‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘Maria’ Stars Talk ‘Dream Jobs’ and Working With ‘Great Filmmakers’ at Palm Springs Film Festival

variety.com:

Lauren Coates Despite a flourishing, decades-long career in Hollywood as a multi-hyphenate, Selena Gomez said “Emilia Perez” was the kind of role she’d been craving “for years.” “The whole experience was a dream job for an actor.

I had been craving for years to find something that would make me feel remotely challenged,” Gomez revealed at a recent “Emilia Perez” panel hosted by Variety at the Palm Springs Film Festival. “But my goals are to work to work with great filmmakers.

When you have a script like this and you read it, you’re a little confused but you put it together with Jacques (Audiard) as you’re doing the movie, and everything starts to fall into place.

He’s been one of the best directors I’ve ever collaborated with.” For breakout star Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Perez” was a welcome opportunity to explore LGBTQ+ narratives outside of cliches and stereotypes. “For me, something that is important in the movie is the relationship between Epifanio and Emilia,” said Gascón. “The lesbian relationship.