When Steve McQueen was casting “Blitz,” his World War II drama about the bombings over London, actress Saoirse Ronan expressed interest.
But there was a hitch. The role of a mother in search of her young son who has gone missing required some singing. So he hopped on a Zoom with Ronan, and they had a deep conversation about their mothers. “It was beautiful,” McQueen tells Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast.
But then it came time for that make-or-break question about whether she could carry a tune. Ronan said she could, and even started working with a singing coach.
Related Stories
“I never forget
→ Continue reading at Variety
