A Cocktail with Sigourney
Sunday, September 11, 2016 at 9:30PM Nathaniel R reporting from the Toronto International Film Festival
That's me telling Sigourney Weaver some story (presumably about how awesome she is). It's all a blur...
You have to act quickly in these situations as you only get a minute. The event was a party for A Monster Calls in which Sigourney plays the emotionally distant British (!) grandmother of a young boy (Lewis MacDougall) whose mother (Felicity Jones) has cancer. As escape from his life or possibly as solution to it the boy meets regularly with a giant tree monster (voiced by Liam Neeson) who tells him morally ambiguous stories about witches, princes, and apothecaries.
I didn't once mention Ripley because I'm sure Sigourney hears this daily (on the red carpet outside there were people with Aliens posters wanting her to sign them) but took the opportunity to tell her how much I loved her on Broadway in Vanya & Sonya & Masha & Spike. Especially in the second act with her Snow White costume.
I almost wore that tonight.
...she quipped. Hee. Then she said it was funny I'd mentioned it because she had just emailed a playwright friend saying "we need a reunion" because she'd love to get back on stage.
Now off to another screening! TIFF moves so quickly on the first weekend.
Reader Comments (11)
Didn't she used to sew her own outfits? I like that this age group is so vital. Break a leg sister.
Lucky you!
My god! Is she even taller than Nicole Kidman?
BVR - i dont think so but she's taller than me (i'm 5' 10" when i manage good posture. lol)
You are so lucky,is she as nice as she seems.
So amazing. Lucky you indeed! I think my favorite performance of hers is "A Map of the World" - she was so raw there.
You should definitely mention her should've-been-Oscar-winning legendary she-devil performance in WORKING GIRL!
And gigantic monsters befriending children seem to have a huge momentum this year with this and BFG
You seem to have stayed calm and said some kind remarks about her work, well done!
Aw. Judging by her smile, you must have made her day talking about Masha! I loved that production (even though Billy was MVP). Hope you're having fun, Nathaniel.
You are really lucky. You described it effectively.
thank you for watch and share this information on the website