Rooney and Kate Mara Had to Speak in Unison in ‘Bucking Fastard’
Werner Herzog said the sisters needed only five days of preparation to master the shared dialogue for the film’s twin characters.
- Sisters Rooney and Kate Mara premiered Werner Herzog's drama "Bucking Fastard" on Thursday at the Venice Film Festival, playing characters who "speak in unison, love the same man, and have the same dreams."
- The 83-year-old filmmaker Herzog met twins who spoke in unison 45 years ago, and the film is loosely inspired by real British identical twins Freda and Greta Chaplin, who became tabloid sensations in a stalking case.
- Kate Mara said speaking in unison "felt almost like a song," and Herzog cut the planned two-week rehearsal short after five days because the sisters "hardly needed any rehearsals."
- This film marks the first time Rooney and Kate Mara share the screen, with Orlando Bloom rounding out the cast as the "heartthrob for the teenies" whom both sisters love.
- Herzog dedicated the film to late filmmaker David Lynch and wrote the script in five days, creating what actor Bloom called a "sacred space for magic to happen.
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By Kristian Brunse VENICE, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Sisters Rooney and Kate Mara said years of shared experiences helped them master a unique acting challenge: speaking in perfect unison for Werner Herzog's "Bucking Fastard", which premiered at the Venice Fi...
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Venice, 3 sets. (askanews) - Two sisters united in all, to the point of speaking and moving in unison, sharing dreams and love for the same man, Orlando Bloom, who will then obtain a restraining order against them, opening a judicial affair between courts and the press, until leading them to undertake a surreal journey in search of true love. German director Werner Herzog after the Leo to the career returned to Venice with "Bucking Fastard" in C…
How Rooney and Kate Mara Learned to Speak in Unison for Werner Herzog’s ‘Bucking Fastard’: ‘It Happened Quite Naturally’
Sisters Rooney and Kate Mara learned to speak in unison for Werner Herzog's "Bucking Fastard," something that came "surprisingly" easily for them.
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