Brie Larson Said That It Took Her “A Long Time” To Be Able To Enjoy The “Basic Things” In Her Life Again After Filming “Room,” Which Is Why She Hasn’t Done Anymore “Dark” Movies
This article briefly mentions sexual assault.
Brie Larson was just 7 years old when she first started acting, and spent her teen years appearing in various TV shows and movies — even launching a short-lived music career when she was 16 years old.
However, she arguably didn’t get her breakthrough role until she was in her mid-20s when she was cast as Ma in the critically acclaimed movie Room.
Released in 2015, Room is based on Emma Donoghue’s bestselling novel of the same name and tells the story of a young woman who was kidnapped as a teenager and held captive for seven years alongside her 5-year-old son, Jack, who was born in captivity, played by Jacob Tremblay.
The Hollywood Reporter previously revealed that everybody from Emma Watson to Rooney Mara was considered for the lead character, but director Lenny Abrahamson cast Brie after watching her 2013 indie movie Short Term 12.
Suffice to say, Brie turned out to be the right woman for the job, with the star wowing viewers and critics alike with her emotional performance that ultimately earned her the Best Actress Academy Award.
But playing survivor Ma was no mean feat. Before taking on the role, Brie consulted with a trauma expert and nutritionist, followed a restrictive diet, and avoided sunlight in a bid to add more authenticity to her performance.
Interestingly, Brie previously said that she found the scenes in the room easier to film, telling AV Club: “At that point, she’s suppressing everything. There’s not a lot of intensity and being upset, because she doesn’t fully realize what it is. She’s numb to what’s going on."
Fast-forward almost a decade, and Brie has now revealed that she still steers clear of movies that are as “dark” as Room because it ended up taking her a full year to recover from the project.
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