Uma Thurman on Becoming Arianna Huffington for the 'Super Pumped' Uber Series (Exclusive)
etonline.comJoseph Gordon-Levitt leads the ensemble as Kalanick with Jon Bass as Uber co-founder Garrett Camp and Kyle Chandler as venture capitalist Bill Gurley, Uma Thurman stands out with a fiery portrayal of Arianna Huffington.
Ahead of Thurman’s debut in episode 4, “Boober,” airing Sunday, March 20, the actress opened up to ET’s Lauren Zima about transforming into the author and entrepreneur behind who later joined Uber’s board of directors in a shrewd power play. “She plays a decisive role in this business thriller,” she says of the series adapted from Mike Isaac’s book of the same name by creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien, the duo behind Showtime’s .
Even though the series is about Uber and not so much Huffington’s life and career, that didn’t stop Thurman from diving deep into her real-life counterpart’s background, “to sort of see through her eyes as much as possible,” the actress says, revealing that she’s previously met the author a number of times. “I admire her.”“It was kind of amazing to me that she was in those rooms,” Thurman adds of Huffington, noting her “incredibly diverse background from politics to journalism.” A Greek immigrant, she went on to co-found the news aggregation site before starting the wellness brand Thrive Global.
In addition to co-authoring 15 books, she also sits on the boards for Onex and Global Citizen. Now, Huffington has “become a power broker in these completely diverse industries,” the actress says.
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