Claire Foy interview: 'If people want to watch a film with a fake human being in it, go for gold'

"'I think it's a terrible idea.' Over a cheese scone and a pot of rooibos tea, Claire Foy is not holding back on the news that an AI actress called Tilly Norwood is 'in talks' with Hollywood agencies. 'If people want to watch a film with a fake human being in it, go for gold; I'll be out of a job and I'll just have to live with that, but it loses the point of why we do what we do.'"

"Foy's thorny, emotionally ruined performance as a grieving woman who bonds with a goshawk, Mabel, in H is for Hawk is a great place to start. The adaptation of Helen Macdonald's bestselling memoir, beloved by a small army of readers, gets its UK premiere at the BFI London Film Festival and actress had to learn to train Eurasian goshawks - 'the perfectly evolved psychopath', as someone notes in the film - and channel the author's deep, spiralling grief when her dad (Brendan Gleeson) dies."

Claire Foy rejects the idea of AI-generated actors, calling such creations a threat to the purpose of acting. She stars in H is for Hawk as a grieving woman who bonds with a goshawk named Mabel, delivering a raw, emotionally ruined performance that contrasts with her restrained period roles. The film premieres at the BFI London Film Festival. Foy learned to train Eurasian goshawks, described in the film as 'the perfectly evolved psychopath', and channels deep, spiralling grief after her character's father's death (Brendan Gleeson). She attended an interview after acupuncture, promoted the film in Switzerland, mentions a childhood Leonardo DiCaprio obsession, has two Emmys, and worked with five different birds.

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