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In a lot of ways, Katy O’Brian’s storyisthe story of herLove Lies Bleedingcharacter, Jackie.
From there, things only get darker and weirder.
Fortunately, O’Brian says her own life has been significantly less “tragic.”
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“It was really difficult for them to figure out how to cast me,” she says.
“I just didn’t quite fit the mold of what I guess Indiana was looking for.”
So, believing that acting wasn’t an option, she forged a more traditional career path.
Katy O’Brian as Elia Kane in ‘The Mandalorian’.Lucasfilm
After earning a degree in psychology from Indiana University Bloomington, she got a job as a police officer.
Still, her passion for acting never waned.
“I’m not happy doing what I’m doing, and I wanted to make a change.”
Katy O’Brian as Jentorra in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’.Jay Maidment/MARVEL
So, like Jackie, that’s exactly what she did.
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Entering theStar Warsuniverse was nothing like she expected.
It doesn’t feel chaotic.
Katy O’Brian as George in ‘Z Nation’.Syfy
I know it’s not, but it feels effortless.
“Yeah, that was absolutely chaotic,” she says with a laugh.
I just show up, and they’re like, here’s a new fight."
Still, O’Brian stresses that the people she worked with couldn’t have been more “lovely.”
I was surprised by that environment," she explains.
Still, the relationship is central to the film and demands a lot of its two leads.
We’ll say it’s silly and fun."
What she does say, though, is that audiences can expect “good family fun.”
“But [directorLee Isaac Chung] it seems like maybe he’s an interesting choice for it.
If the bonkers twists inLove Lies Bleedingprove anything, it’s that O’Brian is down for it all.
Case in point, she says: “I love a good horror film.
I love having fun.
I love a good rom-com.
I’m open to anything, and I’m excited to see what’s coming.”
Make it happen, Hollywood.
Love Lies Bleedingis in limited theaters now and opens wide on March 15.
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