Series "Y MAS" speaks with the actress behind two of the biggest hits on the Apple platform: the dramatic film 'Palmer' and the critically acclaimed and award-winning sitcom 'Ted Lasso.'
For Juno Temple (London, 1989) cinema is the family business. The first time she stood in front of a camera she was still nine years old: it was on the set of Pandemonium, a film directed by her own father, Julien Temple. "I remember the shock of shooting with a real bear," the actress confesses during a break from filming the second season of Ted Lasso. “It was a family experience and my role was very small. Nothing to do with what Ryder Allen does in Palmer”, explains the actress to Series "Y MAS" in reference to the recent premiere on Apple TV + of Justin Timberlake's new movie, a drama about the relationship between an ex-convict who was destined to eat the world until an injury ended his sports career and a peculiar seven-year-old boy, abandoned by his mother and misunderstood in his small town for doing things that, in theory, are typical of a girl.
In 2006, six years after her atypical debut as an actress, this small, giggly woman who speaks at the speed of light was back in front of the cameras to play Cate Blanchett's daughter in Diaries of a Scandal. She would never be away from them for too long again. More than 50 film and television credits appear on his resume, some of them under the command of masters such as Martin Scorsese (in Vynil, the HBO series), Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight: The Legend Rises), Steven Soderbergh (Disturbed ), Joe Wright (Atonement) or Woody Allen (Wonder Wheel). It was precisely the latter that ended up causing Timberlake, one of the few musical stars who have been able to jump into the movies convincingly, to remember her to appear in the film responsible for Apple TV + having the best weekend in the sixteen months that have passed since its premiere.
After years of being one of the most respected and hard-working actresses on the independent scene in the United States and England, Temple seems to be enjoying a new professional experience as an actress in another sphere of the business: streaming platforms. We spoke with her about the importance of reflecting in the cinema debates that are taking place on the street, about the happy place that Ted Lasso has become and about his experience filming in Spain, where he lived an unforgettable moment that, he promises, he will never forget.
First off, congratulations on those Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations for Ted Lasso. How did you hear the news?
Do you know the best? He caught us rolling. We just started filming the second season of the series. Coincidentally, that day we were working almost the entire cast. It was a very beautiful moment. It blew our minds. That they remember you is inspiring, especially because of Jason. He is the leader of the pack, but he always cares about all the teammates and wants us to be a team. We are very happy that they have highlighted the family of Ted Lasso and in particular Jason Sudeikis, who is the one who unites us all.
Let's talk about Palmer. What did you like about the script that made you want to do the movie?
I was very moved by the story. It was a very beautiful story about two very different people at very different times in their lives who help each other see the good in each other. I was sent the script by Justin and I was moved by this confident boy. He has an incredible way of dealing with his day-to-day life, with the person that he is. I thought it was an experience where he could learn things. It was interesting to see how his mother, a woman who is emotionally unprepared and has her own problems, was unable to see how extraordinary her son is.
How was the experience of working with Ryder Allen, the protagonist of the film when he was only six years old?
It's funny because on the first day of shooting we had to do the last scene of the film, in which I sit down to talk to Sam and we have a very complicated conversation. It was an incredible scene because it seemed like my son in the movie was the adult and I was the child in the relationship. Ryder is just a kid, but he is already an extraordinary person. He has a beautiful curiosity and naturalness, almost inquisitive. He behaved like the child that he is, but he also had an instinct and wisdom of someone older. Everything worked very organically. We had just met and we had to do one of the most important scenes in the movie at full throttle.
