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Christopher Nolan noted one actor in The Odyssey performed their scene in such a stunning manner that his crew burst into applause — and it’s been nearly 20 years since that’s happened.
Nolan singled out Samantha Morton (Minority Report, The Walking Dead), who plays the goddess Circe, despite her relatively brief screen time.
“This was a massive film and she is someone who comes in and changes the dynamic,” Nolan told The L.A. Times in a spoiler-filled interview. “In some weird way, the film lived or died over that character. She was the fulcrum. I’ve always admired Samantha’s work, she brings so much depth of thinking about her role, there are no limitations on her performance. After one of her takes, the crew gave her a great round of applause. I was talking with Emma [Thomas, Nolan’s producing partner and wife] afterwards and she remembered that the last time that had happened was with Heath Ledger on The Dark Knight.”
Morton has similarly drawn praise in some of the first reactions to the film from journalists (“Samantha Morton damn well steals the show with the few scenes she’s in,” wrote a critic for The Independent).
