The Prime Video adaptation offers a harrowing look at WWII from the perspective of an army surgeon.
Was that part of the appeal?
ELORDI: Yeah, of course.
That was a big part of it.
So, it wasnt really daunting.
It was just terribly exciting.
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Looking back on this project now, what feels most rewarding to you about it?
Do you feel a certain sense of accomplishment after completing something like this?
ELORDI: I do.
The thing that makes me most proud is that we made it at home in Australia.
There are so many scenes set during the war in this that are so visceral in so many ways.
How hard was it to shoot the scenes where you had physically transformed yourself?
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What was it like to experience all of that?
ELORDI: You know, its strange.
It just happens, like most things.
Its something that you go down the road on, it takes place, and you get through it.
ELORDI: You know what?
We were having so much fun and we were so acutely aware of how special this experience was.
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We all found this common energy in the fact that we were all living our individual little dreams.
So, it was never grueling or tough.
It was just exciting.
Elordi hosted ‘SNL’s first episode in 2024 alongside Renee Rapp as the musical guest.
When you watch this TV series, it really has the feel and look and scope of a film.
ELORDI: It felt like we were making a movie the whole time.
Our whole ethos was that we were making a film.
Justin gave us so much freedom.
We had all the time that we needed.
We had a six-week break to be able to cut the weight.
The whole thing was a cinematic endeavor.
But it was exactly the same as making a movie.
Its interesting because youve done a TV series before, butEuphoriadoesnt seem like a typical TV series either.
ELORDI: No, not at all.
Was making that series also a very different experience?
How did it compare to doing something like this?
Does it almost feel like you havent done a TV series, in that sense?
ELORDI: Im sure it does.
Im sure I havent had a real television experience.
So, Im quite spoiled in so many ways.
Its great, though.
But at least people are trying to do something with the form.
Youve already worked with a list of pretty incredible directors in your career.
Has that inspired you, in that sense?
Do you see yourself directing at some point down the line?
ELORDI: I love to make movies.
But I think the more incredible directors you work with, you comprehend the undertaking a little bit more.
ELORDI: Just lucky.
Probably also hats off to Justin and the casting team for seeing something in us.
We only met after we had filmed briefly, so we had no conversation.
And Im going to do two blinks on this.
It would just become a caricature.
Whereas we were lucky enough to have this essence that ran through the whole thing that just worked out.
Youve recently come off of playing the Monster inFrankenstein, where you got to work with Guillermo del Toto.
And then, you got to play Heathcliff in Emerald FennellsWuthering Heights.
Whats it like to play two iconic characters in Gothic literature?
ELORDI: Its the coolest thing, ever.
Im spoiled for the rest of my life in movies.
What do you do?
I had the best time on both films, and the language was so rich.
I couldnt be prouder or more excited for people to see those films.
Does it feel likeWuthering Heightsis very much Emerald Fennells take onWuthering Heights?
ELORDI: Yeah, but its also incredibly traditional, in so many ways.
She is seriously a genius.
She knows this book more than anyone, I think, on this earth.
Itll always be an Emerald Fennell film, but its brilliant.
