Anna Kendrickhas a history of making good first impressions.
Her first starring role, the 1998 Broadway musicalHigh Society, earned her a Tony nomination at 12.
That’s how much this means to her.
Tony Hale and Anna Kendrick in ‘Woman of the Hour’.Leah Gallo/Netflix
she says, fighting back tears.
In a stranger-than-fiction twist, Alcala actually appeared on and won The Dating Gamein 1978.
Bradshaw found him"too creepy.
(L-R) Anna Kendrick and Matt Visser, Jedidiah Goodacre, and Daniel Zovatto in ‘Woman of the Hour’.Leah Gallo/Netflix
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And then, way too quickly, out of nowhere, you have a start date.
And in our case, we had a start date and no director.
Anna Kendrick and Daniel Zovatto in ‘Woman of the Hour’.Leah Gallo/Netflix
We spent maybe 48 hours trying to find somebody to jump on board quickly.
And we were certainly not looking at first-time directors.
In a move that would make De Becker proud, Kendrick trusted her gut.
Rodney Alcala (Daniel Zovatto) drives with one of his victims (Autumn Best) in ‘Woman of the Hour’.Netflix
“I think there was something about the movie overall that I found compelling,” she says.
But it’s not, so it’s not my call.'
So she put together a “very haphazard” pitch and presented herself as a solution.
Nicolette Robinson as Laura in ‘Woman of the Hour’.Leah Gallo/Netflix
Kendrick recalls how a blunt conversation with a famous friend snapped her into action.
“And it was just like, ‘Yeah, okay.’
I’ll just figure it out, I guess.'”
Sometimes, those ideas washed over her like rogue waves.
“And I thought, I know exactly where that is,” Kendrick continues.
“I had this awful feeling.
‘Oh my God, he broke in through her window, and she was on the ocean.
She would’ve been hearing the ocean.’
And something about that just ruined me.”
As for whether she’ll continue directing, Kendrick says she “would love to.”
If she never directs again, she says, “people might not know it was a fluke.
So maybe I’ll just be chasing that high.”
Hopefully, she’ll keep trusting her instincts.
