Jodie Comer has revealed that to prepare for her upcoming role in zombie apocalypse film 28 Years Later, she has been studying Girls Aloud star Cheryl’s accent.
The 31-year-old Killing Eve actress was announced in April to star in the second sequel to the 2002 film 28 Days Later, and her character is from Newcastle.
Speaking to ELLE UK last month, Jodie revealed she had been rewatching old clips of Cheryl as a judge on The X Factor to practise her Geordie accent.
Jodie is a master of accents and wowed viewers with her ability to switch between a multitude of tongues and languages in her role as Villanelle in Killing Eve.
On Tuesday, Jodie was spotted in character for the third film in the franchise, filming with returning director Danny, who helmed the 2002 original.
Jodie Comer revealed last month that to prepare for her upcoming role in zombie apocalypse film 28 Years Later, she has been studying the accent of Girls Aloud star Cheryl (pictured June).
Speaking to ELLE UK last month, Jodie revealed she had been rewatching old clips of Cheryl as a judge on The X Factor to practise her Geordie accent (pictured is Cheryl on the show in 2010).
“Danny (Boyle) seems like a very confident, intuitive and intelligent director,” he said of his upcoming role in the Northeast.
“The original was very well-loved, so I try not to think about it too much. I don’t put too many expectations on myself.”
Reprising his role from the first film, Oscar winner Cillian Murphy will return as Jim, joined by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, Erin Kellyman and Jack O’Connell. with Danny Boyle returning as director.
Jodie, who will play a Geordie character in the post-apocalyptic film, was spotted filming in the Northumberland countryside on Tuesday, in the first images of her in character.
The Liverpool star’s character appeared to be worried in the snaps, while a younger character was seen trying to grab his arm.
Jodie wore a long cream cardigan over a plaid shirt, as well as a mud-stained floral dress, with white tights and light pink leg warmers.
It is Jodie’s second apocalyptic film in recent years, following her harrowing performance in the climate crisis drama The End We Start From.
Jodie played the role of Mother in the film adaptation of Megan Hunter’s novel, in which her character navigates motherhood for the first time during a terrifying apocalyptic flood.
Jodie is a master of accents, having wowed viewers with her ability to switch between a host of tongues and languages in her role as Villanelle (pictured) in Killing Eve.
The Killing Eve actress, 31, was announced in April to star in the second sequel to 2002 film 28 Days Later, and her character is from Newcastle (pictured is Cheryl on The X Factor in 2008).
It’s Jodie’s second apocalyptic film in recent years, following her harrowing performance in climate crisis drama The End We Start From (pictured)
The film, which was released in the UK in January, begins with Jodie giving birth before embarking on an extraordinary journey of strength and resilience as she raises her baby through the first year of his life during the climate crisis.
She revealed that she was terrified when she started filming because she had to work with 15 different babies on set.
She told the BBC: ‘I started this process literally terrified.
“My hands were visibly shaking when I found myself with an eight-week-old baby on set. I thought, ‘Oh my God, what have I done?’
“It’s one thing to act and think about everything else, but then you have to be aware of that precious little being and make sure it’s safe.”
Jodie said she felt like she followed her character’s arc throughout the process: both she and her mother started out overwhelmed by motherhood, but then settled in.
The film begins in London, detailing the relationship between Woman and her partner R, as well as showing her giving birth.
The film begins in London, detailing the relationship between Woman and her partner R, as well as showing her giving birth.
Rising waters force Jodie Ya R’s character, played by Plebs actor Joel Fry, to flee her flooded home. However, after heading to her parents’ house for shelter, lawlessness and further flooding force them to flee further.
Strict rules on set mean that babies can only be part of a scene for 20 minutes, so Jodie had to get comfortable acting with multiple babies, despite it being her first experience of close contact with such young children.
“It was very eye-opening,” she said. “A lot of my younger cousins are already grown, so I haven’t spent a lot of time with little babies.”
