia Wasikowska goes goth as Jane Eyre.

“‘Black Swan’ gave me chills,” says Mia Wasikowska, who, bundled up in gray cashmere and clutching a hot cup of tea in the café of the Waldorf-Astoria, is, in fact, shivering. She’s obsessed with Darren Aronofsky’s film for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, there’s her own history with ballet: The 21-year-old actress used to train for 35 hours a week in her hometown of Canberra in Australia. She quit at 15, in part because of the “fluffy and pink” eternally adolescent bubble young dancers are kept in. “And the mothers. And the purity,” she adds. “It was a lot about achieving perfection in your body in ways you can’t really change or control. It’s a cruel kind of thing to be a part of, to expose yourself to such criticism, on such a finite level, down to your big toe or your ankle. It really can erode your self-esteem.”

Being an actress is a cinch by comparison, she says. “Everyone thinks I’m nuts when I say this, but it’s easier to be a young actor than it is to be a dancer. ­People say actors feel the pressure to be thin, too—to be pretty or blah blah blah.” Wasikowska shakes her head and laughs. “And it’s like, ‘You know what? Not really.’ Not to the same extent. Dancers are hard-core. They’re insane.”

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