Culture | Film British actress Jodie Comer wants audiences to feel “similar” to her about the real-life version of the character she plays in the new film The Bikeriders. The Killing Eve star, 31, narrates and acts in the crime drama as Kathy, inspired by a woman caught up with the culture of a 1960s motorcycle club in Illinois. Written and directed by Jeff Nichols , it is inspired by the book of the same name by American photographer Danny Lyons, who interviewed a mother and husband of a rider, called Kathy Bauer.
In the movie, a version of her husband Benny, played by American actor Austin Butler , is forced to choose between Kathy and the Vandals biking club. Speaking at the film’s UK premiere outside the Curzon in Mayfair, London, Comer told the PA news agency: “I think the most daunting aspect was just how larger than life she was and I really wanted to do her justice. “I think the narration was definitely something I’ve never done before and I feel that sometimes warrants a different type of performance or storytelling, so that was quite an interesting aspect to work that through with Jeff and figure out what we needed in particular moments.
“When I heard the audio of Kathy I immediately leant in and I wanted to know more and I wanted the audience to have that similar effect when they watched it.” The actress wore a burgundy dress with a corset-style top half, and posed alongside actor Tom Hardy , wearing a leather jacket, who plays Johnny, the leader of.
