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At first blush,Tullyseems like a defiantly low-concept dramedy.
Did you know the conceit going in?
Charlize Theron: We knew.
That was the first kernel that this came from.
Who did I marry?
What are my kids like?
Mackenzie Davis: When you say it like that, I get tears in my eyes.
This is cool, I have these kids who love me and I made a house and a family.
Thats one of the things I found most poignant about the twist.
Its about asking yourself,Have I done enough drugs?
Have I slept with enough people?
Theron: The grass is always greener on the other side.
Theron: We talked about that a lot.
I have found people watching the trailer going, So what happens?
Does the nanny kill you?
No, she actually rescues me.
Davis: Theres something that does feel new about it.
Whos in your way?
People actually ask you that?
Theron: I get shit like that all the time!
Theron: All the time.
Its so strange to me.
Marlo looks back and she cant quite recognize the path that led to her life.
Davis: I do think so.
I moved to Los Angeles two years ago and sometimes I wake up and Im like, What?
When did I do that?
It can be jarring to realize where it brought you.
Theron: A lot of my performance was very much informed by Mackenzies choices.
It made me better, and Im so grateful for it.
Who is this hopeful?
Theron: I have, and its really great.
I had to go up and do a Q&A after and I was a fucking mess!
This movie just gets me, every single time, even just talking about it!
Look, Im so fucking cynical, but this movie just destroys that part of me.
What is that a testament to?
Theron: I think so much of this story feels so familiar and personal to me.
Its very much like my life, although not in an on-the-nose way.
Its just so nice to watch something and not feel alone in my journey as a parent.
