{"id":120608,"date":"2024-08-23T20:55:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T20:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/23\/heather-graham-talks-going-makeup-free-for-place-of-bones\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T20:55:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T20:55:53","slug":"heather-graham-talks-going-makeup-free-for-place-of-bones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/23\/heather-graham-talks-going-makeup-free-for-place-of-bones\/","title":{"rendered":"Heather Graham Talks Going Makeup-Free for Place of Bones"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Heather Graham<\/strong><\/a> was on board when it came to playing her gritty character in Place of Bones<\/em> \u2014 including when it required her to go au natural on screen.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe director, [Audrey Cummings<\/strong>], was like, \u2018I don\u2019t want you to wear any makeup in this movie,\u2019\u201d Graham exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em> while promoting the upcoming horror Western. \u201cI\u2019m just wearing this kind of faded dress that\u2019s not very flattering, and I just thought, \u2018I want to go for it. I want it to be real. I don\u2019t want to try to be this glamorous Hollywood actress. I just want to be the real woman during this time period who\u2019s just fighting to survive and take care of her daughter.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The film, which premiered on Friday, August 23, follows Graham as Pandora, a mother fighting for survival with her daughter (Brielle Robillard<\/strong>), when a wounded outlaw seeking refuge brings a notorious bank robber and his ruthless gang, all desperate to reclaim a stolen fortune, right to their doorstep. Tom Hopper<\/strong>, Corin Nemec<\/strong> and Cowboy Cerrone<\/strong> also star in the action-packed thriller, which features a script by Richard Taylor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

While Graham was more than willing to portray her character authentically to the times, she still found herself battling self-consciousness when ditching the glitz and glamour that typically comes with Hollywood filmmaking.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI was asking the makeup artist, I\u2019m like, \u2018Can I just get a little more eyeshadow please? It\u2019s like, \u2018A little more mascara,\u2019 and they\u2019re like, \u2018No.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite any challenges she felt going into the project fresh-faced, Graham told Us<\/em> she fell in \u201clove\u201d with the film\u2019s script and the idea of portraying a strong female protagonist in a genre that typically lacks complex female leads.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like that really almost never happens, and I thought that it was just a great character,\u201d she shared. \u201cAnd I love the character of my daughter and I thought it was an exciting fresh take on a Western with a super surprise ending.\u201d<\/p>\n

Graham noted that she was \u201creally excited\u201d to play the role due to how \u201ccomplicated\u201d and layered her character becomes throughout the course of the film.<\/p>\n

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\u201cShe\u2019s kind of angry and bitter, but she loves her daughter and she wants to protect her,\u201d Graham explained. \u201cAnd I just loved how smart and resourceful she is. And how she can try to outsmart these bad guys and that she\u00a0is<\/i>\u00a0kind of smarter than all of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Graham, of course, had to do a lot more than shed her makeup to bring Pandora to life, including learn how to properly shoot a gun. While the actress had shot fake pistols in \u201cother movies\u201d earlier in her career, it was costar Nemec \u2014 \u201che\u2019s, like, a real cowboy\u201d Graham explained \u2014 along with the other \u201ccool stunt guys\u201d on set who helped her hone her skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s super fun to get in a western gunfight with these bad guys,\u201d she said, adding that she was even able to do her own stunts for one sequence, which thoroughly impressed the crew.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a scene where I did my own stunt and I run out and I\u2019m shooting,\u201d she explained. \u201cThe gun was really heavy, but I got to run and shoot and then fall over. So I did my own stunt and I got some claps from the stunt team. They were impressed that I did my own stunt.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the fun costumes and exciting gunfights, Graham was also impressed with the movie\u2019s ending, which she called \u201creally scary,\u201d but one that felt original and fresh for the genre.<\/p>\n

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