For many, it was her memorable role as Kerry Loudermilk inMarvelsLegion.
Shes gracedReservation Dogs, NetflixsAvatar: The Last Airbender, and co-starred withLiam Neesontwicein one year.
The film also starsMatt Walsh(Veep) andBetty Gabriel(Get Out).
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Colliders ownMeredith Loftushad the opportunity to speak with Midthunder and chat with her about all thingsNovocaine.
MEREDITH LOFTUS: Amber, congratulations onNovocaine.
I watched it last night, and I thought it was so much fun.
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MIDTHUNDER: Oh, thank you!
MIDTHUNDER: Honestly, there are endless reasons.
There was nothing for me to say no to about this movie.
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My agents were like, You should read the script first because that’s important.
I was also a fan of Dan and Bobby.
I thought that the movie was so unique and fun.
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It’s so unique.
I thought that was so unique and fun.
Dan and Bobby are so great at blending genres.
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There just was absolutely nothing to say no to for me.
Amber Midthunder also stars in the unique action comedy.
I think it shows, honestly.
It looked like everyone involved had a lot of fun.
Can you talk to me about the set experience of filming every day?
Was everything the script or were there areas of improv that happened?
MIDTHUNDER: It was both, I would say.
I mean, Dan and Bobby were very encouraging of setting an environment where you could feel free.
It was such a great way to feel free in that way.
You would definitely connect to your character differently when you have that sort of environment.
Playing a character like this is so different.
It wasfunto shoot this movie.
I had a great time.
Amber Midthunder And Jack Quaid Became Immediate Best Friends
It shows.
He’s so wonderful.
He’s such a good guy.
I feel like you guys would be so great in something together.
And anytime he would see Jack, I think he was having the same conversations with him, opposite.
We have Dan Trachtenberg to thank for this[Laugh]pairing.
It kind of started there.
I just really had wanted to work with him for years.
We didn’t actually meet until we were both signed on to this movie for the first time.
Then we were in Cape Town.
It was really nice to feel like you had a friend.
Very instantly we were like: So best friends?
It was nice to feel like you have someone who’s going through a situation with you.
We got thrown in the deep end very quickly[Laughs].
you could kind of see it there.
Even when the realization comes about Sherry’s connection to the heist andthatmoment.
Your connection with your brother, and just the moral complexities that come with her.
I love that line because I think it’s so true.
It’s really true of their relationshipmutually.
And I think that’s a really special thing.
Normally, the female love interest in a movie like this is justthat’s all it is.
So, for her to be afforded those complexities, I was so grateful.
Can you tell me about the process of the stunts for you?
How does it compare to previous projects you’ve been on?
MIDTHUNDER: Yeah, this was so much easier for me.
[Laughs] Really, because it was just all on Jack and I really felt for him.
I relate to him.
I have been there.
It was really nice for me to be in an action movie and feel like I wasphysically coasting.
Like afterPrey, I took a moment.
This really reminded me of how much I love that environment.
How much I love working with stunt people!
They were all so amazing.
Being in this environment, telling these stories, really reminded me how much Ilove it.
It was a really funbalanceto have an experience like this.
Will There Be A Prey 2?
There’s some fun ideas out there that I’ve heard that are very cool.
I know we have definitely been waiting and clamoring forPrey 2.
Have there been any talks about a sequel?
MIDTHUNDER: I don’t know what’s happening.
I genuinely don’t.
I also want to do another one.
I would be happy to do another one.
I love Dan Trachtenberg with mywholeheart.
I’m really excited.
He obviously hasBadlandscoming out this year, so I’m really excited to see that.
Whatever Dan does, I will always be his fan.
What would you like to see Naru tackle in a sequel if you had it your way?
Because we live in the multiverse crossover age.
What would you rather be a part of?
APrey/Aliencrossover or Kerry Loudermilk making a cameo inAvengers: Secret Wars?
MIDTHUNDER: Oh my gosh!
I would love to be Kerry again.
That character and that project changed my life forever, and I would love to do that.
That would be so much fun.
Marvel: @ us.
MIDTHUNDER: Marvel, call me.
[Laughs]
Novocaineis in theaters now.
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