Sydney Chandler, Maisie Williams, & Talulah Riley Interview: Pistol

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FX'sPistolpremieres on Hulu May 31, where it will unveil the legend of the Sex Pistols for a new generation. The series comes from director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting) and screenwriter Craig Pearce (Moulin Rouge), and it's been adapted from the memoir of Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones. Though it is focused on Jones as he helps found the band and makes his way through the new world of punk rock, it naturally explores the fiery and chaotic lives and careers of all the band members.

But it was not just the Sex Pistols themselves who were loud, proud, and determined to succeed. The punk rock scene was full of iconoclasts looking to make a mark on society, several of them women who had to jump unimaginable hurdles to succeed. Among them were Chrissie Hynde (Sydney Chandler), a founding member of The Pretenders; Vivienne Westwood (Talulah Riley), who created the Kings Road boutique SEX; and Pamela Rooke — AKA Jordan (Maisie Williams) — an icon in the world of punk.

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Chandler, Riley and Williams spoke to Screen Rant about how they approached telling a fictionalized version of some very real women, and how their characters pushed the boundaries of the time period for the better.

Screen Rant: Maisie, your first scene is amazing and really bold. What did it feel like? Is there something freeing about the ability to play a character who just does not care and who's always pushing boundaries? Does it get you to push past any fears as an actor?

Maisie Williams: Yeah, absolutely. I felt like my presence alone, whilst dressed as Jordan, was enough to make people forget what they were coming over to see or need to avert their eyes. And it's not really a way that I've