EW recently spoke with Cotillard about her character, and what Sofia Rikkin is really after.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What was it about working with Michael and Justin onMacbeththat made you so confident in reteaming?
MARION COTILLARD:Justin is one of the best directors Ive ever worked with.
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He has not directed many movies.Assassins Creedis only his third movie.
Doing an adaptation ofMacbethas a second movie is really, really ambitious.
I remember when I first talked to him on the phone.
Then I talked to him on the phone, and it made sense.
Theres a sensitivity about him.
Theres something about him that is very, very special.
I felt that it would be a special journey, and it was.
Hes one of the best directors for actors that Ive ever worked with.
Hes truly one of the best directors today.
Did Michaels role as producer change your collaboration at all?
But at the same time, Michael is so passionate about movies.
I remember the conversations we had onMacbeth.
I was really not surprised that he became a producer on this.
I think hes going to be a very good one.
So yeah, its a little bit different.
Its a different involvement, but of course, the way he committed himself to this was absolutely amazing.
The pressure is different.
What is different for you when youre on a project that has a big budget like this?
For me, its not really different, but at the same time, its different each time.
Sometimes you have a lot of money, and you dont have the ideas to use this money.
I think it affects a director more than an actor.
For me, every project is so different.
I jump into another world each time, and Im not affected by whether theres more money or less.
What can say about what your character, Sophia Rikkin, is trying to accomplish?
My character is a scientist, and all of her research is meant to find a cure against violence.
What makes a character like that, someone who is trying to cure violence, interesting to you?
At the same time, shes using people to do so, sometimes in a very scientific way.
So its a real paradox, what she does and how she does it.
you’re able to see the Assassins Creed trailer below.
