Gugu Mbatha-Raw & Oliver Jackson-Cohen Interview: Surface
Apple TV+'s new limited seriesSurface dives into the life of Gugu Mbatha-Raw's Sophie, who has lost her memories to a brain injury following her apparent suicide attempt. Left in limbo as she pieces together the puzzle that was her past, Sophie begins to question the true intentions of her husband James, played by Oliver Jackson-Cohen. Surface also stars Stephan James as Thomas Baden, an undercover investigator who falls in love with Sophie and resolves to uncover the truth behind her incident. A winding narrative that keeps viewers guessing until the end of the series' eight episodes, Surface explores intricate themes of trauma and identity through Sophie's journey.
Mbatha-Raw, who recently starred in HBO Max's The Girl Before, made her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Ravonna Renslayer in the Disney+ series Loki in 2021 and will portray the character in the show's second season. Mbatha-Raw played other lead roles in 2013's Belle and 2014's Beyond the Lights. Jackson-Cohen is best known for Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor. He also appeared in 2020's The Invisible Man.
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Screen Rant interviewed Mbatha-Raw and Jackson-Cohen about Sophie and James' convoluted relationship in Surface.
Screen Rant: Gugu, you play a character who has a very fascinating backstory, yet how much she’s aware of who she is depends on when each scene takes place. How did you approach reflecting the discrepancies between Sophie before loses her memories and afterward as she starts to gain them back?
Gugu Mbatha-Raw: That's the whole sort of juicy stuff of this character, that when we meet Sophie, she really doesn't know who she is. I've never played
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