Thomasin McKenzie on M. Night Shyamalan’s Old and Her Amazing and Surreal Past Two Years

While you might not know Thomasin McKenzie’s name, that’s about to change. After small but memorable roles in The King and True History of the Kelly Gang, she co-starred in Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit alongside Roman Griffin Davis and Scarlett Johansson, and now she’s one of the co-stars in M. Night Shyamalan’s Old. In addition, her next film, Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho, is arriving in theaters later this year, and she’s already wrapped on Jane Campion’s next film, The Power of the Dog. In the past two years she has landed some great roles and shows no signs of slowing down. With Old arriving in theaters this weekend, I recently spoke to the busy actor. During the interview she talked about what people would be surprised to learn about the making of Old, what the last two years have been like going from cool project to cool project, and the secret of making a movie on a beach while in a bathing suit and not getting a sunburn. Shyamalan’s Old is about a family on a tropical holiday that discover the s