Helen Mirren talks Catherine the Great's real-life legacy, the importance of equitable representation for women, and what she looks for in any new role.
Mirren is both the star and executive producer of the historical drama, which premiered on Sunday night and chronicles the reign of Russia's most progressive female ruler. Later this fall, the actor returns to the big screen alongside Sir Ian McKellen in. The powerful duo portray mysterious conman Roy and his would-be mark, Betty, a wealthy widow with some secrets of her own. In many ways, the two roles of Catherine and Betty couldn't be more different.
Did you feel that your dual role of executive producer allowed you to further shape how Catherine's story would be told? Yes, it makes me so angry! It makes me rather angry that there are these feminists who have swallowed that hook, line, and sinker and never questioned it when actually the historical truth is all there to be discovered if you want to discover it. That really, really annoys me. It's such an easy way to belittle a woman who's been successful in history. They did the same with Cleopatra, instantly. They couldn't do it with Elizabeth I because she was the virgin queen.
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