For Drew Hancock ’s upcoming robot girlfriend thrillerCompanion , Sophie Thatcher(Yellowjackets)and Jack Quaid(The Boys ) , who dally the film ’s lead couple , bonded over their esteem for the comedy team turn horrorfilmmakers behindBarbarian . The couple sign on as soon as they heard who was on board with the photographic film . According to Thatcher in an consultation with io9 , “ I have in mind , Barbarian , anybody affect with that motion-picture show ” meant she was game .
Thatcher stars as Iris , a woman who has no idea she ’s her boyfriend ’s emotional support fembot — which sounds it could be the secret plan of a rom - com , but in this typeface it ’s definitely a gaslit thriller . “ I meet Drew , and the hand was so amazing , everything just kind of fell into position , and I felt so much for Iris , and I thought that I could check from Iris as well , ” Thatcher said .
Quaid play Josh , a classic “ nice guy of the internet ” type . “ On the flip side , I feel like with Josh , I could learn everything about whatnotto do , ” he portion out . “ It was one of the dependable scripts I ’ve ever take in my life story , and it really raised the barroom in terms of like what I consider a good script , and just work toBarbarianfor a s : I ’ve also been a devotee ofZach Creggerfor a very long prison term . When I have a go at it he ’s producing this — I mean , I ’ve been a sports fan of his since like , Whitest Kids You Knowand I do sketch comedy , [ so he was ] implemental … his Abe Lincoln chalk out alone . [ It ’s ] just unbelievable then to see him get into revulsion in such a cool way . I was like , I have to be part of this . ”
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Thatcher and Quaid pair geeked out over not only their mutual making love for horror and comedy , but alsoStar Wars . When we ask Thatcher if there was a theory that she ’d reprise her part as that other ( part ) robot chick she meet , Drash inThe Book of Boba Fett , she responded , “ Yeah . Star Warsis a crazy world to be in . I just ca n’t go on Reddit , that ’s it . ”
By that , she meant that she too has been strike by the toxic part of the fandom . “ I get a line that the heavy way . They hollo us Power Rangers . But I would get it on to . I mean the costumes , the human beings building , I can go on and on . A lot of it was fleeceable screen but there was a lot of practicality too . ”
Quaid — who vocalize Boimler onStar Trek : Lower Decks — is also a fan of that otherStarsci - fi dimension . In fact , Star Warswas one of his first fandoms . “ I think I was about six , five or six , they released these VHS box seat set of the first threeStar Warsmovies . I watchedA New Hopeconstantly , to the level where I like even forget there was more , ” he aver , before imitate simulate his six - year self . “ ‘ There’smore ? ’ [ My parent ] would be like , ‘ Yeah , we ’ll put onEmpire . ‘ ”
Thatcher inThe Book of Boba Fett. © Lucasfilm
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