Julia Garner has indeed carved a place for herself in the cinematic world of Tinseltown by working on Inventing Anna and the Perks of Being a Wallflower. But her breakthrough came in the crime drama series, Ozark. For portraying this role, she received critical acclaim and won three prime-time Emmy Awards. Now, continuing her winning streak and smashing social prejudices, she is playing the role of Hanna in The Royal Hotel. 

In a recent interview, the director of the Australian psychological thriller disclosed important insights about the film ahead of its Australian premiere on November 23.

Kitty Green discloses the horror movie rules that Julia Garner is set to break in The Royal Hotel

In an interview with Games Radar, The Royal Hotel director Kitty Green highlighted the key horror rules that the Julia Garner starrer will break. She also mentioned that she plans to break the film’s clichés by ending it differently than the original. Challenging the norm even more, Green stated that the documentary had a “bleak ending” and that she wanted the rest of the world to hear her point of view, something she believes “the girls” will root for.

Kitty Green entered the directorial world with her 2019 nonfiction movie The Assistant. However, she always wanted to return to her Australian roots, which is where the idea for the thriller The Royal Hotel came from. With this movie, she is truly touching upon her roots as she even locked Julia Garner, whom she had met while working on The Assistant.

Green’s portrayal of her Australian life and Julia Garner’s performance would be fascinating to see on the big screen. However, the audience is left wondering what is the stereotype-shattering plot that Kitty Green has cooked up.

What is the story behind Julia Garner’s The Royal Hotel?

The Royal Hotel’s plot is based on true events. Hanna (Julia Garner) and Liv (Jessica Henwick) are the two main characters in the film. These two are great friends who are going backpacking in Australia. However, when they run out of money, they decide to take a live-in job behind the bar at a tavern called The Royal Hotel. The bar owner offers the girls a boisterous introduction to Down Under Drinking. However, when their jokes cross the line, the best pals find themselves in a very dangerous situation.

Kitty Green also noted in the same interview with Games Radar that instead of focusing on whether the ladies would survive the events or not, as in a traditional horror film, she will aim to delve into whether they should be facing these scenarios at all. She further said that the two leads have quite different temperaments when it comes to dealing with a crisis, with Liv being more accepting of people’s broken states and Hanna being more careful.

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