Imogen Poots is definitely one to watch. The young actress has gone from humble beginnings in an episode of Casualty to roles in movies like V For Vendetta, Chatroom and Miss Austen Regrets. Now she’s starring in ITV’s remake of the controversial classic Bouquet Of Barbed Wire, so we gave her a ring to find out more about the show, her character Prue, and working with a couple of Doctor Who stars.
What attracted you to Bouquet Of Barbed Wire?
“The role as a whole was very intriguing, especially as a part for a young girl. There was a lot to do and a lot that happened to Prue. And I think teenage years are a really incredible time to focus on because you’re really changing as a person.”Can you give us an overview of the plot?
“Prue is extremely close to her family and she comes from a very lovely background. She introduces her new boyfriend Gavin, who’s meant to be a bit older than her, and this causes disruption in the family as they learn of her pregnancy. I think had it just been the pregnancy, it would have been fine. But you start to [find out about] underlying problems such as incestual feelings from her father towards her. And also there’s abuse [from] her boyfriend. There was a quote somebody once said about the original, about how everybody shags everybody else, and I think that’s quite apt for the idea of this. In Bouquet everybody’s linked to someone else in some way and the dynamics become quite blurred.”Were you nervous about portraying the incest?
“No, not at all, because I believe Trevor Eve [who plays Prue's father] and I understood exactly what we wanted to do. And one thing we didn’t want to do was to play it completely safe, because if you’re going to do that there’s no point in remaking Bouquet Of Barbed Wire. At the same time we didn’t ever want to explicitly say, ‘Look what’s happening’. Without defending his actions in any way, Peter completely adores his daughter. She’s essentially his best friend. So when she suddenly becomes sexualised, I think that’s a very difficult thing for her father to get his head around.”You also mentioned domestic violence. Were you worried about that?
“No, not at all. It was very important that all of us worked out exactly how our characters felt about each other and themselves. Obviously Gavin is just as damaged as the rest of them, if not more so. So regarding the abuse – the amount of questions she was asking him, I think it was only a matter of time before unfortunately he would lash out.”If you had to persuade someone to watch the show, what would you say?
“Many people are saying it’s very controversial – it is and it hopefully should remain that way, but it’s really just telling the story of a normal family. They’re enjoying life and everything’s perfect, but it’s really the introduction of Gavin which turns everything upside down. And it’s interesting to see how people who you have admired your whole life or have looked up to can make mistakes. So I think it’s really a story of human flaws.”You worked on Christopher And His Kind with Matt Smith recently as well. How was that?
“I really enjoyed that. Again, the cast were all really brilliant. Matt Smith’s a real laugh. He’s such a talented actor and it’s amazing how he played this part that’s the complete antithesis to his role in Doctor Who. Hopefully people will recognise that. He’s a brilliant actor.”And you’re working with former Doctor Who star David Tennant on Fright Night at the moment.
“Yeah, I know, it’s quite strange! We’re just on our third day of filming and it’s really good fun, everybody’s lovely. It’s mainly just been scenes with Anton Yelchin at the moment, who’s playing my boyfriend. It’s all going really well.”
Get the Look: September’s British Belles
After seasons of rocker-chic trends—bold shoulders, leather pieces, and zipper embellishments—gracing the runway, Marc Jacobs brought back demure femininity circa the 1950s with Louis Vuitton’s fall R.T.W. collection show last spring. At a photo shoot for Vanity Fair’s September issue, British starlets Bonnie Wright, Imogen Poots, Jessica Brown Findlay, and Hannah Murray wore the collection’s elegant closing looks: four billowing ball gowns. The actresses looked posh, posing with fellow star-to-be Jamie Campbell Power at the site of Robin Birley’s new club in London.
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I’ve added a bunch of HQ stills and promos from upcoming “Bouquet of Barbed Wire”.
The Radio Times website has been previewing the Autumn television schedule, here in the UK, and they’ve posted a little snippet about Bouquet of Barbed Wire.
As Peter Manson, Trevor Eve’s feelings for his daughter Prue (Imogen Poots) may be more than just paternal, in Guy Andrews’s remake of the 1976 series Bouquet of Barbed Wire, based on the novel by Andrea Newman. Starts Monday 6 September, ITV1.
Please note, this is a rumour (and quite an exciting one too!);
Actresses Emma Roberts, Imogen Poots and Mary Elizabeth Winstead are all in the running for the female lead in the new Spiderman flick.
The movie franchise is being rebooted and will see Andrew Garfield take on the lead role in the film which details Spiderman’s time at high school and is being directed by Marc Webb.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, they are not auditioning for the role of Mary Jane but it is not known whether they will play Gwen Stacy, one of Peter Parker’s other love interests, or a completely different part.
Emma Roberts, who is currently filming Scream 4 and is the niece of actress Julia Roberts, is in the frame as is Imogen Poots, who is shooting the new Fright Night remake at the moment.Mary Elizabeth Winstead can currently be seen playing the love interest in Scott Pilgrim vs the World.
Columbia is said to have no comment on the report.
I’ve added some gorgeous on-set images from Christopher and his Kind, featuring Imogen looking absolutely gorgeous in costume, alongside co-star Matt Smith.
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I’ve added a bunch of HQ promotional images to the gallery from “Miss Austen Regrets”.
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Below is a short article about a remake of Fright Night which Imogen is going to be taking part in;
Here’s what we’re guessing will be the last significant addition to the Fright Night remake cast: Sandra Vergara, sister of Modern Family’s Sophie, is joining the cast.
She’ll be joining Anton Yelchin as the kid who becomes convinced that his next-door neighbour – Colin Farrell – is a vampire. Imogen Poots plays Yelchin’s girlfriend, Toni Collette his mother and Christopher Mintz-Plasse his best friend. However, Vergara will mostly be working with David Tennant’s faux-vampire expert stage magician and playing his girlfriend. She’ll be the Debbie McGee to his Paul Daniels, in other words.
Craig Gillespie is directing the whole thing, from a script by Buffy’s Marti Noxon, and shooting starts in New Mexico this summer.
A few outtakes from last year’s Instyle magazine have been added to the gallery! I think this may be my favorite Imogen shoot!
