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00:00Well, talk about, you know, taking on Iconic.

00:02Something that is so incredible about the Alien franchise

00:05is obviously how it puts women and female characters

00:08at the forefront.

00:09So Kaylee and Isabella, to you, what

00:11was it like to kind of carry on that mantle?

00:15I think what Sigourney did, she really properly paved the way

00:21and sort of made a conscious decision to, you know,

00:24whatever it means to be a woman in a horror film

00:29or in a sci-fi film beforehand, I

00:31think she intentionally went another direction.

00:34And so then stepping into the franchise,

00:37I never felt that pressure of being a certain way

00:42because I think she really did a lot of the work

00:45and I could just sort of be myself.

00:47So it didn't feel, it felt, I wouldn't say easy.

00:52There's a lot of pressure going on,

00:53but I felt sort of comfortable in that place.

00:56Have you gotten a chance to talk to her?

00:59But I hope it happens.

01:00I hope this is my way in.

01:03It's got to be.

01:04I've got to make it happen.

01:05I've got one window.

01:06This is my shot.

01:08It was like, camera one, camera two, Sigourney.

01:12You get her on FaceTime.

01:14Isabella, what about for you with Kay?

01:16Oh, without saying too much, it's

01:22easier for me to talk about other people.

01:24Can I just talk about Kaylee for a second?

01:25Please.

01:26OK, great.

01:27So I feel like Kaylee is also very smart in real life.

01:30So when you see her character make really good decisions,

01:34or she disagrees.

01:35I spent more time with her, so I feel like I know.

01:37But she just makes really smart decisions in the movie

01:40and it's more believable because Kaylee herself is a very

01:42intelligent individual.

01:43And I think that's what's really cool about the movies, too,

01:45is the odds are against them, but their intelligence usually

01:47allows them to persevere and overcome the other creature.

01:51That's very sweet.

01:55That was easier for me to answer.

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