Little Wing stars Kelly Reilly and Brian Cox bonded over ‘beastly TV characters’

And, speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com ahead of the film‘s debut, Reilly spoke about starring alongside Cox.

“As actors, you have a fantastic list of people you would love to work with, and Brian is definitely on that list for me,” she said. “I mean, I worked with him on a movie a long time ago – but again, we only had a few scenes together.”

She added: “I’ve been a huge fan of his for as long as I can remember… [And] we met again on set and he said, “Oh, hi Kelly,” in his lovely Scottish accent. And I’m like, ‘Oh, hi Brian.’ And you know, we play these kind of beastly characters on these TV shows. But actually, we’re both pretty sweet.

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“So it was kind of fun to be able to dig a little deeper into ourselves for that!”

The film features The Florida Project and Cocaine Bear star Brooklynn Prince as Kaitlyn, a 13-year-old girl who is drawn into the world of pigeon racing after her parents divorce when she steals a bird of prizes to the passionate Jaan (Cox) to ward him off. of the sale of his house.

Reilly plays Kaitlyn’s mother Maddie in the film and is full of praise for the way it tackles the subject of children’s mental health.

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“I think it’s really important,” she said. “I mean, it’s really about trying to connect with a younger audience. So you have to connect with them in an incredibly truthful way, without any condescension.

“Playing this woman, this girl’s mother, it’s like: How can you suddenly connect with this young woman who has real emotions, who goes from being a little kid to suddenly being a young woman who has real trauma and real problems and who is really struggling? And how does someone who is closest to her connect with her?”

She continued: “And it’s amazing within families, just because we’re a family and we love each other doesn’t necessarily mean we can understand each other or know how to show up for each other. others that way. So I think we can all relate to something like that.

“Just because we’re a family doesn’t mean we always have the best caregivers or can help each other through tough times.

“But I liked that Maddie was trying – I mean, she’s trying her best, even if imperfectly. What I also liked was, you know, it seems complicated and truthful.”

Little Wing releases on Paramount Plus on Thursday, March 14. VSCheck out more of our movie coverage or visit our TV guide to see what’s on tonight.

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