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Michelle Dockery On ‘Defending Jacob’ and Tapping Into A Parent’s Mindset

{ Written by admin on April 24 2020 }

Chris Evans may have played superhero Captain America on-screen, but he admits that a real acting challenge for him has been playing a parent.

Defending Jacob follows the Barber family and what happens when their only child, Jacob (Jaedan Martell) is arrested on charges of killing a fellow classmate.

Jacob’s father Andy, played by Evans, happens to be the district attorney, which causes an extreme moral conflict for Andy as he tries to support his son while not really sure of the boy’s exact involvement in the crime.

Downton Abbey alum Michelle Dockery plays Jacob’s mother, who struggles to understand just how to help her son, and suffers social ostracism because of her parental actions.

Dockery says that she signed on to play the maternal figure in Defending Jacob for reasons similar to Evans. “What I was drawn to is really tapping into how you would react as a parent and what lengths you would go to to protect your child. And I’d never really read anything like this before. I was just so instantly drawn to the project. She’s very different from any other character that I’ve played.”

She added with a slight smirk, “You know, I like doing accents, so I liked playing another American.”

Morten Tyldum, executive producer and director of the series, says that assembling the family was key to the success of the series. “One of the things we were worried about is did we really believe in and care for this family? The heart of this story is about a family who’s experienced this extraordinary situation, this nightmare, this thing that both tears them apart and pulls them together in some way. You need to believe 100 percent that this is a family.”

To that end, Dockery says, “I felt like it was very easy for us to become a family on set. We all had a really lovely time together in spite of the intensity of the subject matter.”

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Michelle Talks ‘Defending Jacob’ with TVInsider

{ Written by admin on April 17 2020 }

A good thriller keeps viewers on the edge of their seats. A great thriller keeps viewers on the edge of their seats even when they know what’s coming. Just ask Defending Jacob star Michelle Dockery, who watched all eight episodes of the limited series — based on the 2012 William Landay bestseller — after filming. “I kept holding my breath!” she says. “Watching a thriller like that is what we [as viewers] love. That [intense] feeling you have as the story unravels.”

For the Barber family, unimaginable problems pile up quickly. Happy suburban couple Laurie (Dockery) and Andy (The Avengers’ Chris Evans) are blindsided when their mild-mannered teen son, Jacob (Jaeden Martell, Masters of Sex), is accused of stabbing a classmate to death. Immediately, the Barbers’ close-knit community turns on them. “The way it’s portrayed, it’s very real,” Dockery promises. She lets us in on more neighborhood secrets.

How faithful is the series to the book?

Michelle Dockery: What’s great about this story is there are so many twists and turns, and the TV version is very similar. And there are some added twists and turns, certainly. So you never know quite which way it’s going to go. The book is a real page-turner, and each episode has a cliffhanger.

There’s a scene where Laurie insists, “A mother knows her child.” Do you think she’s blinded by her love for Jacob?

I want the audience to see it as it plays out. But the show brings up questions of how far you would go to protect your family. Can you believe your child? Do you believe your child?

After the news of his arrest breaks, Laurie’s best friend shuns her, and the Barbers’ house is vandalized. Many in the community assume Jacob is guilty from the outset.

It’s out there immediately, and social media plays a huge part in that. Certainly Jacob’s face is everywhere. They can’t go anywhere as a family. On top of having their lives completely changed, everything is pulled from under them and they have nothing to hold on to.

Shifting gears a bit, last year’s Downton Abbey movie was such a hit. Would you be up for playing Lady Mary again in a sequel?

I would love to. We had such a good time doing the film, so if there is an opportunity to do another one, I hope that we would all hold hands and jump in again.

We’re all stuck inside these days. What are you watching?

Reruns of The Sopranos. It’s one of the great shows of all time. And I’m loving [cheerleading docuseries] Cheer on Netflix. I’m on Episode 2 and already crying and rooting for them all!

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‘Defending Jacob’ – First Look

{ Written by admin on April 17 2020 }

The series will premiere the first three episodes on Friday, April 24th.

AppleTV Releases ‘Defending Jacob’ Trailer

{ Written by admin on March 25 2020 }

I’ve also added some posters and stills from the first three episodes. Enjoy!

‘The Gentlemen’ Screencaps

{ Written by admin on March 25 2020 }

Hello, everyone! The Gentlemen was released on VOD (video on demand) yesterday, so I have uploaded HD screencaps to the gallery. I hope you all enjoy the movie. It was definitely a different role Michelle.

‘The Gentlemen’ Press Conference Photos + Stills

{ Written by admin on March 06 2020 }

‘Defending Jacob’ TCA Portraits + Net-A-Porter Collection

{ Written by admin on March 06 2020 }

Huge thank you to Claudia for her help!

Michelle Attends InStyle’s Badass Women Dinner

{ Written by admin on January 30 2020 }

Huge thank you to Jay for these!

Michelle Attends the 17th Annual G’Day Australia Gala

{ Written by admin on January 28 2020 }

This year’s gala was held in honor to raise money for the bushfire relief.

Michelle Attends Winter TCA Tour for ‘Defending Jacob’

{ Written by admin on January 19 2020 }

Check out a short roundup of what was said during the panel.

Huge thank you to Claudia for her help!

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