Exclusive: Naomie Harris & Natalie Dormer talk psychological thriller The Wasp
Now in theaters from Shout! Studios is The Wasp, a psychological thriller starring Academy Award nominee Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer, which adapts the play by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm.
Written by Malcolm and directed by 2x BAFTA nominee Guillem Morales (Inside Number 9), in his English-language debut, the film will be released in limited theaters in New York and Los Angeles.
In The Wasp, Heather (Harris) and Carla (Dormer) haven't seen each other since school. Their lives have taken very different paths – Carla lives a hand-to-mouth existence while Heather has a high-flying career, husband and a beautiful home. And yet, here they are in a café having tea and making awkward conversation. That is until Heather presents Carla with a bag containing a significant amount of cash and an unexpected proposition that will change their lives forever.
Nate Bolotin and Maxime Cottray from XYZ Films produced, with James Harris and Leonora Darby of Tea Shop Productions, Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment and Matthew B. Schmidt of Paradise City Films also producing. Julie Dansker and Jordan Fields of Shout! Studios are executive producers.
Harris is best known for her Academy Award-nominated role in Barry Jenkins’ Best Picture winner Moonlight, and for portraying Moneypenny in the James Bond films Skyfall, Spectre and No Time to Die. The actress has most recently been seen starring alongside Mahershala Ali and Awkafina in Apple TV+’s sci-fi drama Swan Song, and in Andy Serkis’ Sony/Marvel film Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
Dormer is best known for roles on such series as Game of Thrones (as Margaery Tyrell), Penny Dreadful: City of Angels and The Tudors, as well as in films like The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 & 2. She launched her production company Dog Rose Productions in 2019 and will next be seen portraying healthcare hero Dr. Audrey Evans in Ami Canaan Mann’s biographical drama, Audrey’s Children as well as in the South African crime thriller miniseries White Lies.
Blackfilmandtv.com’s Wilson Morales spoke with Harris and Dormer about their roles in The Wasp.