'Flowers In The Attic: The Origin' star Hannah Dodd spoke EXCLUSIVELY with HL about exploring what actually went down between Corrine and Christopher at first, 'Bridgerton,' and extra.
Corinne Foxworth doesn’t have it simple inside Foxworth Corridor, and her life is about to shift in a serious manner when Christopher arrives on Flowers In The Attic: The Origin. V.C. Andrews is aware of what Corinne and Christopher’s crossing paths means for the long run. Hannah Dodd is happy to observe all of it unfold.
HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with Hannah about Christopher’s entrance on the present and attending to see what “truly see what went down between them.” She additionally opened up concerning the trauma inside Foxworth Corridor. Learn our Q&A beneath:
Lifetime has been adapting V.C. Andrews’ materials for years. Had you watched any of the flicks or learn any of her books earlier than getting solid as Corinne?
Hannah Dodd: I knew nothing till I received the job, after which I sort of received sucked into this world and watched all the pieces and browse all the pieces I may. I simply couldn’t cease. I discovered it a little bit bit overwhelming at first as a result of with Corinne Foxworth there are lots of opinions on her, lots of tales about her and all the pieces. I simply received obsessed throughout prep. It was solely after we received to Romania that I sort of like took a breath and stated, “Okay, we’re simply going to give attention to our scripts and our story as a result of there’s simply a lot on the market and it's addictive.”
There may be lots of controversy round Corinne, particularly relating to what she does later in life. What was it about this model of Corinne that was intriguing to you?
Hannah Dodd: So many causes. To begin with, as an actor, you don’t actually get the chance too usually to play a personality for that lengthy. We begin at 16, and we finish at 36. That was such an attention-grabbing factor to get to play with. But additionally, I’ve all the time actually loved understanding why individuals are the way in which they're, what makes us make the selections that we make, particularly stereotypically nasty characters. It’s fairly attention-grabbing to go, what occurred to you? And that is this script. I didn’t need to make up a backstory. It was all there. I received sucked into that.
There are a number of layers to the Foxworth household. What was it wish to discover the roots of the household trauma?
Hannah Dodd: I believe Paul [Sciarotta], our author, did an incredible job at making it reasonable as a result of there wasn’t actually one factor that made you go, okay, now you’re tousled. It was simply this steady factor. Fairly a couple of issues occurred. It’s very layered. I really feel like she picks herself up over and over and he or she tries and issues simply maintain taking place. After which she’s surrounded by issues as a result of it’s the identical with the remainder of the household. All people’s experiencing trauma collectively and individually. I believe it’s been very well performed, and I believe it will be difficult to not be impacted by half the issues that she’s gone by means of.
Particularly with Corinne’s dad and mom, if you’re instructed no so many occasions, you’re going to do the precise reverse.
Hannah Dodd: She’s received that rebellious spirit, which firstly is sort of harmless and relatable in lots of methods. Lots of people have had arguments with their dad and mom and have gone off and performed the other factor. But additionally, I believe that Foxworth Corridor is such a darkish place and all three of the youngsters are actually attempting to succeed in out for issues that make them completely satisfied. Sadly, these issues aren’t all the time the fitting issues.
Each Olivia and Malcolm have their flaws. Between Olivia and Malcolm, which one do you suppose impacts Corinne probably the most?
Hannah Dodd: I'd say Malcolm. I believe Olivia is sweet and he or she tries. She loves her youngsters a lot, and I actually dread to suppose what Corinne’s life would have been like if Olivia wasn’t within the image. Malcolm’s impression on Olivia additionally has an impression on Corinne and the identical with Joel and Mal. I blame Malcolm for all the pieces.
Corinne reveals that she’s not afraid to take dangers when she poisons her father. Do you suppose there was part of her that might have been okay if Malcolm had died?
Hannah Dodd: I don’t suppose personally that was her intention. I genuinely suppose that it was I simply need to knock you out for a bit in order that I can exit and do my factor. It’s sort of scary that she didn’t suppose the entire plan by means of, and he or she didn’t consider the results absolutely. However I genuinely consider that there's, at that time, numerous remorse, guilt, and all of these things that you just see afterward. It's real panic. She didn’t imply to do this. I don’t know if that is proper, however I really feel like if she meant to do it, she would have performed it.
