Emma Stone isnt known for playing vicious characters.
The Oscar-winner has spent most of her career portraying cheerful heroines in films likeLa La LandandThe Help.
EW talked to Stone about getting dark, physical comedy, and, naturally, rabbits.
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They all feature such a range of emotion that it was just a dream.
Abigail is probably the meanest character youve played.
How was it taking a walk on the bad side?Oh, it was amazing.
I mean I am a human being.
I hold all of those thoughts in a major way, as we all do.
And then she unfolds in this incredible way.
Was that helpful?So much.
I mean, it was confusing in the moment because we were doing these very theatrical parts.
We were all holding hands and twisting around each other, walking backwards and not looking at each other.
Wed read other characters lines.
You have to do a ton of physical comedy in this movie.
Did you have fun?
Or did you get hurt at all?Oh, it was okay.
You know, things like that, or horseback riding.
And Rachel and Olivia are very good at horseback riding at this point.
I was like, Great, okay, of course.
Im the American that cant horseback ride.
It was like a daily basis of what is gonna happen to Abigail today.
Theres a quite intense but also funny fight/love sequence between you and Joe Alwyn.
Queen Anne has 17 rabbits in the film.
Yeah, no, they were incredibly sweet.
They do pee a lot.
At one point, Abigail has to step on one.
That must have been a hard day.Hated it.
I was just, ugh.
Its just a gross, unredeemable moment for this person.
Do you look at Abigail as a villain?I look at her as a survivor.
I really do not know how to redeem that or what about that isnt just pure evil.
That does become her most irredeemable moment to me.
