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Jodie Comer\u2019s career continues to go from strength to strength, and the actor\u2019s latest project sees her star alongside Matt Damon and Adam Driver in Ridley Scott\u2019s historical epic The Last Duel<\/a>.<\/p>\n Comer plays real-life figure Marguerite de Carrouges, who in 1386 accused squire Jacques Le Gris (Driver) of rape \u2013 which eventually led to a trial-by-combat between Le Gris and her husband Jean (Damon).<\/p>\n The film plays out in a Rashomon-style structure in which the audience sees the same events unfold from three different perspectives, with the first chapter focusing on Jean, the second on Le Gris, and the third on Marguerite.<\/p>\n And in an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com<\/a>, the Killing Eve star revealed that the thing that drew her to the project was \u201cultimately to give this woman a voice and to tell her part of the story\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d read the book and all these events happened because of something that happened to her, yet there was very, very little account of her and her experience,\u201d she explained.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSo to hear that that\u2019s what the creators really wanted to explore and champion was what really excited me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n And Comer also revealed another aspect of the film that appealed to her: the opportunity to realise a dream she had had when she first started her acting career.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s funny because I had this moment when I was on set of The Last Duel when I texted my agent because I had this flashback of when I first met her,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI went to London and was in her office and I remember her asking what I wanted to do and I said I want to do period films, I think I basically said I wanted to be Kiera Knightley!<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAnd I had this moment of being on set and working with Ridley and working on this epic piece and thinking, \u2018wow, that\u2019s here, that\u2019s happening!’\u201d<\/span><\/p> In the last few months, Comer has appeared in three very different screen projects: video game-themed action-comedy Free Guy, Channel 4\u2019s hard-hitting COVID-drama Help<\/a>, and now The Last Duel \u2013 with all three projects also rather far removed from her most famous role as Villanelle in Killing Eve<\/a>.<\/p>\n And while Comer said that picking such varying roles was not necessarily a conscious choice, she admitted that she always enjoys finding new challenges as an actor.<\/p>\n \u201cI always just find that when I\u2019ve finished the role I kind of just want to step away from that and want to find something else,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYou know, I always want to try and challenge myself in a new way or usually if I\u2019m kind of intimidated by something I think \u2018oh this is probably good\u2019 because it\u2019s new territory and I should push myself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n She added: \u201cBut I think it\u2019s just been kind of how it\u2019s all fell into place because Free Guy was also delayed for so long and it\u2019s like everything has come out within the space of one month!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The Last Duel is in UK cinemas from Friday 15th October 2021. Visit our\u00a0Movies<\/a>\u00a0hub for the latest news and features. Looking for something to watch tonight? Check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Patrick Cremona Published: Wednesday, 13 October 2021 at 12:00 am Jodie Comer\u2019s career continues to go from strength to strength, and the actor\u2019s latest project sees her star alongside Matt Damon and Adam Driver in Ridley Scott\u2019s historical epic The Last Duel. 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