Multi-hyphenate Lucy Liu steps into her horror role in ‘Presence’

Lucy Liu, who has acted in the titles from box office action films to crime dramas to musicals, is now playing a leading role in the new movie “Pressure”.

The always broader actor, producer, director and artist is playing the role of Rebecca, who is the mother of the family. Liu, 56, said the film, director Steven Soderburg and on Friday, uses an unexpected family dynamics in an unexpected way.

The film depicts a young family who bought a 100 -year -old suburban house from a real estate agent paid by Julia Fox. There, family issues begin to appear in a classicrophobic order, which is shown from the point of view of the presence of a mysterious spirit. The film uses less family issues such as children, such as children or weddings to touch communication malfunction.

“The background is the reality of a dynamic family and how does the organization see or see the family,” Liu told NBC News. “When people are in their world, they don’t know how bad it looks and how inactive it can be unless you see it from another point of view.”

The film does not tie loose heads and hang the audience, which he said is ready to do the horror in a unique way.

“The horror is a very specific genre that does not necessarily have to be a solid person or entity like Jason. [from ‘Friday the 13th’]As people imagined in the past, “Liu said.” This movie has a lot of suspense and when I saw it, it looked a sensational because for them as soon as they were watching it. Is coming out openly. It becomes an issue that puts people on the edge of its seats.

The first person’s approach to the presence of a ghost was caught by Soderberg when he was walking around the seat with his martial arts chapel, clothes shoes, behind a handheld camera behind the actors.

In the TV episodes of “Elementary,” Luke Cage “and” American Born Chinese “, Liu said she was impressed with her experience of working with Soderberg because she had her thoughts in a new and innovative way. Live.

“Steven is ready to try various species and filmmaking ways,” he said. “It requires courage because when you are someone who is well -established and you have a large number of people, you don’t want to disappoint them, but to develop as an artist For, you have to take big opportunities, whether it works or not. “

After three decades in the film industry, Liu continues to break new foundations and is still indicated as a prominent figure for Asian American representation in Hollywood.

Born and raised in the Queens of New York, Liu said she always knows she wants to be an actor, but she has not seen herself representing. He jumped anyway.

Starting his acting career in the early 90s, Liu played many small roles in TV shows and films before playing his leading role in the comedy drama “Eli Macbil”. Over the years, Liu won the superstal with big roles in the “Charliez Angels” and Quentin Tranto’s “total bill”.

Actor became the second Asian American woman to win a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after Anna May Wong in the 1960s and the first Asian American woman to host the “Sitter Day Night Live” in 2000.

Liu said that for decades, as an actor, his desire to take risks to his constant success and to invent himself can be given.

“Going into the acting business is a major threat, that’s the case.” “It doesn’t stop; it’s not as if you take a risk and you take it to the other side of the bridge.”