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We really,reallydidnt want to see each other, Ronan says.
We just held each other for ages, we wouldnt let go.
Credit: Liam Daniel/Focus Features
We were like she lowers her voice to demonstrate their sobbing Huohooouuughh.
Ive never experiencedanythinglike that.
Then again, her real-life counterpart never did either.
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The whole conception of the film for me was around that meeting, Rourke says of the historical drama.
Its a moment thats deeply personal.
(For Elizabeth: Her mother was beheaded by her father.
For Mary: She lost her husband before she turned 18.
And both were often targeted by religious groups, political conspirators, and marriage treaties.)
I think it justmeantmore.
Though Elizabeth nearly 500-year-old spoiler alert!
later orders Marys imprisonment and execution, Robbie never thought of them as true enemies.
Its a love story between these two characters.
A very,verycomplicated love story.
What I really wanted to do was a movie in which twowomengot to do that.
Just dont forget to bring plenty of tissues.
Mary Queen of Scotshits theaters Dec. 7.
