I had said no to House of Cards, says Robin Wright

Actor Robin Wright on Thursday recalled being approached by filmmaker David Fincher — who directed the first two episodes of House of Cards — and revealed that she was initially sceptical to star as Claire Underwood in the hit political thriller.

“I remember when David Fincher proposed the idea to me and said, ‘Do you wanna do a television show?’ and I said no. I had been on daytime soap opera for so many years when I was younger and I thought ‘I wanna be in films’. They were two separate entries in 2013. You never really flip to the right side of your brain and say, ‘Oh! We can have the same content. Same in-depth content on TV’. He basically educated me to say ‘yes we can’ and this is going to be a basically new movement. He said, ‘Don’t you wanna be a part of a revolution in this industry where you have been most of your life?’ And I said, ‘Yeah’,” Wright said.

Wright said she is proud to be part of a series that has “revolutionised the way we consume TV”.

The actor, who has won many awards for her performance in the criticallyacclaimed series, fought to save the series from derailment after allegations of sexual harassment against the show’s lead Kevin Spacey surfaced. Wright believes the final season of show has achieved its goal.

“I think we have accomplished our goal which was to make the most

conniving, manoeuvring and scheming couple that we could be in politics. Also to finish the show as we intended.” Wright directed the series’ finale and said the show felt like a “six-year-long movie” to her.

Now free from her commitments, the actor said she will focus on directing and may be helm a film.

ROBIN WRIGHT, WHO PLAYS CLAIRE UNDERWOOD, DIRECTED THE SERIES’ FINALE AND SAID THE SHOW FELT LIKE A ‘SIXYEARLONG MOVIE’

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