'There are a lot of thrillers that turn pages. But often there is something in these thrillers that make them relatable.'
Feb. 14, 2022, 7:16 PM UTCIn the midst of filming"Loki" in 2020, Gugu Mbatha-Raw received scripts for a project that was almost the complete opposite of the Disney+ series."The Girl Before," an adaptation of J.P. Delaney's bestselling novel of the same name, follows two women who live in the same unique, minimalist, automated house, designed by an architect-owner-landlord who has peculiar house rules in place for tenants.
Mbatha-Raw was so passionate about the series — which debuted on HBO Max last week after making its U.K. debut on BBC One in December — that she also ended up helping produce. "I was elated when Gugu sent me the script," he said."She called me about it. I could feel her passion over the phone." Oyelowo said the"women are drawn to Edward; there's something attractive about him and there's something unsettling about him as well" — just like the house Edward designed.Thrillers can be 'relatable'"With a thriller, it's always an ending you're guessing the whole way through," she said, noting that she was hooked to the script when she received a copy."But I personally couldn't guess this ending.