It’s rare that an actor shows up to a shoot with a best friend in tow, but Jodie Comer does it all the time. She goes everywhere — even on film sets — with her dog, a fluffy cream and butterscotch Australian labradoodle with an air of calm and a sweet, inquisitive gaze that follows the actress everywhere. “We’re like Batman and Robin,” says Comer. “My dog is my life.”
Comer, the award-winning stage-and-screen actress who rose to fame playing the multilingual Russian assassin Villanelle in the BBC thriller “Killing Eve,” has had to channel a similar air of calm and awareness for her latest film, “The Death of Robin Hood,” which will be released on June 19.
Shot in the wilds of Northern Ireland, and starring Hugh Jackman, Bill Skarsgård and Noah Jupe, the film was a departure for the 33-year old actress whose past roles have been louder, more action-packed and angsty.
Written and directed by Michael Sarnoski, the film is an arty, offbeat take on the myth of Robin Hood, and tells the story of a repentant 13th century warrior, played by Jackman, who regrets his life of murder, marauding and revenge.
McQueen silk parachute dress; The Finest Stack 14-karat yellow gold earrings.
