Alice Englert and Nicholas Denton are two rising Australian stars who play the leads in STARZ’s new Harmful Liaisons prequel sequence.
Set in France within the late 18th century on the eve of the Revolution, Harmful Liaisons takes us again to the youth of the enduring characters from the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, made well-known by Christopher Hampton’s play and Stephen Frears’s subsequent 1988 movie.
This model of Harmful Liaisons introduces us to Camille and Pascal, younger lovers attempting to interrupt into the plush, decadent world of the aristocracy by any means vital.
Alice Englert was not too long ago seen as Nurse Dolly in Netflix’s Ratched. Englert performs Camille, the girl on the heart of all of it.
Nicholas Denton has acted in numerous theatre productions, in addition to tv and movie, the place he additionally writes and produces. Denton performs the pushed, decided rake, Pascal.
We caught up with this charismatic pair at a latest press day and chatted concerning the duty of getting into such well-known characters.
Of Pascal and Camille, Englert notes, “It is fascinating the lies they inform to folks and the lies they inform themselves.”
Denton discovered the couple’s many ranges of manipulation, scheming, and machinations an thrilling problem as an actor. “I used to be attempting to maintain up with them, which retains me on my toes.”
With characters this ruthless and single-minded, Englert says, “What makes their conduct, as an alternative of simply being silly, [but] tragic … is that you would be able to perceive. The ache is nearly forcing their fingers.”
Denton maintains that “They’re simply attempting to exist.”
The irony is that, regardless of their conduct, Camille and Pascal “suppose they’re good! They hope they’re good. They really hate themselves.”
Each actors liken their characters’ journey to a horror film, “You are like, ‘Do not go in there! Do not do it!'”
The present is crammed with extraordinarily steamy intimate scenes, and Denton and Englert dissolved into giggles after we introduced up their palpable chemistry.
They cite the work of their intimacy coordinator (Ita O’Brien), administrators (Leonora Lonsdale and Olly Blackburn), and hours of rehearsal to make the intercourse scenes protected and cozy.
When requested what attracted Camille and Pascal to one another, they cited “competitors,” “curiosity,” and, in fact, “love.”
It is clear these two have an enthralling, straightforward rapport with one another, whether or not they’re enjoying 18th-century lovers or simply joking round as themselves.
You may watch our full interview with Alice and Nicholas right here:
Harmful Liaisons premieres on Sunday, November 6, at 9 p.m. on STARZ.
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