Triple 9 provided Kate Winslet with a riveting departure from her typical roles, captivating audiences as she embodied a merciless Russian mafia boss. The film’s distinctive storyline and complex character offered Winslet an invigorating challenge, drawing her in with its stark divergence from her usual on-screen personas.
Winslet openly admitted that portraying the Russian mafia boss posed a unique challenge in establishing a connection with the character. The difficulty was heightened by the character’s unflattering wardrobe, a sharp contrast to her esteemed status as an Oscar-winning actress. Balancing these aspects added depth and complexity to her performance, making it a notable acting feat.
Kate Winslet Wasn’t Impressed By Her Looks In The Film
Triple 9 presented a stark departure from the familiar roles audiences associated with Kate Winslet. In the film, she fearlessly portrayed a ruthless Russian mafia boss, a character vastly different from her typical on-screen personas. This unique challenge enticed and drew her to the project, eager to explore new dimensions of her acting prowess.
Winslet openly acknowledged that embodying the Russian mafia boss proved to be one of the few film roles she struggled to connect with. The character’s wardrobe, particularly unflattering for an Oscar-winning actress, further contributed to the challenge.
“I certainly couldn’t empathise with anything she wore or her hair! She had to look as though she believed she was put-together and well-dressed and a woman of wealth, when actually she looked like a trashy slut! Nails just a little bit too long, the colour not really that nice, the hair just a bit too high, two inches of re-growth, red boots with red tights, with a red coat. But it was fun, it was really fun,” she once told Contact Music.
Despite her talent, this specific role tested Winslet’s ability to fully embrace and resonate with the character’s persona.
Kate Winslet Tried Finding Common Ground With The Character
Despite the repulsive nature of her character, Winslet clung to any semblance of common ground she could find to connect with the role. Embracing the challenge, she sought to explore the depths of the character’s psyche, delving into the intricacies that made her both loathsome and fascinating.
Describing her character as an unequivocal villain, utterly consumed by evil, Winslet acknowledged the horrific nature of the role. Despite this, she searched for glimpses of the character’s humanity, seeking moments that portrayed her as a wife and mother, to anchor the role in something relatable.
“She is an outright villain, absolutely evil through and through,” she said. “She’s pretty horrific! So I looked for moments where we got to see a woman who was capable of being a a wife and a mother. That helped me anchor the role in something. But it was mostly being quite mean to people.”
However, Triple 9 wasn’t received well at the box office. The movie went on to make $23 million worldwide. Triple 9 can be rented on Apple TV.
Source: Cheatsheet
