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Anya Tay­lor-Joy and John­ny Fly­nn had a ​“corset­gasm” on the set of Emma

13 Feb 2020

Words by Stefan Pape

Two young people, a woman in a red floral dress and a man in a dark jacket, engaged in conversation against a scenic backdrop.
Two young people, a woman in a red floral dress and a man in a dark jacket, engaged in conversation against a scenic backdrop.
The co-stars describe get­ting into char­ac­ter for Autumn de Wilde’s new peri­od comedy.

Emma is the lat­est big-screen adap­ta­tion of Jane Austen’s beloved com­e­dy nov­el, direct­ed by Autumn de Wilde and star­ring Anya Tay­lor-Joy and John­ny Flynn.

Ahead of the film’s the­atri­cal release on 14 Feb­ru­ary, Ste­fan Pape sat down with the co-stars to find how their cos­tumes helped them to get into char­ac­ter, and why ear chaffage and ​“corest­gasms” are the norm when mak­ing a peri­od movie.

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Watch the full inter­view below and see Emma in cin­e­mas Friday.

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