Mary queen of scots: ‘we lied about what happened’ saoirse ronan on truth behind big scene

SAOIRSE RONAN AND MARGOT ROBBIE CLASH IN MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS The film, in which Ronan co-stars with Margot Robbie, is in cinemas this weekend, based on the 1569 conflict between the titular

Queen (Ronan) and her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I (Robbie). Robbie and Ronan share only one scene together, and it’s a big one - full of emotion and tension as their bitter relationship comes

to a head. But there’s one thing for audiences to bear in mind: the two characters never actually met in real life. Advertisement RELATED ARTICLES Speaking on The Graham Norton Show, due to

air tonight, Ronan talked about the powerful two-hander. “Mary and Elizabeth never actually met so we took a bit of artistic license and lied about what really happened!” she said. “We only

met once in the film and because of that Margot (Robbie) and I stayed apart so we didn’t know what each other looked like. “When we finally met for the scene we cried. It was very

emotional.” The movie has picked up some awards season buzz (Image: GETTY) Director Josie Rourke tweeted a photo of the only day Robbie and Ronan had on set together. Advertisement “This was

taken the day we shot @MaryQueenMovie's climactic scene,” she captioned it. “It was Margot Robbie's last day, and Saoirse Ronan's first day on the film. “That day, they did

some of the best work I've ever seen from two actors. We're in cinemas today. Go and marvel at them.” “We kept them apart when they were doing that scene together,” she previously

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on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy Thank you for subscribing. RELATED ARTICLES Robbie has had a BAFTA nod (Image: STUDIO STILL) Ronan is on The

Graham Norton Show tonight (Image: STUDIO STILL) “They only meet once in the film so the film drives towards this climactic scene. “When they look each other in the eye during that scene,

they’re looking at each other as those characters for the first time and we managed to capture that on film in the most extraordinary way.” Advertisement She added: ”That’s the amazing thing

for me as a theatre director because I see these moments in rehearsals but when I show it to the audience for the first time in a theatre, we’ve already been through it in rehearsals. “To

capture the magic of that and the coming together in that moment and to have it immortalised is an incredibly wonderful thing.” _MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS IS OUT NOW._ RELATED ARTICLES Share

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