Interview With "The Assessment" Stars Elizabeth Olsen & Alicia Vikander

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

"The Assessment" had its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), where it received positive reviews for its sci-fi drama concept and performances from Elizabeth Olsen, Alicia Vikander & Himesh Patel. The film, set in a futuristic society destroyed by climate change, tells the story of a successful young couple who must face heavy scrutiny from a female assessor over the course of seven days to observe, evaluate, and determine if they are worthy of having a child. Olsen and Vikander were both kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about their work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters, from Magnolia Pictures. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is Dan Baer's interview with the stars from the film The Assessment, Elizabeth Olson and Alicia Vakander.
0:10.1	I don't think I'm going to get much sleep tonight.
0:12.1	Me either.
0:14.0	What if we're not good enough?
0:16.1	If we're not who is.
0:18.4	Your visitor has arrived.
0:23.6	I'm Virginia.
0:24.6	Your assessor.
0:26.6	Over the next seven days, you'll undergo close observation and formal testing to ascertain
0:31.6	suitability for parenting.
0:34.6	I want to get to know the real you.
0:36.6	Is that a good idea? Yes.
0:38.3	I was joking.
0:39.3	Mm.
0:40.3	Mm.
0:41.3	Assessment is a rigorous process.
0:45.3	It'll do.
0:48.3	With a high threshold for success.
0:51.3	Oh!
0:52.3	Virginia! Oh, Virginia!
0:55.0	Oh my God!
0:56.0	I need to assess all aspects of your relationship.
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