Sadly, Mal finally ends up dying from the poison that Corinne used. How will that remorse and guilt present itself in Corinne?
Hannah Dodd: I believe it’s horrendous for all the household. Half 3 is sort of the aftermath of Mal’s demise. She’s coping with grief. Nonetheless, the factor that shocked me is that she is impacted by it, however I believe she has this innate potential to go, I’m going to give attention to the great. I’m going to maneuver on. I’m going to stay my life, which is a constructive factor. That’s additionally fairly a scary potential for therefore lengthy that she is ready to sort of simply transfer on from trauma and give attention to the great. I believe you’ll see that in episode 3 everyone’s coping with this horrendous grief however attempting to outlive themselves as effectively.
The ending of Half 2 featured the return of Alicia, which implies Christopher is on his manner. What are you able to tease about Corinne and Christopher’s first encounter?
Hannah Dodd: I’m so excited for everyone to satisfy Christopher. I don’t know what I can say with out giving something away. I need folks to expertise it, however you can be assembly Christopher. I believe will probably be very nice for folks to truly see that story unfold since you’ve solely ever actually heard about it by means of her youngsters’s eyes and what they’ve been instructed, so it’s good to truly see what went down between them. I’m actually to see the viewers’s reactions to that relationship.
With Corinne and Christopher, there may be the entire forbidden factor since they're half-siblings. Was it robust so that you can dive into that?
Hannah Dodd: I had a dialog actually early on with our producer and he or she stated, “You’ve received one of many hardest jobs since you guys have gotten to persuade the viewers to need this, they usually’re going to be preventing you each step of the way in which.” So me and Callum [Kerr], we sort of approached it as a love story. We felt like if we had an excessive amount of getting in the way in which then the viewers would see it too rapidly, they usually wouldn’t come on board with us. However, clearly, there have been positively moments the place we’re like, “Oh, wow. That is attention-grabbing.”
What was it like working with Callum to determine that passionate love between Corinne and Christopher?
Hannah Dodd: We had a extremely good working relationship from the offset, and we talked about and each approached it in the identical manner, which was very nice. We had actually lengthy filming days collectively, so we simply turned greatest mates. We simply had one another’s again. Callum is admittedly good at that as effectively. Filming with him, he’s superb at studying the opposite actress. I completely cherished working with him, and I hope that that comes by means of.
There are 2 episodes left. Ought to followers expect the sudden?
Hannah Dodd: I believe they’ll be shocked on the relationship generally. I can’t say rather more than that. However I hope that it’s sort of completely different from the preconceptions that some folks have. In episode 3, you’ve positively received issues arising as effectively with the storyline between Joel and Harry, which is admittedly thrilling. I don’t suppose folks can be anticipating that. Issues are about to kick off in episode 3, actually. I really feel like I used to be studying folks’s tweets and individuals are like, “Oh my god, that is all kicking off.” I’m like, “That’s actually about to occur.”
I'm shocked at how good Max Irons is at taking part in the villain!
He's horrible onscreen [as Malcolm]. Offscreen, he is without doubt one of the nicest people ever and so humorous. On set, it was all fairly heavy topics and stuff that we have been coping with, however there was simply a lot love and a lot laughter I actually really feel like Max was sort of the particular person behind that.
You’re leaping from one interval piece to a different. What has been shifting from Flowers In The Attic to Bridgerton?
Hannah Dodd: I like a interval drama. You'll be able to’t maintain me away. You'll be able to’t get me out of a corset. I don’t actually know what I’m allowed to say, however I’m actually over the moon to be becoming a member of that solid. All people has been so beautiful to date. I can’t wait.
Much like Corinne, Francesca Bridgerton is a serious e-book character and followers have lots of emotions about her. Do you are feeling any stress taking this on?
Hannah Dodd: I’ve completely fallen in love with the character. I really feel like that's the actor’s job simply to get behind them, even with any individual like Corinne, to truly attempt to discover empathy within the character. I’m actually trying ahead to exploring her story, however I’m very conscious of how folks really feel about Franny. I really feel the identical. I like her a lot.