Emerald Fennellโs pitch meetings for โPromising Young Womanโ were telling, to say the least.
Explaining her 2017 process to fellow directorย?Olivia Wildeย?(of โBooksmartโ fame), Fennell recalled the stunned faces of male studio executives after she detailed the brutal, pre-title sequence of her film.
โOne guy said, โOh, I got it. So sheโs a psycho,’โ Fennell recalled. Wilde, understandably, gasps. This is not the first time a studio has missed the entire point of either of their creative visions.
Known for choosing stories that subvert the feminine, Wilde and Fennell launch into a deep discussion about filmmaking onย?Varietyโs โDirectors on Directors,โ talking about the deeply rooted love stories of female friendships, learning to trust their instincts and banning assholes from their sets.
Watch the full conversation above.
