Imogen Poots tells Alia Shawkat all about her new “supernatural neo-Western mystery thriller,” 'Outer Range' in this candid catch-up.
But of all the roles in her multifaceted body of work, it’s the sinister, eerie roles she prefers, a craving which the 32-year-old actor satisfies in the upcoming Amazon Prime miniseriesThe show, billed as a “supernatural neo-Western mystery thriller,” features heavyweights like Josh Brolin and Lili Taylor, and follows a Wyoming rancher who discovers an enormous black hole on his land after Autumn, a mysterious drifter played by Poots, darkens his door.
POOTS: I totally see what you mean. I think the tone was one of the major unknowns of the show as we were making it. Autumn’s character is probably the closest to embodying the overall tone of the show, and that made me nervous. The tone was a challenge, but also something that you can’t overthink.POOTS:SHAWKAT: Your inner creep comes out. It’s such a cool character. Here’s my next question, Imogen Poots: You got to work with these amazing actors, Josh Brolin and Lili Taylor.
SHAWKAT: That was such a good visual you just gave us, of you walking at sunset with your groceries. I can fully picture that day. You have a scene with a bear. Was that a real bear? POOTS: I sometimes wish, when it comes to press, that I could be a musician. I feel like musicians get to talk about an album, but they don’t have to explain it.POOTS: There’s a certain mystery that isn’t allowed these days. You’ve got to be real famous to be allowed any mystery. There’s a sense of the divide between performance and performer. You’re allowed to be a moody female, I think, if you’re a singer.
POOTS: For me, it’s about probing something about America that was spoonfed to me as a young English girl growing up. I fell very in love with America through books, movies, and music. I was fed a notion of what America was, and as I got older I realized that it was just a myth. It’s important in that Andy Warhol sense, to have your fantasy America and your normal America. This show is about breaking down the myth, breaking down the Western genre.
POOTS: It was cool. To be honest, it was the closest I’ve come to going “method.” Being out there on that land does something to you, plus the long hours. I felt like I was pushing more boundaries than I normally would on that job. I really wanted to get free, and it was fun. One important thing was having new directors come in. They each revitalized different parts of the character.
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