Katy O’Brian is no stranger to the world of superheroes, also she is one of the few actors who have been part of two of the biggest franchises ever: ‘Star Wars‘ and Marvel Cinematic Universe. Recently the actress opened up about her experience working for both franchises.
The actress appeared as Elia Kane a recurring character in seasons two and three of the ‘Star Wars‘ series ‘The Mandalorian‘. The same year, she made her MCU deburt as Kimball in ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D’. Later in 2023, O’Brian embodied Jentorra, the leader of the Freedom Fighters in the Quantum Realm in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’.
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Katy O’Brian Reveals The Stressful MCU Experience
This might not be the first time we have all heard that. Katy O’Brian shared her experience working on the ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ sets, calling her co-stars lovely. The actress was worried that she would be ignored among the star cast and feel out of place, but to her surprise, everyone around her was welcoming. While talking to EW, the ‘Black Lightning’ star shared that the production was pleasant for her but the overall experience was stressful.
In the same interview, Katy O’Brian narrated that working on the Marvel set was chaotic and explained that the other actors had to endure last-minute modifications in the script during the shoot. O’Brian said, “Yeah, that was absolutely chaotic. I think we were getting new pages until the last day, and I think I was getting new fights the last day. I just show up, and they’re like, here’s a new fight.”.
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Working On The Sets Of ‘The Mandalorian’ Suprised Katy O’Brian
Katy O’Brian’s character Elia Kane was introduced in ‘The Mandalorian’ season two as an Imperial officer under Grand Moff Gideon’s command. After working on the Marvel set, the actress expected the same chaotic and hectic schedule on the ‘Star Wars’ sets as well, however to her surprise, it was the exact opposite.
The ‘Z Nation’ star said, “It’s funny; I had thought that Star Wars sets would be chaotic because I know obviously it’s a huge fan base, and they all have opinions and things, and I had heard rumors as well that the sets were crazy and stuff was just changing all the time.”
Katy O’Brian expressed that it was seamless working with Jon Favreau. She said, “But I don’t know if it’s because of streaming or if series creator Jon Favreau just got it on lockdown or what the deal is, but Mandalorian was pretty seamless. It doesn’t feel chaotic. It feels effortless. I know it’s not, but it feels effortless. Everybody just works together really well, and I think they do their best to keep it like a family.”
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