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Its fair to say that 2023 was a busy year for Sophie Wilde.
However, its her magnetic turn as Mia in A24s hit horrorTalk to Methat stands above the rest.
“You think of Toni Collette inHereditaryor Mia Goth last year.
Mia in Talk to Me is definitely one of those performances.
Set in Adelaide, the horror follows a group of friends who get sucked into an addictive new game.
As a teenager dealing with the suicide of her mother, Wildes Mia is the lynchpin.
“It felt like a drama to me in a lot of ways,” she explains.
Wilde thinks its maybe the directors background of YouTubers that stops them from falling into the same mistakes.
But whatever it is, it clearly works, with Talk to Me becoming the highest-grossing A24 horror movie.
“It’s just insane,” she says of the whole experience.
“All of these people are like 90 years old.
Well, hopefully, at least tuning in for the BAFTAs will be a less spine-tingling experience.
Voting for the EE Rising Star Award is now open atee.co.uk/BAFTAuntil 12pm GMT on Friday, February 16.
The winner will be announced at the EE BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday February 18.
For more, check out our list of all of the2024 BAFTA nominations.
