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story about what goes on behind the bright lights of Vegas, the
film stars Anderson as Shelley, a 50-year old dancer who must
reinvent herself when the floor show in which she performs
suddenly closes after a 30-year run on the Strip.
Supported by a cast that includes Dave Bautista and Jamie Lee
Curtis, Anderson took on the challenging role after last year's
Netflix documentary "Pamela: A Love Story," which offered an
intimate portrait of the "Baywatch" actor's life and career in
her own words.
"There was just a gut instinct about Pamela that I was compelled
by, and then seeing her documentary really solidified that
choice,” Gia Coppola, who directed "The Last Showgirl," told
Reuters at the premiere.
“I knew that no one else could play this role but her and add
the same meaning,” said Coppola, whose directorial credits
include 2013's "Palo Alto" and "Mainstream" in 2020.
Anderson, a 57-year-old actor, animal rights activist and model,
began her storied career in 1989 when she was discovered at a
football game in her native British Columbia. That led to a
modeling opportunity with Playboy magazine that catapulted her
into the spotlight and opened the doors to her acting career.
Curtis, who plays a cocktail waitress and Shelley's best friend
in the movie, said working with Anderson was the main attraction
for her.
“I did the movie because she was going to be in the movie,”
Curtis told Reuters on the red carpet.
Curtis, who won an Academy Award in 2023 for her work in
"Everything Everywhere All at Once," said she had a scheduling
conflict but was able to accept the role because the producers
agreed to shoot all of her scenes in the first four days of the
filming.
As for Anderson, she made a brief appearance on the red carpet
on Friday, barely stopping for interviews.
“I love the way that she is walking through the BS of show
business and saying, 'I don't need to play your game.' I respect
her for it so deeply,” Curtis said.
“I hope we will all have a newfound appreciation for her talents
after they see the movie.”
(Reporting by Jenna Zucker in Toronto; Editing by Frank McGurty
and Diane Craft)
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