“I’ve never played a daughter before, so that
was actually really quite different,” she said.
“Usually I’m like adopted or like an orphan
or something like that. I’ve never had a good
upbringing in a project I’ve done.”
The film is the first starring film role for the
British actress.
Vera Farmiga, who plays Madison’s mother
Dr. Emma Russell, called Brown a professional
who made the jump from TV to the big screen
in a “confident stride.”
“She’s an old pro at it,” Farmiga said of the
15-year-old Brown. “She’s a student. If she
wasn’t on screen, she was at the screen like
looking at the different ratios of film and
studying everything. She’s a quick study.”
“Godzilla: King of Monsters” is a follow up to
2014’s “Godzilla” reboot and the 35th film in
the franchise that began in 1954. The sequel
highlights the battle between Godzilla and
other monstrous creatures called the titans
including Rodan, Mothra and his three-headed
nemesis King Ghidorah.
Brown said director Michael Dougherty helped
her evolve in scenes where her character had
to grow from being “pretty simple” to become
“complicated.” The young actress will also star
in the sequel “Godzilla vs. Kong,” which recently
wrapped up filming and is expected to release
next year.
The films are part of Warner Bros.’ MonsterVerse
featuring Godzilla and King Kong, which
underwent his own big screen makeover in
2017’s “Kong: Skull Island.”