With Natasha Lyonne headlining PokerFace, Rian Johnson reveals that one of her projects solidified her casting - RussianDoll.
Writer-director and whodunit maestro Rian Johnson reveals that Natasha Lyonne's appearance in Russian Doll led to her casting in his new series, Poker Face. Lyonne will headline the upcoming mystery comedy as Charlie, who specializes in telling when someone is lying and utilizes it to solve some cases.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, writer-director Rian Johnson revealed that Natasha Lyonne’s role in the Netflix series Russian Doll compelled him to get Lyonne for Poker Face. Befriending Lyonne beforehand, Johnson saw she was as brimming with charisma as Nadia and decided that she can lead such a show as Poker Face.
“I’d become friends with Natasha and I adored her, but when I saw Russian Doll and I saw the charisma that she has on screen when she created that character, I thought, ‘This is somebody who can really center and ground a show like this.’ And we were off to the races.
Russian Doll features Lyonne’s career-best work, playing the wayward, complex Nadia. Her performance and the complex and compelling narrative primarily contribute to Russian Doll's overall success, and season 2 amps the intricacies. In particular, Nadia matures through her unusual circumstances with time-related anomalies, whether learning about her Jewish ancestry or interacting with deuteragonist Alan.
Russian Doll is a great exhibition of Lyonne’s talent, so it’s sensible that her performance there convinced Johnson that Lyonne’s his Charlie for Poker Face. Lyonne can transfer Nadia’s quirky and irresistible qualities to Poker Face, where Charlie exudes similar characteristics fitting with the mystery-comedy's tone and atmosphere. With Poker Face streaming on Peacock on January 27, Lyonne will venture onto a new role where she continues her comedic talents with a investigative new spin.
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