OK! Magazine Australia — October 16, 2017

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Retro queen
From Gangster Squad’s ’40s glamour to
permed glory of the ’80s, Emma has a knack for Maniac’s
slipping seamlessly between decades. For
of the Sexes, Emma reunited with Battle^
costume designer Mary Zophres. ‘We wrapped La La Land
La La Land in October and started prepping^
Battle in February and [Emma] was starting to
bulk up,’ Mary recalls. ‘She would put something
on and we’d laugh between each other. Just to see
the transformation of her was really interesting.’
The ’70s polyester also proved a challenge. ‘It’s
just a lot of sweat and stuff,’ Emma confesses.
‘[The book] was just
so incredibly helpful
because I didn’t know
too many people who
were 23 in 1963,’ Emma
says of getting into
character for the film
adaption of The Help
‘It was so eye-opening,’
Emma says of researching
for her role as the ‘brave
and daring’ Billie Jean
alongside Steve Carell
Emma’s reunited
with her Superbad
co-star Jonah Hill
to film dark comedy
series Maniac
‘It takes a lot of work,’
Emma tells of dressing up
for her role as the always
glam Grace Faraday
in Gangster Squad
‘She’s out of her mind. It
was a lot of fun,’ Emma
says of playing Matthew
McConaughey’s high
school love interest
from the ’80s
‘I love the originality
of it,’ Emma tells of
starring alongside Ryan
Gosling in La La Land,
which was based in a
’50s-looking fictional LA
‘She was such a delicate
bird on La La Land, and
she really muscled up for
this role,’ Mary says of
Emma’s metamorphosis
for Battle of the Sexes
Emma worked with acclaimed
director Woody Allen on his
1920s-era flick Magic in the
Moonlight. ‘It was hugely
intimidating,’ she admits