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‘The Mosquito Coast’ Director and Melissa George on Revealing Margot’s Agency

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Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVIn the two versions of “The Mosquito Coast” that came before the Apple TV Plus drama (the 1981 novel and the 1986 film adaptation), the character of Allie Fox’s wife and mother to his children was just that and that alone: a wife and mother.

But the series, which is being treated as a prequel to the events in the novel, rather than a straight adaptation, puts her in the driver’s seat.For one thing, the character (portrayed by Melissa George) now has a name (Margot).

More notably, though, she exhibits real agency in her relationship with Allie (Justin Theroux), deciding just how far she will go to keep her kids safe.“She’s the reason they’re on the run.

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