there’s never been a better time to appreciate dafne keen and amir wilson as lyra and will. they are both so brilliant and very different in the performance they create, which is what i think brings the dynamic between these characters to life. amir conveys the subtleties of will parry’s fear and anger sometimes only through his eyes but he can let it boil over into the physicality needed for action based scenes. the emotion he puts into every movement is absolutely fantastic. dafne handles intense scenes with ease, none of which feel forced, and you can see her heart pouring out of her most especially opposite actors like ruth wilson with whom she has always held her own. her distinctive facial expressions always feel like lyra, and she plays off so many different characters/scenarios in a mature way while in keeping with the spirit of a child, just like our dear lyra silvertongue. i love them both so much
this kid also punched hugh jackman in her logan audition and he went home with bruises. when has anything been more iconic
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