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She is the new recruit to Law & Order: Criminal Intent,
but Julia Ormond, joining the 10th and final season as Dr.
Paula Severin, a police psychologist conducting mandatory
sessions with Vincent D’Onofrio’s tormented cop, is giving
nothing away. “I can’t say anything really, and as for some sort
of love interest with Vincent, wouldn’t that be an interesting
form of therapy?”
The ever-busy Ormond has also just finished filming My Week
With Marylin, featuring Michelle Williams as Marylin Monroe:
“It was really interesting to play the older actress looking at
how the business affects the younger one,” she said. “Plus
it is set in London at a pivotal moment in UK history, the
beginning of the 1950s, when the empire was falling apart
and Britain’s place in the world order was fading.”
As if that was not enough, Ormond has a further three movies
set for release over the next few months including The
Green, an independent film from the US and coming of age
film Albatross. “I think it’s far from over-dramatic to say
that the independent film sector is in trouble because it
is such a struggle to get finance and distribution,” she
said. “And then even when you do, finding more money for
the press and marketing is again very difficult.”
Despite these difficulties, Ormond is optimistic: “Online
distribution provides a real alternative to theatrical, and there
are some very clever people currently trying to work out
ways to make it work and make it pay,” she said. “And the
great thing is that these days anyone can make a film, there
are even going to be films made on phones and that’s all very
healthy for the future of film making. These days the ultimate
arbiter of what is popular is YouTube, because it’s honest
and all based on word of mouth.”
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