Surviving failure, stereotypes, and Bill Murray: The return of Lucy Liu, the star who almost reigned in Hollywood
The actress, who rose to fame with ‘Kill Bill’ and the ‘Charlie’s Angels’ films, has just returned to the screen with ‘Presence’
Lucy Liu’s return to the big screen has caused a stir, but in the best way. Presence is a horror story set in a single location, a family home, and narrated from the point of view of the ghost who occupies it, with whom we, the viewers, silently observe its inhabitants. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, Oscar winner for Traffic (2000) and one of the icons of American independent cinema, the $10 million it has grossed worldwide to date have already more than covered the budget of just $2 million. At its first screening at the Sundance Film Festival a year ago, there were reviews stating that the film was indeed tense, and a handful of viewers walked out of the theater due to “stress.” Even Liu, the matriarch of the fictional family who saw Presence for the first time that night, admitted: “I’m devastated. My body is reacting as if I didn’t make the film.”
